Operator's Manual

DANGER
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,anda
pieceofthebladecouldbethrowntowardyou
orbystanders,resultinginseriouspersonal
injuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
InspectingtheAccelerator
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Inspect
theacceleratorforwearordamage.
Carefullyexaminetheacceleratorforexcessivewear
(Figure24).Becausesandandabrasivematerialcan
wearawaythemetal(especiallyintheareashown
asitem2inFigure24),checktheacceleratorbefore
usingthemachine.Ifyounoticethatatabonthe
acceleratorhasbeenworndowntoasharpedgeor
thereisacrack,replacetheaccelerator.
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1.Accelerator3.Tab
2.Weararea
4.Crackformed
WARNING
Awornordamagedacceleratorcanbreak,
andapieceoftheacceleratorcouldbethrown
atyouorbystanders,resultinginserious
personalinjuryordeath.
•Inspecttheacceleratorperiodicallyfor
wearordamage.
•Replaceawornordamagedaccelerator.
RemovingtheBlade
1.Grasptheendofthebladeusingaragora
thicklypaddedglove.
2.Removethebladebolt,thelockwasher,the
accelerator,andtheblade(Figure23).
SharpeningtheBlade
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Sharpenor
replacetheblade.Maintainitmore
frequentlyiftheedgedullsquicklyin
roughorinsandyconditions.
Filethetopsideofthebladetomaintainitsoriginal
cuttingangle(Figure25A)andinnercuttingedge
radius(Figure25B).Thebladewillremainbalancedif
youremovethesameamountofmaterialfromboth
cuttingedges.
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Figure25
1.Sharpenthebladeatthis
angleonly.
2.Maintaintheoriginalradius
here.
BalancingtheBlade
1.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyplacing
thecenterholeofthebladeoveranailor
screwdrivershankclampedhorizontallyinavise
(Figure26).
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Figure26
Note:Youcanalsocheckthebalanceusinga
commerciallymanufacturedbladebalancer.
2.Ifeitherendofthebladerotatesdownward,le
thatend(notthecuttingedgeortheendnear
thecuttingedge)untilneitherendoftheblade
drops.
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