Team SILK FXB630, Instruction Manual

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FXB630 Flange Facing and Grooving Machine
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5.3.2 Starting the machine - Facing and Grooving
1. Set up the tool, refer to section 5.2.6.
2. Select the cutting feed on the cutting feed rate selector .
3. Make sure the traverse directional selector is set to neutral 'N'
4. Locate the handwheel on the leadscrew hex drive at the end of the surfacing
arm and position the tool away from the cutting area. Then remove the
handwheel.
5. Set depth of cut on the toolpost feed knob.
6. Engage the cutter feed rate selector, refer to section 4.1.1 Fig. 9.
7. Engage the traverse directional selector to the required position.
WARNING: THE MACHINE HAS DANGEROUS MOVING PARTS WHEN
OPERATED, THEREFORE KEEP WELL CLEAR.
WARNING: SHOULD THE AIR SUPPLY FAIL FOR ANY REASON, THE
OPERATOR MUST SHUT THE AIR CONTROL VALVE SO THAT IT LOCKS IN
THE CLOSED POSITION UNTIL THE AIR SUPPLY HAS BEEN RESTORED.
8. Start the machine by opening the air supply, refer to Section 5.3.1.
WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS WHILE THE
MACHINE IS OPERATING. ALWAYS STOP THE MACHINE FIRST.
If the cutting feed or direction of the machine is to be changed, the machine must
be stopped and the appropriate feed/direction selected. The machine can then be
restarted.
Now the machine is ready to use the operator can adjust any one of the following
variables:
a. depth of cut
b. tool profile
c. manual or automatic traverse
d. rate and direction of feed