1224 Threading Machine
Cutter Handle
Figure 19 – No. 766 Saran Cutter Installed. (Shown with
Die Head Removed for Illustration Only.)
Die Head MUST be Installed and in UP
Position During Use of 766 Cutter
Oil Coolant Line Installation
" elbow to bypass pin.
1. Attach
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2. Locate oil bypass hole underneath carriage and insert
bypass pin into hole with elbow pointed toward car-
riage handle.
3. Use hammer to secure pin into hole.
4. Attach coolant nozzle onto elbow.
5. Direct coolant nozzle toward cutter so that oil flow cov-
ers cutting blade.
NOTE! Die head MUST be on carriage and in UP posi-
tion in order to direct oil thru coolant nozzle.
6. Remove coolant nozzle with saran cutter when not in
use.
Cutting Off with 766 Cutter
1. With cutter roll housing and tool holder fully retracted,
pull cutter assembly down into cut-off position.
2. Set speed of machine at 36 RPM.
3. Turn control switch to FOR (Forward) position and
step on foot switch to rotate pipe. Tighten cutter han-
dle until rolls engage materials to be cut-off tool.
4. Direct oil coolant spout toward cut-off tool.
5. Turn feed screw assembly slowly until material is cut
off.
NOTE! At this time, lock stop nuts to assure further
cut-off of the same depth.
6. Once cutting operation is complete and while pipe is
still rotating, retract the cutting tool. Turn cutter handle
Feed Screw
Stop Nuts
Sine Bar
Latched
OUT
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to release rolls and return cutter assembly to storage
position.
NOTE! To make cut-off without getting oil inside mate-
rial, proceed with following steps:
A) Position oil coolant spout down just far
enough to direct a small amount of oil on
rear roll. The material will pick up from roll
and lubricate the cut-off tool.
B) Just before tool bit breaks through material,
pull oil spout away from the cutting tool.
Stripping Saran and Plastic Lined Pipe
1. Back off both stop nuts to end of thread on feed
screw assembly.
2. With roll housing and tool holder fully retracted, pull
cutter assembly down into cut-off position.
3. Set machine speed at 36 RPM.
4. Turn control switch to FOR (forward) position and
step on foot switch to rotate pipe. Tighten cutter
Handle until rolls firmly engage material to be cut off.
5. Direct oil spout toward lined pipe tool bit.
6. Turn feed screw assembly until tool bit has cut
through steel shell to saran or plastic liner.
7. Lock stop nuts against roll housing.
8. Turn feed screw assembly counter-clockwise to back
off tool bit from pipe.
NOTE! Leaving stop nuts locked in position will assure
further cuts on saran and plastic lined pipe are of
the same depth.
9. Once cutting operation is complete and while pipe is
still rotating, retract cutting tool. Turn cutter handle to
release rolls and return cutter assembly to storage
position.
Threading Lined Pipe with No. 714/914
Die Head
1. Set die head to proper size.
2. Secure die head release foot OUT.
NOTE! To thread lined pipe with the 714/914 die head,
the operator MUST install the lockout plate that
comes standard with the 766 Saran Cutter.
3. Adjust lockout plate so screw is inserted in middle
index hole. (Figure 20)
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