Operator's Manual

4.Rotatethereelsothatabladecrossesthe
bedknifeapproximately25mm(1inch)infrom
theendofthebedknifeontherightsideofthe
cuttingunit.
Note:Putanidentifyingmarkonthisbladeto
makesubsequentadjustmentseasier.
5.Insertthe0.05mm(0.002inch)shimbetween
themarkedreelbladeandthebedknifeatthe
pointwherethebladecrossesthebedknife.
6.Turntherightbedbaradjusterclockwiseuntil
youfeellightpressure(i.e.drag)ontheshim,
thenbackoffthebedbaradjuster2clicksand
removetheshim.
Note:Adjusting1sideofthecuttingunitaffects
theotherside,the2clickswillprovideclearance
forwhentheothersideisadjusted.
Note:Ifstartingwithalargegap,bothsides
shouldinitiallybedrawncloserbyalternately
tighteningtherightandlefthandsides.
7.Slowlyrotatethereelsothatthesameblade
thatyoucheckedontherightsideiscrossing
thebedknifeapproximately25mm(1inch)in
fromtheendofthebedknifeontheleftsideof
thecuttingunit.
8.Turntheleftbedbaradjusterclockwiseuntilthe
shimcanbeslidthroughthereeltobedknife
gapwithlightdrag.
9.Returntotherightsideandadjustasnecessary
togetlightdragontheshimbetweenthesame
bladeandbedknife.
10.Repeatsteps8and9untiltheshimcanbeslid
throughbothgapswithslightdrag,butoneclick
inonbothsidespreventstheshimfrompassing
throughonbothsides.
Note:Thebedknifeisnowparalleltothereel.
Note:Thisprocedureshouldnotbeneeded
ondailyadjustments,butshouldbedoneafter
grindingordisassembly.
11.Fromthisposition(i.e.,1clickinandshimnot
passingthrough)turnthebedbaradjusters
clockwise1clickeach.
Note:Eachclickturnedmovesthebedknife
0.022mm(0.0009inch).Donotovertighten
theadjustingscrews.
12.Testthecuttingperformancebyinsertingalong
stripofTorocuttingperformancepaperbetween
reelandbedknife,perpendiculartothebedknife
(Figure10).
Note:Slowlyrotatethereelforward;itshould
cutthepaper.
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Figure10
Note:Ifexcessivereeldragoccurseither
backlaporgrindthecuttingunittoachievethe
sharpedgesneededforprecisioncutting.
AdjustingtheRearRoller
1.Adjusttherearrollerbrackets(Figure11)tothe
desiredheight-of-cutrangebypositioningthe
requiredamountofspacersbelowtheside-plate
mountingange(Figure11)pertheHOCChart.
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Figure11
1.Spacer3.Side-platemountingange
2.Rollerbracket
2.Raisetherearofthecuttingunitandplacea
blockunderthebedknife.
3.Removethe2nutssecuringeachrollerbracket
andthespacertoeachside-platemounting
ange.
4.Lowertherollerandthescrewsfromthe
side-platemountingangesandspacers.
5.Placethespacersontothescrewsontheroller
brackets.
6.Re-securetherollerbracketandthespacersto
undersideoftheside-platemountinganges
withthenutspreviouslyremoved.
7.Verifythatthebedknife-to-reelcontactiscorrect.
Tipthemowertoexposethefrontandrear
rollersandthebedknife.
Note:Thepositionoftherearrollertothereel
iscontrolledbythemachiningtolerancesofthe
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