Original V Ersion - Rotabroach RD130C Manual

Issue 8
[3] O PERATING I NSTRUCTIONS
Before c onnecting t he p neumatic s upply e nsure t he m otor s witch i s i n t he O FF p osition.
Locate t he m achine i n t he r equired p osition f or c utting t he h ole a nd a ctivate t he m agnet b y m eans o f t he
ratchet h andle ( clockwise v iewed f rom r ear). E nsure t hat m agnet r od i s f ully s crewed h ome.
Keep t he i nside o f t he c utter c lear o f s warf -­‐ i t r estricts t he o perating d epth o f t he c utter.
Apply t he c utting f luid t o t he r eservoir v ia t he i nducement s lots i n t he a rbor. I t i s t hen « metered» o ut b y t he
pilot a nd i s a pplied d irectly t o t he c utting e dge. ( Alternatively, f luid c an b e a pplied d irectly o n t o t he w ork
piece m aking c ertain t hat i t f loods i nto t he g roove f ormed b y t he c utter.)
Depress t he p ilot t o e nsure c utting f luid i s b eing c orrectly m etered.
Start t he m otor b y t urning t he r otary v alve t o O N p osition s ee b elow
Apply l ight p ressure w hen c ommencing t o c ut a h ole u ntil t he c utter i s i ntroduced i nto t he w ork s urface.
Pressure c an t hen b e i ncreased s ufficiently t o l oad t he m otor. E xcessive p ressure i s u ndesirable w hen u sing t he
Rotabroach™ M icro-­‐Air m achine, i t d oes n ot i ncrease t he s peed o f p enetration a nd m ay c ause t he m otor t o
stall. T he m otor w ill r estart w hen t he e xcessive p ressure i s r eleased.
Always e nsure t hat t he s lug h as b een e jected f rom t he p revious h ole b efore c ommencing t o c ut t he n ext.
I f t he s lug s ticks i n t he c utter, m ove t he m achine t o a f lat s urface, s witch o n t he m agnet a nd g ently b ring t he
cutter d own t o m ake c ontact w ith t he s urface. T his w ill u sually s traighten a c ocked s lug a nd a llow i t t o e ject
normally.
Apply a s mall a mount o f l ight o il l ubricant r egularly t o s lide a nd a rbor s upport b earing. C utter b reakage i s
usually c aused b y i nsecure a nchorage, a l oosely f itting s lide o r a w orn b earing i n t he a rbor s upport.
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