operation manual

English
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RELEASING
1. Slidethelock/releaseswitch(4)uptothe
“release”position.
2. Pushonthefootpedalthenallowitto
returnupandreleasetheworkpiece.
Ensure you are supporting the
workpiece to prevent it from falling
once the jaw is released.
If you have clamped the object very
tightly, you may need to exert more
pressure on the foot pedal before it
will release.
3. Slidethemovingjaw
backandremove
yourworkpiece.
CLAMPING ON ONE
SIDE OF THE JAW
Onoccasions,largeorawkwardworkpieces
canonlybeclampedononesideofthe
jaws.
Alwaystaspacer
(thesamethicknessas
yourworkpiece)tothe
othersideofthejaws,to
preventthemovingjaw
fromskewing.
CLAMPING LARGE OBJECTS
(460mm to 956mm)
Themovingjawcanbereversedtoaccom-
modateworkpiecesgreaterthan460mm
andlessthan956mm.
1. Setthelock/release
switch(4)tothe
“release”position
andensurethatthe
footpedalis
released.
2. Checkthatthe
movingjawlocking
tab(11)isinthehori-
zontalposition.
3. Slidethemovingjaw
(1)fullyfromits
tracks.
4.
Rotateit180degrees
andre-insertitinto
thetracks.
• Wheneverclamping
objectswiththe
movingjawreversed,
ensuretheworkpiece
sitsdownontotheslidingjaw,andis
paralleltoit.Avoidclampingworkpieces
atthetopofthejaws(withagap
betweentheworkpieceandthebaseof
themovingjaw)asexcessivepedalpres-
surecoulddamagetheunit.
• Whenclampinglargeorheavymaterials,
provideoutboardsupport(suchasa
Multi-Stand)topreventCroclockCom-
pactfromtippingover.
Clamping workpieces up to 956mm
can be achieved by removing the
jaw facings (see page 7).
USING AS AN ANVIL
Thexedjawissufcientlyrobusttobe
usedasananvilforstripmetalwork.
Do not use the
moving jaw as an
anvil. You could
damage it.
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