VE46 Pipe Roll Grooving Tool
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7.
Advance the grooving roll by turning the
feed nut
clockwise
. Refer to the “VE46 Feed
Rates” table on this page.
NOTE:
Feed rates
for VE46 tools vary depending upon the pipe
material and wall thickness. DO NOT exceed
the feed rates listed in this table.
VE46 Feed Rates
8.
Place the hand crank onto the drive nut.
Crank the drive nut either
clockwise
or
coun-
terclockwise
until the tool travels one full turn
around the pipe.
NOTE:
A ratchet with a 1
1
/
4
-inch (32-mm)
socket (not supplied) may be used in place of
the hand crank to operate the VE46 tool in low
clearance conditions.
9.
Advance the grooving roll by turning the
feed nut
clockwise
. Refer to the table on this
page for the recommended amount of turns of
the feed nut.
Tools
Pipe
Material
Wall
Thickness
inches (mm)
Recom-
mended
Amount of
Turns of
Feed Nut to
Advance the
Grooving
Roll
VE46S
Steel and
Stainless
Steel
0.083 – 0.134
1
/
2
Turn
2,1 – 3,4
0.135 – 0.280
1
/
4
Turn
3,4 – 7,1
VE46P
Aluminum
0.083 – 0.134
2
/
3
Turn
2,1 – 3,4
0.135 – 0.280
1
/
3
Turn
3,4 – 7,1
VE46P
PVC
Plastic
0.226 – 0.432
3
/
4
Turn
5,7 – 11,0
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