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orbitalum tools
GmbH, D-78224 Singen, www.orbitalum.com, Tel. +49 (0) 77 31 792-0
(18.12.17) OC_GFX_BA_790144762_00_EN
Set-up and assembly
GFX 3.0, GFX 6.6
| Operating instructions
8.6.2
Setting the tube dimension without a scale
1. Place the tube in the vice.
2. Slide the tube forwards until it is close to the saw
blade.
3. Clamp the tube in the vice.
4. Loosen the star knob (1) and set to the greatest pos-
sible dimension. Do not tighten.
5. Raise the motor of the tube cutter in the direction
of the arrow as if to saw until the teeth of the saw
blade protrude approx. 1.5 mm/0.059 inch (approx.
height of saw blade teeth) into the center of the
tube.
6. Tighten the star knob (1).
7. Turn the tube saw back to the home position.
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8.6.3
Setting the tube dimension when using an
additional cutter
Steel tubes with a wall thickness of 7 mm (0.276 inch)
can be simultaneously cut and beveled.
1. Place the tube in the vice.
2. Slide the tube forwards until it is close to the ad-
ditional cutter.
3. Clamp the tube in the vice.
4. Loosen the star knob (1) and set to the greatest pos-
sible dimension. Do not tighten.
5. Pull the motor of the tube saw upward in the arrow
direction as for sawing until the bevel cutter covers
the tube wall.
6. Tighten the star knob (1).
7. Turn the tube saw back to the home position.
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8. Perform a test bevel and check the bevel
(see chap. 9, p. 31).
Bevel OK
Move the star knob (1)
slightly to the right
Move the star knob (1)
slightly to the left
