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Switch OFF the key machine.
Tighten the two screws using the 5/32” Allen Hex Wrench
IMPORTANT –
Verify that your depth adjustment is correct and readjust if necessary. Refer back to page 15
regarding Depth Adjustment if necessary.
16.
KEY GAUGE ADJUSTMENT
Stack two identical key blanks one on top of the other and clamp in the right-hand vise jaw. Be sure to BOT-
TOM SHOULDER GAUGE them. DO NOT use the machine’s flip-up full-function key gauges.
There should be NO key blank in the left vise jaw for this part of the procedure.
Switch ON the key machine and carefully release the carriage and position it so the cutter wheel will make a
cut in about the middle of the blade of the key blanks. Hold the machine’s “stick-shift” lever steady and careful-
ly make a straight “V” cut into the two-piece key blank stack - go all the way to the
carriage’s built-in over-travel stop and move the machine’s “stick-shift” lever to the LEFT making a wide cut
slightly more than ¼” wide.
Pull the carriage back and
SWITCH OFF
the key machine.
Remove the two key blanks from the right-hand vise jaw.
Reinstall one key blank in the Right vise jaw- use BOTTOM SHOULDER GAUGING. DO NOT use the ma-
chine’s flip-up full-function key gauges.
Install the other key blank in the Left vise jaw - use BOTTOM SHOULDER GAUGING. DO NOT use the ma-
chine’s flip-up full function key gauges.
NOW flip up the machine’s full-function key gauges and place them in the wide grooves cut in the keys. Adjust
the key gauges as necessary by loosening the key gauge’s fastening screws - retighten the screws when you
are finished. See figure 23
Fig. 23
The key gauges now match the spacing of the vise jaws.
You
MUST
verify and readjust, if necessary, the machine’s spacing and adjustment. Please refer to page 18
for SPACING ADJUSTMENT information.
