Product Manual B
Shown on Edwards Ironworker.
Shown on Edwards Ironworker.
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“Bump-die” tooling is available for your Edwards Shop Press.
Rod Shear or Multi Shear Tooling will provide distortion and burr
free cuts to mild steel rod, square, bar and small angle stock as
listed in the Ironworker Accessories specication.
Setup
“Bump-die” tooling and accessories t within the Shop Press. Edwards
“bump-die” tooling consists of an adapter plate. a housing which holds
a stationary blade, a moving blade, return springs, and a push block. The
moving ram of the Shop Press “bumps” the top moving blade to shear
the material. If ordered as a factory installed option, your “bump-die”
assembly is setup for immediate operation. If ordered as an option, the
cavity of the machine must be cleared of any existing tooling, material
or debris prior to tooling installation. To setup your Rod Shear or Multi
Shear Tooling please observe the following steps.
Turn off power to press by depressing the red stop / off button
on the Edwards Ironworker or Edwards Porta-Power or lockout
upstream power at the main electrical panel.
Install the bump-die assembly:
1. Remove all tooling and debris from the press table.
2. Place the 3/8” adapter plate on the press bed. Align bolt holes on
plate with slotted holes in press bed.
3. Place the “bump-die” assembly on the press bed with the push
block in line with the moving ram.
4. Secure the tooling to the press bed with four 1/2” bolts and wash-
ers (provided).
5. Check for push block and moving center alignment by powering
on the machine and slowly inching down the center to meet the
push block with the foot pedal. Power the machine off.
6. In the event that the push block and top die are not aligned,
simply loosen the bolts under the table allowing the bump-die to
be moved to center the push block with the moving center. When
aligned, tighten the table bolts to secure the table.
7. Power the machine on and jog the center down. The moving blade
will close or bypass the xed blade. The push block should not
come in contact with the die housing.
Safe Operation
Observe the following guidelines when operating any Rod Shear or
Multi-Shear bump-die tooling.
• Never exceed the capacities of the machine or tooling as
described in the Ironworker specications or listed at the tooling
station.
• Keep the tooling clean.
• Check blade clearance and alignment at every tooling change,
maintenance cycle or extended tooling operation. Maintain .010
clearance between blades at all times. Failure to maintain clear-
ance will damage blades and support pockets.
• Do not stack cut material.
• Perform complete shearing operations only – partial cuts may jam
the tooling and could result in breakage and operator injury.
• Use shearing aids when working with small items at the Rod
Shear or Multi Shear Tooling station
Rod Shear/Multi-Shear Operation
1. Clear the work area of any tools or debris prior to powering the
machine on.
2. Turn the Ironworker or Porta-Power on and insert material through
the tooling guard and into the blade area. Position your material
for the desired cut.
3. Clear your hands from the working area and depress the extend
button of the hand control to activate the tooling station.
4. When the cut is complete, press the retreat button of the hand
control to automatically return the tooling to the neutral position.
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Optional Tooling - Rod Shear/Multi-Shear
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Optional Tooling - Pipe Notcher
Pipe-Notch tooling will provide a distortion and burr free,notch cut
to mild steel pipe and tube stock. Common use of this tooling is in
the fabrication of saddle connections for motorcycle and race car
tube frames, tube fences etc. Please review the capacity labels
listed in the Ironworker Accessories specications as well as po-
sitioned at the Pipe-Notching Station.
Setup
Pipe Notch tooling installs, with an adapter plate, within the working
cavity of the Shop Press. Pipe Notch tooling for a shop press includes
one top notcher die, one bottom notcher die and a die table. The top
die is mounted within a spring loaded guide housing mounted to the
die table. The bottom die attaches to the face of the guide housing and
is machined with a saddle to aid in centering and guiding pipe sections
into the die housing. The moving ram of the press cylinder pushes on
the top blade to initiate the pipe notch. If ordered as a factory installed
option, the pipe notcher assembly is set up for immediate operation. If
ordered as an option, the open cavity of the press must be cleared of
any existing tooling, material or debris prior to tooling installation. To set
up your Pipe Notcher in an Edwards Shop Press, please observe the
following steps.
Turn off power to press by depressing the red stop / off button
on the Edwards Ironworker or Edwards Porta-Power or lockout
upstream power at the main electrical panel.
Install the bump-die assembly:
1. Remove all tooling and debris from the press bed.
2. Place the 3/8” adapter plate on the press bed. Align bolt holes in
the adapter plate with the slotted holes in the press bed. Secure
plate to press bed with 2pcs - 3/8” x 2” capscrew, washer and
nut assemblies (not supplied).
3. Place the bump-die tooling on the adapter plate and align base
plate holes with adapter plate holes. Secure plate to press bed
with 4pcs - 3/8” x 2” capscrew, washer and nut assemblies (not
supplied).
4. Align rolling cylinder over center of tooling push block. Secure
press cup to ram end, power machine on and jog ram down to
tool. Conrm press cup alignment with tooling push block. Once
aligned, secure rolling cylinder to head frame by tightening reten-
tion bolt.
Install the Pipe notcher Assembly:
1. Place the Pipe-Notcher assembly on the Shop Press support table
with the bottom die pointing away from the machine.
2. Loosely secure the table from the underside of the base with four
1/2” bolts and washers (provided).
3. Check for push block and top die alignment by powering on the
machine and slowly inching down the ram to meet the top die
with the foot pedal. Power the machine off.
4. In the event that the ram and top die are not aligned, simply
loosen the bolts under the table allowing the table to be moved to
center the push block centerline to the top blade. When aligned,
tighten the table bolts to secure the table.
5. Power the machine on and jog the ram down. The pipe dies will
close or bypass each other. The ram should not come in contact
with the die housing.
Safe Operation
Observe the following guidelines when operating the Pipe Notch tooling.
• Never exceed the capacities of the machine or tooling as
described in the Shop Press specications or listed at the tooling
station.
• Keep the Pipe Notcher tooling clean. When dirt or metal chips
accumulate, remove 5/16-18 x 1/2” limit screw located in the
center at the rear of punch. Lift out punch holder and two springs.
Clean holder with solvent or kerosene.
• Check Pipe Notcher blade clearance and alignment at every
tooling change, maintenance cycle or extended notcher operation.
Maintain .010 clearance between notcher blades at all times.
Failure to maintain clearance will damage blades and support
pockets.
• Do not stack material to cut in the Pipe Notcher station.
• Perform complete notch operations only – partial notch cuts may
jam the drop off side of the tooling and could result in breakage
and operator injury.
• Use notching aids when working with small items at the notcher
station.
Pipe Notcher Operation
1. Clear the feed table of the Pipe Notcher station of any tools or
debris prior to powering the machine on.
2. Turn machine on. The top notcher die will be in the neutral position.
Push the material into the blade area. Position your material to the
desired cut.
3. Clear your hands from the working area and depress the extend
button on the hand control to activate the Pipe Notcher. When the
operation is complete, return the top cutting die to its neutral posi-
tion by pressing the retract button.