Manual Panbrake Safety Instructions
1. Maintenance.
Make sure all moving parts are
locked down before any inspection, adjustment or
maintenance is carried out. Place a block of timber
between the Top Tooling and bed to help save hand
or fingers from being crushed.
2. Panbrake Condition.
Panbrake must be maintained
for a proper working condition. Never operate
a Panbrake that has damaged or worn parts.
Scheduled routine maintenance should performed on
a scheduled basis.
3. Tooling Condition.
Never operate a Panbrake with
damaged or badly worn tooling. Replace if required.
4. Hand Hazard.
Do not insert or extend your hands
in between bending tools, under any circumstances,
while the machine is in operation mode. Serious
injury can occur.
5. Gloves & Glasses.
Always wear leather gloves and
approved safety glasses when using this machine.
6. Work area hazards.
Keep the area around the
Panbrake clean from oil, tools, objects & chips. Pay
attention to other persons in the area and know what
is going on around the area to ensure unintended
accidents.
7. Guards.
Operate machine only with all protective
devices and guarding.
8. Material.
Do not over load the machines capacity by
using material which is too thick or hard.
9. Warning Labels.
Take note of any warning labels on
the machine and do not remove them.
10. Support arms.
Do not use support arms for
intermediate storage of workpieces.
11. Operation.
During the bending process, the
workpiece may leap up. Therefore, the material
must be handled carefully.
12. Secure Panbrake.
Make sure you bolt and the
machine down so it is secure when in operation.
13. Heating Material.
Heating metal with a torch while
the metal is in the panbrake will weaken the fingers.
14. Pinching.
Prevent pinching by lowering the
panbrake fingers when not in use.
15. Call for help.
If at any time you experience
difficulties, stop the machine and call you nearest
branch service department for help.
Machinery House
requires you to read this entire Manual before using this machine.
