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THE INTEGRAL LEVELLING ADJUSTMENT 

It is essential that the material being cut is held 

securely in the cutter during the cutting process.  

There are two silicon cords on the underside of 

the cutter bar and one in the base to assist with 

this. 

There is an integral levelling adjustment that 

allows the cutter bar to sit flat on any thickness of 

material.  Place the material to be cut under the 

cutter bar and release the both knobs (RH shown 

opposite).  The cutter bar will settle and sit on the 

surface of the material.  Raise the cutter bar using 

the yellow lift handle and lower again to ensure 

correct alignment.  Now tighten both knobs. 

 

 

CHECKING AND ADJUSTING FOR FLATNESS AND 

GRIP 

Check the grip of the cutter bar using a sheet of 

copy paper.  Starting at one end, raise the cutter 

bar and place the paper under it.  When lowered, 

the weight of the cutter bar should grip the paper.  

Try to pull the paper free, you should feel 

resistance.  If there is not sufficient resistance, 

note its position and work your way along the 

cutter repeating the paper test and noting where 

it is not clamping. 

Adjust the clamping using the jacking screws in 

the locating brackets next to the areas where the 

clamping is insufficient.  Turning the screws 

clockwise as you look down on them will lift the 

base.  Adjust the front and back screws by the 

same amount until the resistance is sufficient.  

You may find that two or three adjacent brackets 

need to be adjusted if a wide area does not 

provide sufficient clamping.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SET UP   

 

 

 

 

 

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4.4   

 

 

 

 

SET UP   

 

 

 

 

 

4.4 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for ATHENA 110

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Page 2: ...in writing Proof of purchase must be submitted to validate warranty coverage The warranty is in lieu of all other agreements and warranties expressed or implied THE MANUFACTURER DOES HEREBY EXPRESSLY...

Page 3: ...nment 4 2 The rotating mechanism 4 3 The integral levelling adjustment 4 4 Checking and adjusting for flatness and grip 4 5 Building up the table top surface 5 Operation 5 1 Inserting the material to...

Page 4: ...your machine check with the lists below and the photographs opposite to make sure that you have all the parts and that there is no damage Your machine comprises of the following items ATHENA A3 CUTTE...

Page 5: ...of the cutter 70cms 28 A 90cms 36 110cms 44 A 130cms 52 160cms 64 A 180cms 72 210cms 84 A 230cms 92 260cms 104 A 280cms 112 310cms 124 A 330cms 132 360cms 144 A 380cms 152 Should you wish to use the...

Page 6: ...factory set but may have moved in transit Check that the jacking screws are present and are finger tight IF YOU ARE FITTING THE ATHENA 3 TO THE ATLAS FOR ATHENA TABLE PLEASE PROCEED TO 7 1 POSITIONIN...

Page 7: ...OOVE ALIGNMENT The cutter bar is guaranteed to be straight to within 0 4mm 016 along its full length If you need to adjust the cutting groove in the base to match this the base brackets provide the me...

Page 8: ...Loosen by one full turn anti clock wise the four hexagon screws two at each end joining the fixed arms to the cutter base Now fully insert the two wood screws When not in use the cutter bar can be ro...

Page 9: ...FLATNESS AND GRIP Check the grip of the cutter bar using a sheet of copy paper Starting at one end raise the cutter bar and place the paper under it When lowered the weight of the cutter bar should g...

Page 10: ...been installed all that remains is to raise the level of the surrounding surface by 19mm 3 4 The best way of doing this is to add a new work top made from MDF or similar The worktop should not extend...

Page 11: ...now ready to cut all materials of that thickness The flip stop is provided to prevent tough materials such as PVC Foamboard from moving during cutting If you are cutting a small piece of board place i...

Page 12: ...our positions allowing materials up to 19mm 3 4 thick to be cut Fine adjustment of the blade depth can be carried out by undoing the BLADE CLAMP THUMB SCREW and moving the cartridge itself To cut ligh...

Page 13: ...upported by a plastic cutting strip embedded in the base of the machine The blade guard makes it safe to handle but be careful as the blade is very sharp To change the cutting channel first raise the...

Page 14: ...UTTING HEAD are made from a high quality polymer and under normal use will last for an extremely long time As they settle into position you may find a slight amount of side play this can be removed by...

Page 15: ...of the brackets Slide the assembly left or right so that the holes in the fixed arms line up with holes in the support brackets fitted to the table Insert the four button head screws and nuts include...

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