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SIMTECH
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www.SimtechUSA.com
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Weld
Tech -
Hand Held Socket Tool
• Unpack the machine, put it in the support, and
assemble the PTFE coated bushes of the required
diameter. ( The diameter is clearly stamped on
the bushes themselves)
• Make sure the Table vice is firmly mounted on
the work bench and insert and secure the Hand
Tool.
• Should supplied Cord length be insufficient, a
standard 110V extension should be used.
• Select the right size bushing, corresponding to
the size of the pipe and fitting to be welded.
• When facing the tool, position the female
bushing on the right side of the tool and the
male bushing on the left side.
• Line up the holes in the center of the bushing
with the hole in the center of the heat plate.
• Put the allen bolt through the female bushing
first then the heat plate and finally thread it into
the male bushing.
• Use an allen wrench to ensure that both
bushings are securely fastened to the heat plate.
• Plug the hand tool into a 110V socket; the
green power light and the yellow temperature
indicator light will go on.
• Select the appropriate temperature (260C) You
can set the required temperature by pushing the
up/down arrows.
• Wait until the yellow temperature indicator
light goes off before proceeding with the weld.
• Pipe must be cut square and the end must
be chamfered. The fitting interior should be
thoroughly cleaned using a cleaning agent. The
pipe end should be chamfered on the outside.
• Pipe insertion depth must be marked from
chamfered end as follow:
• Fitting and pipe should be pushed axially
against the abutment (fitting) or the marking
(pipe) and should be held there.
• The parts to be welded should be heated in
accordance with the information and time given
in the Socket Weld Reference Value chart.
• After the heating time, the fitting and pipes
should be withdrawn from the heater element
abruptly and without twisting. They should be
pushed together right up to the mark or the
abutment.
• After observing the “Total Cooling Time” your
joint is now ready to take on full pressure (equal
to the rating of the pipe and fitting).
• Clean the internal part of the fitting and the
external part of the pipe with acetone or alcohol.
( Dirt or grease damage the weld)
DO NOT USE ACETONE OR ANY OTHER
CLEANING AGENTS ON THE BUSHINGS.
Pipe OD
Insert Depth
20mm / ½”
0.63
25mm / ¾”
0.7
32mm / 1”
0.78
40mm 1¼”
0.86
50mm / 1½”
0.94
63mm / 2”
1.14
