Cutting; Fitting Keys; Key Stop - Silca Matrix One Operating Manual

Operating manual

5 CUTTING

ATTENTION: Please see the following warnings to ensure completely safe cutting operations:
• Always work with dry hands.
• Check that the machine is earthed.
• Wear the safety goggles even when the machine has a safety shield.
• Start the motor only after completing the following operations:
fi tting keys into the clamps
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fi tting and calibrating tools .
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• Keep your hands out of the way of the cutter in motion.
• Cut the key only if calibration has taken place:
insert the necessary tools
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turn on the key-cutting machine
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disable the tracer point spring
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proceed with calibration.
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5.1 FITTING KEYS

1) Take the clamp carriage towards the operator until you feel the limit switch click.
2) Fit the original key into the left-hand clamp and the key to be cut into the right-hand clamp, paying attention to
the type of stop on the key .
3) secure the keys with the knobs (E) (E1) .

5.2 KEY STOP

The notches 0-1-2-3 on the clamp are used according to the type of key stop:
0: for keys with back stop (towards head - Fig. 23).
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1-2-3: for keys with tip stop (Fig. 24)
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Choice of stops 1 - 2 - 3 is determined by the length of the key stem.
ATTENTION: the cutting path must always lie within the clamp surface .
After fi tting the keys into the clamps, follow the instructions for the type of key to be cut (chap.5.3 Cutting dimple
keys; chap.5.4 CUTTING laser TYPE keys).
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Fig. 23
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Fig. 24