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Set-up and assembly
GFX 3.0, GFX 6.6
eNGLISH
8. SeT-UP AND ASSeMBLY
DANGeR!
Machine start-up due to unintentional pressing of the ON/OFF switch!
Fatal electric shock.
Diverse physical injuries and material damage.
X
At the end of each working cycle, before transportation, changing tools, cleaning and
performing any maintenance, adjustment or repair work, switch off the machine, wait
until the machine/tool stops running and pull the mains plug.
WARNING!
Flying parts/breaking tool!
Diverse physical injuries and material damage.
X
Do
not
process the tube while it is loose in the vice.
X
Never
use a damaged or deformed saw blade and/or bevel cutter.
X
In the event of tool breakage with a new tool, do
not
enter the old cut because the tool
can break again.
X
Clamp the tube to be cut into the vice.
X
Immediately replace worn-out tools.
X
Ensure that the cutting tools are correctly fitted.
X
Tube dimension must be set correctly. During cutting, the saw blade must saw through
the entire tube wall.
X
Avoid breaking tool through low (adequate) feed force, correct dimension (chap. 8.6, p.
62) and speed (chap. 9.2, p. 66) settings.
X
Hold on to the motor unit tightly by the handle, and guide it with low (adequate) feed
force during the machining process.
WARNING!
When switching the motor on, the machine may revolve around the tube
automatically!
Diverse physical injuries and material damage.
X
In their home position, the saw blade and/or bevel cutter must
not
touch the tube.
X
Make sure that the slide housing is in the home position when the cutting process starts.
X
Clamp the tube to be cut into the vice.
X
Before switching the motor on, make sure that the gap between the saw blade and the
tube is sufficient, and that the tube is securely clamped in the vice.
X
Place sufficient supports under the tube.
WARNING!
Flying, hot and sharp-edged chips, tube surfaces, cutting edges and tools!
Danger of injury to eyes and hands.
X
Do
not
reach into the rotating tool during working.
X
Never
work without the saw chip guard mounted.
X
Wear recommended protective clothing.
X
Only remove chips with tight-fitting safety gloves (in accordance with DIN EN 388 and EN
407, see chap. 2.4, p. 42).
X
Make sure the chips guard is working.
ATTeNTION!
Damage to material!
X
When using a supplemental bevel cutter do
not
use the clamping disc contained in the
scope of delivery of the saw.
X
Never
use a damaged or deformed saw blade or cutter.
X
The saw blade and/or bevel cutter must be free from chips and dirt.
X
Only use original Orbitalum Tools saw blades and tools.
X
Observe assembly instructions of saw blade guard. The labeling on the saw blade must
always face the tube cutter. The teeth are now arranged in the correct direction.
