Machine And Work Area Set-Up - RIDGID 916 Operator's Manual

Machine and Work Area Set-Up

To prevent serious injury, proper set-up of the machine
and work area is required. The following procedures
should be followed to set-up the machine:
1. Locate a work area that has the following:
• Adequate lighting
• No flammable liquids, vapors or dust that may
ignite.
• Grounded electrical outlet
• Clear path to the electrical outlet that does not
contain any sources of heat or oil, sharp edges or
moving parts that may damage electrical cord.
• Dry place for machine and operator. Do not use
the machine while standing in water.
• Level ground
2. Clean up the work area prior to setting up any equip-
ment. Always wipe up any oil that may be present.
3. Place machine on a flat, level surface. Be sure the
machine, stand and groover are stable.
4. Properly support the pipe with pipe stands. Use two
pipe stands to groove pipe over 36".
Failure to properly support the pipe can
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result in the unit tipping or the pipe falling.
5. Make sure FOR/OFF/REV switch is in the OFF posi-
tion.
6. Position the foot switch so that the operator can
safely control the machine, roll groover and work-
piece. It should allow the operator to do the following:
• Stand with left hand on feed handle.
• Use the foot switch with his left foot.
• Have convenient access to the groover without
reaching across the machine.
Machine is designed for one person operation.
7. Plug the machine into the electrical outlet making
sure to position the power cord along the clear path
selected earlier. If the power cord does not reach
the outlet, use an extension cord in good condition.
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never use an extension cord that is damaged or does not
meet the following requirements.
• The cord has a three-prong plug similar to shown in
Electrical Safety section.
• The cord is rated as "W" or "W-A" if being used out-
doors.
• The cord has sufficient wire thickness (14 AWG
below 25'/12AWG 25' - 50'). If the wire thickness is
too small, the cord may overheat, melting the cord's
insulation or causing nearby objects to ignite.
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all electrical connections dry and off he ground. Do not
touch plug with wet hands.
8. Check the unit to insure it is operating properly.
• Flip the directional switch to FOR (Forward). Press
and release the foot switch. Check that the groove
roll rotates in a counterclockwise direction as you
are facing the groover. Have the power drive or
threading machine serviced if it rotates in the wrong
direction or if the foot switch does not control its
stopping or starting.
• Depress and hold the foot switch. Inspect the
moving parts for misalignment, binding, odd nois-
es or any other unusual conditions that may affect
the safe and normal operation of the machine. If
such conditions are present, have the roll groover
drive serviced.
• Check the speed of the machine to insure it rotates
under 58 RPM. Higher speed machine increases
the risk of injury.
• Flip the directional switch to REV (Reverse) (Except
1822-I and 535 Automatic machines). Press and
release the foot switch. Check that the drive roll
rotates in a clockwise direction as you are facing the
roll groover.
• Release the foot switch and flip the directional
switch to OFF.
9. Check the groove and drive rolls to insure they are the
correct size.
CAUTION
steel pipe can lead to contamination of the stainless steel
material. This contamination could cause corrosion and
premature pipe failure. To prevent ferrous contamination,
use roll sets dedicated for stainless steel grooving.
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To avoid electrical shock and electrical fires,
To reduce risk of electrical shock, keep
Use of roll sets on both carbon and stainless
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