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Loading a Workpiece for Cutting
Fasten the tool and material
securely in place.
Otherwise they may come loose during
cutting, resulting in injury.
NOTICE
When mounting a vise or loading a workpiece while a tool is installed, take care to avoid being injured by the
tool.
Before fixing the workpiece in place, take away any foreign matter such as cutting waste from the surface of the
fixing-use block. If foreign matter remains, the workpiece may not be properly fixed and also the finished
dimensions may not be precise.
This section is an explanation of the cutting workpiece attachment method when an optional machine vice ZV-1 is used. If employing an
alternative attachment method, fix the workpiece firmly in place using the following explanation for reference.
Under the standard workpiece attachment method, a block is attached to
the vice, then the workpiece is fixed to the block with double-sided
adhesive tape. This is the most suitable method when cutting compara-
tively small workpieces. For the fixing-use block, it's better to choose a
workpiece that can be cut and aligned horizontally with precision. (So
that after attachment with the vice, accuracy can be improved when the
surface is cut.) When cutting complicated shapes, it can be difficult to fix
the workpiece to accommodate the cutting process. But with this method
you can fix the workpiece setting position by cutting the block itself to the
required shape.
As an alternative, it is possible to attach the workpiece to the vice directly.
Because no fixing-use block is utilized, this method is capable of accom-
modating larger workpieces. In addition, attachment and detachment are
easy. However, this method is not suitable for very complicated shapes or
for cases where the strength of the part held in the vice is weak.
In cases where the workpiece is attached to the vice directly, be careful to
adjust the cutting depth (the total Z axis feeding amount) so that the part
of the workpiece held in the vice is not cut. If the tool cuts the vice, the
cutting edge of the tool will be damaged and it will be impossible to use.
Also, in the case of a very thin tool, the cutting edge may break and
become very dangerous.
Do not place a load of 8 kg (17.6 lb.)
or more (combined weight of the
workpiece and vise) on the XY table.
The unit may tip over, resulting in injury.
Workpiece
fixing-use block
Workpiece
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