SteelTrak 165 and 210 Installation
Manual
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3. Squaring test
3.1 Checking your machine for squareness
For your machine to produce accurate square cuts the Squaring Arm needs to be fixed at exactly 90° to the Main Column.
This is pre-calibrated by Keencut, and will be applied if the assembly process has been completed correctly. To check the
accuracy and ensure the machine has been assembled correctly, you can run this test.
select a sheet of foam core or foam board (3-6mm) at least 60cm
x 100cm (24” x 36”) in size. The larger the board the greater the
accuracy.
Place the board on the machine vertically as shown and apply the
clamp ensuring the bottom edge is in firm contact with the
Squaring Arm.
Select the cutting blade on the rotating cutting head (see section
6). Cut into the top of the board to produce a cut approximately
3cm (1
″
) long. Disengage the cutter using the cutter release lever.
Lower the cutter and make a similar cut at the bottom of the
board by pressing the blade through the board about 3cm (1
″
)
from the bottom edge of the board.
Unclamp and turn the board around and place it back in the
SteelTrak but do not clamp it.
IMPORTANT: For the test to work the board must be turned laterally (like a page in a book) not top to bottom.
Move the sliding head down and align the board so that the
cutting blade enters the previous made cut at the bottom edge of
the board. Apply the clamp. Release the blade.
