Operating manual - English
Twister II
Copyright Silca S.p.A. 2017
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7
CUTTING OPERATIONS
ATTENTION: for complete safety during the cutting operations, take the following precautions:
• Always work with dry hands.
• Ensure that the machine is properly grounded.
• Wear protective goggles even if the machine is provided with a safety shield over the cutting tool.
• Before starting the motor (switch Q), carry out the following operations:
a) place the pattern and blank keys into the clamps.
b) install and calibrate the cutter and tracer (see chap.6.2).
• Keep hands away from the cutting tool in motion.
7.1
KEY CUTTING
1) Turn on the machine using switch (P).
2) Once the keys have been loaded and gauged properly, press the switch (Q) to turn on the cutter.
3) Using the lever (C) move the clamp group according to the cuts that have to be carried out.
4) Using lever (I) lower the cutter/tracer group so that the tracer enters a dimple in the pattern key. Press the lever
(I) with suffi cient force to make sure the cutter removes all the necessary material from the key for the dimple
being cut.
5) Repeat the operation for each dimple.
6) After having carried out all the cuts, turn the machine off using the switch (Q) and remove the keys from the
clamps.
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barretta di fermo
Anschlagstabe
barrette d’arret
barrita de tope
barra de encosto
aanslagplaatje
tip stop bar
Fig. 14
Fig. 15
7.2 CUTTING KEYS WITH KEY STOPS
1) Lock the sample key in the left hand clamp of the machine making sure that the key stop is pressedagainst the
clamp (Fig. 14).
2) Lock the key to be cut in the right hand clamp of the machine making sure that the key stop ispressed against
the clamp.
3) Every time cutter or tracer point are changed, check machine calibration according to chap.6.2.
4) Cut the key according to chap.7.1 .
