Cam Plate (Pipe Size) Adjustment Procedure; Thread Size Adjustment Procedure; Changing Posts For Straight Or Tapered Threads - RIDGID 700 Operator's Manual

No. 700 Portable Power Drive
2. Pull knobs (Figure 7) of cam plate and rotate cam
plate to desired pipe size marking on top of die head.
Release knobs when locating pins drop into holes in
selector plate.
Set Screws
Cam
Plate Knob
Figure 7 – No 141 Geared Threader (No. 161 Threader
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Thread Size Adjustment Procedure

Grasp workholder and turn square end of drive shaft or
turn gear case by hand to respective reference lines on
guide post (Figure 8).
Standard Size Thread – Either one of the following
two (2) reference lines may be used.
Reference Line 1: Set bottom surface of die head at
red STANDARD line on pinion sleeve.
Reference Line 2: Set upper surface of die head
which houses guide post even with STANDARD
line at top end of guide post.
Oversize Thread: For oversize (shallow thread) set
head at bottom line on guide post. This line is marked (2T
OVER).
Undersize Thread: For undersize (deep throat) set head
at top line on guide post. This line is marked (2T UNDER).
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Changing posts For Straight Or Tapered
Threads
(Figure 8)
1. Adjust threader to cut standard size threads using
"STANDARD" reference line.
2. Remove screw from gear case at base of guide post.
No. 844
Drive Bar
Die Head
Drive Shaft
Stop
Cam
Screw
Plate Knob
Red Stop
Line
Standard
Line
Pinion
Sleeve
Selector
Plate Knob
Figure 8 – No. 141 Geared Threader Showing Pinion
Clamp
Screw
3. Pull guide post up until guide block attached to selec-
tor plate is disengaged from angle slot in guide post.
4. Turn guide post until straight slot faces inward for
straight thread, or tapered slot inward for tapered
thread. Figure 8 shows guide post set to cut tapered
thread.
5. Engage guide block in slot and push guide post down
into position.
6. Replace guide post screw.
Unit is now set to cut straight threads (NPSM or BSPP)
or tapered threads (NPT or BSPT).
Changing Die Set
1. Remove stop screw (Figure 8) from selector plate.
2. Pull knobs (Figure 8) and rotate cam plate to CD
mark on top of die head.
3. Remove worn die set (Figure 8) and insert new die
set.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to replace complete die set. Die
Ridge Tool Company
Die (Set of 5)
Selector Plate
Sleeve And Guide Post Reference Lines
(No. 161 Geared Threader Similar)
numbers must correspond with slot num-
bers.
Guide
Block
2T Under
Line
Standard
LIne
2T Over
Line
Guide Post
Screw
Gear Case
Workholder