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Operation Manual HM550
Note:
Usable cuts are only achieved at a clearance angle of 10° or more!
e disposable blade carrier EC takes up all commercially available
low profile blades with a dimension of 80 x 8 mm and a facet angle of
approx. 35° and as another version it takes also up high profile blades.
Disposable blade
carrier EC
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Figure 76.
Disposable blade carrier EC.
Inserting the blade
• e blade is inserted into the slot behind the clamping plate.
Note:
When using high profile blades, first loosen the lever (fig. 76.1) and remove
the spacer strip (fig. 76.8).
• For this, push in the stop bolt (fig. 76.11) and turn the clamping
lever (fig. 76.1) in a counter clockwise direction over the stop bolt.
• Remove the clamping lever (fig. 76.1) together with the eccentric
bolt.
• First remove the clamping plate and then the spacer strip.
Operating instructions
Knife carriers
