Simple Machinery Maintenance & Tips
Noise - continued
Other methods of noise reduction on the 700 range of finishers can be such things as: -
Fitting the 75mm wide scouring band with a 40grit band rather than a 24grit band.
This reduces the harshness of the tooth of the band cutting through the air, and
consequently the noise generated
Fitting anti-vibration matting under the machinery (available from Standard)
Do not leave the finisher running unnecessarily
Standard recommend a service visit every 1-2 years to ensure the
machine is running as best it can, and the replacing of the filter
bag approximately 24 months (or less if the machine is in a
particularly busy environment) to give optimum performance.
Fire Prevention -
Methods of reducing fire risk includes: -
Clear all scraps of leather and rubber from both machine waste trays every evening.
Machine not to be used to scour metal! The only exception being heels with metal pins.
Show caution and deploy spark guards provided to scour these as the sparks from this
action can ignite leather debris inside the body of the finisher. In this instance the particles
can smoulder for hours before catching on fire.
Nomex Filter Bags
All of our machinery is now fitted, as standard, with the Nomex version of our traditional filter
bags. This material will resist burning for many hours, and even, then is likely to “scorch” or melt
rather than catch fire. This will give the operator far more time to remove himself and his cus-
tomers from the shop, and advise the relevant authorities.
Fire Knock Out Canister
If your machine is fitted with this message it
indicates that the finisher is fitted with “Fire
Knock Out”. This is a canister fitted within the
filter bag, which, should it be introduced to
naked flames will explode, releasing fire
extinguishing agents to prevent the fire from
spreading. This canister will only detonate
when introduced to burning material and is
otherwise inert and safe.
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