Blade guard
The blade guard is by far the machine’s most important
safety feature. The normal task of the blade guard is to
direct cutting dust away from the operator, but it must
also stand up to the effects of a malfunctioning blade.
The blade guard is made of steel plate, with its thickness
doubled at the periphery.
Self-adjusting blade guard
The blade guard is of a
new design. Instead of
fixed settings, it features
a friction lock which auto-
matically adjusts the posi-
tion of the guard to suit
current operating
settings.
Generally, the rear edge of
the blade guard should rest
on the object being cut. The
effect of this is that the par-
ticles follow the path created
by the guard and are ejected
ahead at relatively low
speed.
Wet cutting
Wet cutting vir-
tually eliminates
cutting dust
and the blade is
cooled at the
same time,
which in turn
prolongs the
blade’s service
life.
The blade
guard is facto-
ry-prepared for
attachment to
Partner’s wet
cutting kit.
The wet cut-
ter adapter has
been redesigned and is quickly fitted in place. The nozz-
les are fitted on simply to the blade guard with a screw
on the outside securing them in place. The control on
the handle arch is used to regulate the volume of water
delivered to the cutter blade. The supply hose is now
equipped with a standard Gardena
®
quick-release
coupling.
Simple blade replacement
The blade guard has a
generous cut-out to aid
blade replacement. This
opening also gives the
operator a clear view of
the working surface during
cutting.
Rotation-inhibited flange
washers
Both the inner and the outer
flange washers are locked in
place against the spindle shaft
so they cannot rotate. The dual
connecting flange locks the
blade in place securely, even if
the lock-screw is only tighte-
ned moderately. This design
also prevents undesirable self-tightening. As usual, the
lock-screw is right-threaded and features a permanent
washer.
Replaceable blade bushing
Partner cutting machines can be equipped with centre
bushings to suit various standards. Replaceable centre
bushings are available for diameters of 20.0 mm, 22.2
mm, 25.4 mm (1”) and 30.5 mm. The Partner K950/
K1250 Active are supplied as standard with different
centre bushings to suit the market on which they are sold.
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Reversible cutter arm
The cutter arm can be
reversed. This makes it
possible to cut close to a
wall or at floor height with
the blade guard as the only
limiting factor, in other
words about 20 mm from
the cutter blade. Naturally,
some of the machine’s
ergonomic benefits are lost
when the cutter arm is
reversed, but the ability to
carry out certain operations
may in fact depend on this
feature.
