Pilous ARG 220 D Instruction Manual page 42

7.2. First cut with ARG 250 Automat, 300 Automat
Warning - danger of injury!
The saw blade is not protected with enclosure in cutting zone.
Danger in saw blade working zone!
1) The button TOTAL STOP is unlocked. Switch on the MASTER SWITCH and activate the machine with the HYDRAULIC UNIT
button.
2) Preset the required cutting angle (see chapter 5.1.)
3) Preset the required bandsaw head stroke height in accordance with the material section (see chapter 5.5.)
4) Insert the workpiece in the vice so that the kerf may be performed.
5) Adjust the left guide head 5 - 10 mm from the maximum workpiece section.
6) Shut off the CONTROL VALVE completely (see chapter 5.4.)
7) Select the cutting speed (see chapter 11.6.)
Select MANUAL or AUTOMATIC MODE on the control board (see chapter 6.).
MANUAL MODE
8) Switch over the button MODE to MANUAL.
9) Feed the vice gripping jaws (chapter 5.2.)
10) Clamp the workpiece with RIGHT VICE switch.
11) Press green button SAW BLADE START to switch on the
saw blade.
12) Switch the SAW BLADE FEED switch over from 0 to
arrow-down-button, by which the system of band saw
head descending is activated.
13) Release the CONTROL VALVE gradually to preset the
optimum descending speed of the band saw head into
cutting position (chapter 5.4.) and perform the cut.
14) After finishing the cut, switch off the saw blade by the red
button SAW BLADE STOP and elevate the band saw head
in the preset upper end position by switching the BAND
SAW HEAD FEED switch to arrow- up-button.
15) Preset workpiece parameters (chapter 6 SETTING OF
WORKPIECE PARAMETERS / MANUAL MODE).
16) Press MOVING VICE FEED button, arrow to the left, to
move the moving vice to end position; by this procedure,
the workpiece length will be preset .
17) Clamp the workpiece with LEFT VICE switch.
18) Unclamp the workpiece with RIGHT VICE switch.
19) Press MOVING V ICE FEED button, arrow to the rigth, to
move the clamped workpiece to the cutting point.
20) Clamp the workpiece with RIGHT VICE switch.
21) Press green button SAW BLADE START to switch on the
saw blade.
22) Switch the SAW BLADE FEED switch over from 0 to
arrow-down-button, by which the system of band saw
head descending is activated.
23) Release the CONTROL VALVE gradually to preset the
optimum descending speed of the band saw head into
cutting position (chapter 5.4.) and perform the cut.
24) After finishing the cut, switch off the saw blade by the red
button SAW BLADE STOP and elevate the band saw head
in the preset upper end position by switching the BAND
SAW HEAD FEED switch to arrow- up-button.
AUTOMATIC MODE
8) Switch over the button MODE to MANUAL.
9) Perform the kerf (chapter 6 .).
10) Preset the workpiece parameters (chapter 6.).
11) Activate the cutting cycle of the machine (chapter 6.; the
workpiece is clamped, the saw blade drive is started, the
system of band saw head descending is activated.
12) Release the CONTROL VALVE gradually to preset the
optimum descending speed of the band saw head into cutting
position (chapter 5.4.) and perform the cut.
13) After finishing the cut, elevate the band saw head in the upper
end position by using button 3.