Operator's Manual

4.Rotatethereelsothatabladecrossesthebedknife
approximately25mm(1inch)infromtheendofthe
bedknifeontherightsideofthecuttingunit.
Note:Putanidentifyingmarkonthisbladetomake
subsequentadjustmentseasier.
5.Insertthe0.05mm(0.002inch)shimbetweenthe
markedreelbladeandthebedknifeatthepointwhere
thebladecrossesthebedknife.
6.Turntherightbedbaradjusterclockwiseuntilyoufeel
lightpressure(i.e.drag)ontheshim,thenbackoffthe
bedbaradjuster2clicksandremovetheshim.
Note:Adjusting1sideofthecuttingunitaffectsthe
otherside,the2clickswillprovideclearanceforwhen
theothersideisadjusted.
Note:Ifstartingwithalargegap,bothsidesshould
initiallybedrawncloserbyalternatelytighteningthe
rightandlefthandsides.
7.Slowlyrotatethereelsothatthesamebladethatyou
checkedontherightsideiscrossingthebedknife
approximately25mm(1inch)infromtheendofthe
bedknifeontheleftsideofthecuttingunit.
8.Turntheleftbedbaradjusterclockwiseuntiltheshim
canbeslidthroughthereeltobedknifegapwithlight
drag.
9.Returntotherightsideandadjustasnecessarytoget
lightdragontheshimbetweenthesamebladeand
bedknife.
10.Repeatsteps8and9untiltheshimcanbeslidthrough
bothgapswithslightdrag,butoneclickinonboth
sidespreventstheshimfrompassingthroughonboth
sides.
Note:Thebedknifeisnowparalleltothereel.
Note:Thisprocedureshouldnotbeneededondaily
adjustments,butshouldbedoneaftergrindingor
disassembly.
11.Fromthisposition(i.e.,1clickinandshimnotpassing
through)turnthebedbaradjustersclockwise1click
each.
Note:Eachclickturnedmovesthebedknife0.022
mm(0.0009inch).Donotovertightentheadjusting
screws.
12.Testthecuttingperformancebyinsertingalongstrip
ofTorocuttingperformancepaperbetweenreeland
bedknife,perpendiculartothebedknife(Figure10).
Note:Slowlyrotatethereelforward;itshouldcut
thepaper.
Figure10
Note:Ifexcessivereeldragoccurseitherbacklap
orgrindthecuttingunittoachievethesharpedges
neededforprecisioncutting.
AdjustingtheRearRoller
1.Adjusttherearrollerbrackets(Figure11)tothedesired
height-of-cutrangebypositioningtherequiredamount
ofspacersbelowtheside-platemountingange(Figure
11)pertheHOCChart.
Figure11
1.Spacer3.Side-platemountingange
2.Rollerbracket
2.Raisetherearofthecuttingunitandplaceablock
underthebedknife.
3.Removethe2nutssecuringeachrollerbracketandthe
spacertoeachside-platemountingange.
4.Lowertherollerandthescrewsfromtheside-plate
mountingangesandspacers.
5.Placethespacersontothescrewsontherollerbrackets.
6.Re-securetherollerbracketandthespacersto
undersideoftheside-platemountingangeswiththe
nutspreviouslyremoved.
7.Verifythatthebedknife-to-reelcontactiscorrect.Tip
themowertoexposethefrontandrearrollersandthe
bedknife.
Note:Thepositionoftherearrollertothereel
iscontrolledbythemachiningtolerancesofthe
assembledcomponents,andsoparallelingisnot
required.Alimitedamountofadjustmentispossibleby
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