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SECTION VII – GROOVING ROLL ChANGE (MODELS 1007 & 3007)
Note: With 2" – 6" grooving rolls – Install the top roll first, then install the bottom roll.
With 8" – 12" and 14" – 16" grooving rolls – Install the bottom roll first, then install the top roll.
A. TOP (GROOVE) ROLL
1. Thoroughly clean and inspect top shaft to ensure that it is free
from all burrs and galling.
2. Position roller between
the front and back
plates of the grooving
head aligning the rollers
bushings to receive the
top shaft as it is inserted
from the front of the
machine.
3. Push the shaft inward, through the top rollers bushings, stopping
when the back of the shaft is flush with the back of the grooving head.
4. Rotate the top shaft
to align the cross
drilled hole with the
corresponding hole
in the groover head.
Remove thumb screw
from top shaft and
return it to its proper
storage position.
5. Insert the quick release
pin. When properly
installed, the spring
loaded locking ball on the
bottom portion of the
pin will extend below the
bottom of the top shaft.
Note: Top rollers for the Advanced Copper Method utilize a
spherical bearing that the top shaft passes through. This bearing
must be aligned such that the top shaft hole is perpendicular to
the face of the roll prior to pin installation. DO NOT FORCE
TOP SHAFT. When properly aligned, the top shaft will slide in
with little effort.
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2. ROLL INSTALLATION
B. BOTTOM (DRIVE) ROLL
1A. Insert the bottom roll shaft
through the front of the groover
base exposing the triangular
shaped tailpiece at the back of
the Groover.
1B. Lubricate shaft for ease of
installation.
2.
MODEL 1007 ONLY
Align the flats on the triangular
shaft with the motor drive
coupling and insert the shaft
into the coupling.
Note: Push the shaft in from the
front to fully expose the collar
receiving slot at the back end of the Groover.
3.
Insert the hinged collar into the shaft slot and tighten the
socket cap screw (
4.
MODEL 3007 ONLY
Align the flats on the triangular
shaft with the Ridgid 300*
chuck jaws. Slide the Groover
back on the mounting arms
to insert the triangular shaft
tailpiece into the chuck jaws.
Securely tighten the Ridgid 300
chuck jaws.
C. GUIDE ROLL MOUNTING PLATE
Note: Select the correct mounting plate for either steel pipe,
Advanced Copper Method, or CTS Copper System.
Insert the adjustment shaft
1.
from the bottom, into the hole
in the mounting block at the
front of the groover head. Slide
the shaft up to expose threaded
portion above the top of the
mounting block and install the
hex nut.
2.
Using a large slotted screw-
driver and a
snug the hex nut in place.
*"RIDGID" is a registered trade mark of Ridgid Tool of Elyria, Ohio.
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