8
VE414
3.
The end of the pipe, both inside and out,
must be cleaned of loose rust, coarse scale, dirt
and other foreign material.
4.
Victaulic recommends that pipe shall be
square ended. When using beveled pipe, stan-
dard wall or less, the bevel should not exceed
37
¹⁄₂
°. Square ended pipe must be used with
FlushSeal
®
and EndSeal
®
gaskets. For heavier
pipe walls, square ended pipe is required.
GROOVABLE PIPE LENGTHS
The VE414 is capable of grooving short pipe
lengths without the use of a pipe stand (See
Table 1, page 9), or long pipe lengths up to dou-
ble randoms (approximately 40 ft.) with the use
of appropriate pipe stands.
SHORT PIPE LENGTHS
Table 1 shows minimum and maximum pipe
lengths that can be grooved without the need
for a pipe stand. Refer to Grooving Operation
on page 16 for instructions on how to groove
short pipe lengths. For pipe longer than shown
in Table 1, refer to Long Pipe Lengths on
page 9.
For maximum grooving roll life, remove foreign
material and loose rust.
• Foreign material such as coarse scale or dirt might
interfere with or damage the grooving rolls or
distort the groove. Rust is an abrasive material and
will tend to wear out the surface of the grooving
rolls.
Grooving rolls can crush or cut
fingers and hands.
• Loading and unloading pipe
will place your hands close to
the rollers.
• Never groove pipe shorter than
what is recommended in Table
1 on page 9.
NOTICE
ALL VICTAULIC ROLL GROOVING TOOL OWNERS
AND USERS
New Enhanced Tracking Rolls (ETR) for Victaulic
Roll Grooving Tools
Enhanced Tracking Rolls (ETR)
In late 1993, Victaulic introduced an improved
type of grooving roll called Enhanced Tracking
Roll. The patented ETR allows hands-free grooving
for short lengths of pipe as shown in Table 1. The
photo below shows you the difference in appear-
ance between the new ETR and the old type of roll.
The new ETRs have two narrow grooves in the
knurled surfaces; the older rolls do not.
ETRs are for the lower roll only. Your upper roll is
compatible with the new ETR.
NOTE: Roll grooving short length pipe will place
your hands close to the rollers. Using the old type
of lower roll requires you to manually guide the
pipe while grooving short lengths. Using the new
ETR allows hand-free grooving.
Who has ETRs?
You may have ETRs if you:
• Purchased or rented a Victaulic roll grooving
tool after December 1993
• Purchased replacement grooving rolls after
December 1993
NOTE: It is important to figure out what type of
grooving rolls you have. If you bought replacement
rolls recently, you may have both types. If you do
not have ETRs and would like to order them, con-
tact Victaulic for details.
ETR Roll
Old Type Roll
