Due to normal blade wear, sharpening, or blade replacement it will be necessary to adjust
the blade position. Blade adjustments control height and levelness.
There are three areas where the adjustments are made. (1) The blade screw holes in the
blade carrier are slotted so the blade can be moved up/down in the carrier. (2) The blade
height adjustment is accessible through the right side chassis panel. (3) The leveling adjust-
ment set screws located in the top of the blade carrier. The following procedure includes
the removal of the shroud and complete adjustment of the blade.
WARNING! The cutting blade is extremely sharp. Serious bodily harm can
result from mishandling.
1. Disconnect power and remove the shroud.
A. Remove the two thumb knobs. One is at the bottom of the keyboard control panel.
The other is located on the left front shroud.
B. Remove the two screws at the bottom rear of the shroud.
C. Remove the two screws from the top rear of the keyboard control panel. Separate
the control panel from the shroud and carefully disconnect (pull) the ribbon cables
(4) from the rear of the keyboard control panel. Feed the cables through the hole
in the shroud.
D. Slide the shroud toward the front of the machine so the ready light is separated
from the shroud.
E. Lift the shroud and rear safety cover from the electric cutter. Carefully reconnect
the cables to the rear of the keyboard control panel.
2. Make sure the blade is in the highest position (top of blade carrier slots). If neces-
sary, install and tighten the blade holders as instructed in Sections 7.1 & 7.2. Loosen
the blade retaining screws and move the blade to the top of the slot. (The blade must be lowered to access the far right
blade screw.) Retighten the blade retaining screws. Remove the blade holders and install and tighten the two blade
retaining screws in their place.
3. With the blade in the up position, measure the distance from the top of the blade car-
rier to the cutting stick. The distance should be 9 3/8". If necessary, adjust the blade
adjustment screw (accessible through the right side chassis panel) until the distance is
correct.
4. Activate power, lower the blade to the lowest cutting position and turn off the On/Off
toggle switch. Again measure from the top of the blade carrier to the cutting stick.
The distance should be 6 1/16". If necessary, raise the blade to its highest position in
the carrier and repeat step 4.
5. Place a 1/4" stack of paper over the entire length of the cutting stick and initiate the
cutting cycle. If the blade cuts evenly through the last sheet of paper and just slightly
into the cutting stick, no further adjustment is necessary. If the last sheet is not cut evenly through, proceed as follows:
A. Loosen the blade retaining screws so they securely hold the blade in position, but will allow movement when turn-
ing the blade leveling set screws.
B. Adjust the blade leveling set screws clockwise in 1/4 turn increments and test cut until the bottom sheet of paper is
cleanly cut with the blade cutting slightly into the cutting stick. If the blade cannot be adjusted for a correct cut
using the blade leveling set screws, slide the blade to a lower position in the blade carrier slots and repeat the level-
ing adjustment.
6. After the blade has been adjusted for a correct cut, disconnect power and remove the front deck.
7. Inspect the trunnion gears on the blade adjustment shaft to ensure the gears are meshing in the center. If necessary,
adjust the shaft collars to obtain the proper gear mesh.
8. Reinstall the front deck and carefully disconnect (pull) the cable from the rear of the keyboard control panel.
9. Reinstall the shroud, carefully feeding the cable through the hole in the shroud.
10.Carefully reconnect the cable to the rear of the keyboard control panel and mount it onto the shroud.
11.Reinstall the thumb screws and rear deck screws to secure the shroud.
NOTE: The bottom edge of the clamp should always be approximately 1/8" lower than the sharp edge of
the blade.
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