P T K - 3 0 0 P I P E T H R E A D I N G K I T
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Move pipe cutter down onto pipe and move carriage with carriage lever to line up cutter wheel
with mark on pipe.
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Set the pipe-cutting wheel at the point where the pipe will be cut.
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Open the cutting knife rack so that the rollers are straddling the pipe (see figure below).
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Switch the main on/off switch to the “FOR” (Forward) position. Depress and hold down the foot
switch with the left foot.
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Grasp the pipe cutter’s feed handle with both hands
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Slowly cut into the pipe by feeding the cutting wheel into the pipe by rotating the handle
clockwise while the pipe is rotating (see figure below).
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DO NOT force the cut, as it will distort the pipe and cause damage to the pipe
cutting assembly.
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CAUTION: Once the pipe piece is cut, the steel remnant will fall.
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Release the foot switch and remove your foot from the housing.
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Swing pipe cutter back to the UP position.
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Pipe reamer operations
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Move reamer arm down into reaming position.
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Check the directional switch to insure it is in the FOR (Forward) position. Depress and hold the
foot switch down with the left foot.
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While the pipe is still secured in the chuck, position the center of the reamer tip to be placed
inside the spinning pipe with the right hand (see figure below).
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Gently apply pressure to the outside reamer assembly taking extreme caution with metal
fragments and the spinning pipe.
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Continue until pipe is reamed.
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Retract reamer bar and return reamer to the UP position.
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Release foot switch and remove your foot from the housing.
