7: AUTOMATIC OPERATION
13. On the front of the machine, locate the blade support
guide. Move the blade support guide until it is as close to
the material as possible, but so that it's not past the
outfeed guide.
Figure 7-4: Blade support guide on the front of the
machine.
14. Position the coolant nozzle so that it points at the blade
ahead of the material.
15. On the front of the machine, identify the blade feed
lever, and then move it up.
Figure 7-5: Blade feed lever.
The blade feed lever is now in the
Stop
position. While in
the
Stop
position, the saw head doesn't move down.
16. On the back of the machine, identify the vertical quick-
adjustment nut. Press the button on the quick-
adjustment nut to loosen it. Then, move it to the top of
the threaded rod.
17. Lift the saw until the blade is about two inches above
the material.
18. Press the button on the quick-adjustment nut to loosen
it. Then, lower it until it meets the lift height sensor as
shown in the following image.
Figure 7-6: Vertical quick-adjustment nut.
The vertical quick-adjustment nut controls the level to
which the saw head lifts after completing one cut and
before beginning another cut.
19. On the operator panel, twist out the Emergency Stop
button, which powers on the control board.
20. On the control panel, do the following:
l
Use the Down Arrow and Up Arrow buttons to
indicate the number of cuts desired.
l
Use the Stroke button to indicate the number of
strokes desired.
21. On the operator panel, push the green Cycle Start (
CS
)
button twice, which activates the blade.
22. Verify that the blade feed lever is down (in the
Go
position).
23. On the front of the machine, above the blade feed lever,
locate the feed adjustment knob. Use the feed
adjustment knob to set the cutting rate.
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Specifications subject to change without notice.
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