Maintenance
Clean machine regulary with brush to avoid
swarf accumulating.
Do not use compressed air to clean machine !
If after long pressure of main carriage spring becomes weak it is adjustable
by turning screw ( 17 ) at the front of the main carriage (use allen key SW5).
Lubricate with good quality machine oil every 4 months (earlier if required) the
following parts:
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carriage shaft
•
start lever for slide carriage
(see parts shown marked on page 5 )
Do not grease the cutter-spindle !
Keep pulley wheel and drive belt always free
of grease !
Pict. 3 Tension of carriage spring
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Cutting cross type keys up to 100mm (Pict.7)
Depending of the length of the cross keys use the flat bars as a shoulder stop to
locate the keys. Place the flat bars in the slot-cuts of the left hand side of the vices.
After gripping of the keys push the flat bars backwards.
For location of cross keys with a ring push pattern and key blank with the ring firmly
against the left hand face of the vices.
Place a flat bar into one of the slots of the right hand side of the vices to prevent the
top-part of the vices from moving sideways.
Pict. 7 Pict. 8
flat bars with cut-out
section
flat bars
Starting operation key cutting
Switch machine on a rocker-switch ( 11 ), position front part of the switch pushed
(light is on).
To release the carriage to the feeler and cutter push carrige little further down and pull
trigger release below the carriage-handle.
Be aware of the spring tension and hold slide carriage carefully at carriage know and
gently engage the feeler to the first cut of the pattern at the key bow.
The cutter will start running automatically.
By usingthe carriage start-lever ( 10 ) copy the key from the shoulder to the tip of the key.
After cutting push slide carriage back to „park-position”.
The cutter will start automatically.
Use wire brush for deburring the key.
For using the wire brush please keep switch ( 1 ) pushed.
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