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M odel RY 45
OPER ATOR'S MANUA L
Rytan Mo d el RY4 5 Se mi - Au t om at ic Key Du p lic a t ing M a ch ine for
Ryt an P rodu c t s A r e De s i g n e d a nd Ma nufa ct ur e d i n the U . S.A .
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READ A ND UND ERS TA ND T H IS OP E R ATOR 'S M A N UA L A N D B EC OME
FAMILIAR WIT H YO UR NEW M AC H IN E B EF OR E YOU STA RT C U T T IN G K EY S
RYTA N , I N C . R ESERVES T H E R I G H T TO M A K E CH A N GE S WI TH O U T N OT I C E. P R I C E S M AY VA R Y F R O M Y O U R D I S T R I B U T O R .
C yl i nd er Key s a nd Au to m o t ive Key s
I N C O R P O R A T E D
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- Page 1 OPER ATOR’S MANUA L Rytan Mo d el RY4 5 Se mi - Au t om at ic Key Du p lic a t ing M a ch ine for C yl i nd er Key s a nd Au to m o t ive Key s Ryt an P rodu c t s A r e De s i g n e d a nd Ma nufa ct ur e d i n the U .
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
RY47 Flat Slotter Kit and duplicate Flat Safe Deposit Keys. GETTING STARTED Please take time now to ready and understand this manual thoroughly before you start cutting keys. machine. Please feel to contact us if y ou have any questions or go to Rytan.com. -
Page 3: Safety Rules
SAFETY FIRST Do not attempt to operate this machine until you have read thoroughly and understand completely all instructions, rules, etc. contained in this manual. Failure to comply can result in accidents involving fire, electric shock, or serious personal injury. SAFETY RULES A. -
Page 4: Mounting The Machine
D) Always cut keys from Bow to Tip. NEVER MAKE YOUR FIRST CUT FROM TIP-TO-BOW. The RY45 is specifically designed to cut most cylinder keys and U.S. and Foreign automotive keys. The key will be cut properly starting at the Bow and ending at the Tip of the key. -
Page 5: Vise Jaws
VISE JAW WITH .040" SHIM STANDARD JAW WILL TO ENABLE DEEP CUTS TO CLAMP MAXIMUM BE MADE IN KEY AMOUNT OF KEY Figure 1 CUTTING KEYS Keys are always top shoulder gauged with the full-function key gauges. Never attempt to bottom shoulder gauge a key against the vise jaws. Always remember to flip back your key gauges before cutting a key. - Page 6 Some padlock keys and some General Motors keys have cuts deeper than .142" from the back edge of the key blade. For these keys you have to shim the vise jaws to clamp the keys properly. Use the pair of round-drill rod shims that came with your machine. Place a shim in each vise jaw against the back edge and lay the key in front of.the shim—effectively pushing the key out of the vise jaws and clamping on the remaining .102"...
- Page 7 REVERSING THE CARRIAGE The carriage is reversed on your RY45 key machine to switch from standard vise jaw configuration to narrow groove key clamping configuration. To reverse the carriage unscrew the red knurled knob and screw assembly located near the bottom front of the carriage. Inspect the carriage shaft and carriage and wipe off any key cuttings that might affect clamping the carriage back onto the carriage shaft.
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Page 8: Top Shoulder Gauging
TOP SHOULDER GAUGING LEAVE ABOUT 1/32" GAP BETWEEN BOTTOM SHOULDER OF KEY AND LEFT EDGE OF VISE JAW Figure 6 Standard cylinder keys should always be Top Shoulder Gauged. Use the machine's full-function flip-down key gauges. We do not recommend bottom shoulder gauging because key blank manufacturers do not always maintain a reliable correlation between bottom and top shoulder positions on the key blanks they make. - Page 9 CLAMPING KEYS IN LEFT VISE JAW LEFT VISE JAW Figure 8 When both keys have been properly gauged and clamped in the vise jaws REMEMBER to flip UP the full-function key gauges before attempting to cut the key. CLAMPING (Ford double-sided keys) Keys such as Ford double-sided ignition and door do not have a top shoulder to gauge from.
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Page 10: Tip Gauging
Ridge of key must contact face of lop vise jaw. Open vise jaws ONLY enough to allow thinnest section of key blade to slide in. IGNITION KEY Figure 10 10. TIP GAUGING (Ford double-sided keys) Operate the full-function key gauges by rotating the key gauge shaft toward you—then push to the right on the key gauge shaft while continuing to rotate the key gauge until the key gauge aligns itself with the tip of the key. -
Page 11: Cutter Shaft Lock
Figure 12 SWITCH "ON" YOUR MACHINE The power switch is located at the top, right rear of the machine—near the motor. See figure 13. To switch ON push the switch to the rear. To switch OFF pull the switch forward. POWER SWITCH Figure 13 CUTTER SHAFT LOCK... -
Page 12: Removing/Replacing Cutter
Please note however—the motor may be powerful enough to slip the belt and permanently damage it by wearing a flat spot on the belt. REMOVING THE CUTTER The cutter wheel is secured to the cutter shaft with a LEFT-HAND NUT. See figure 14. You must turn the nut to the RIGHT (facing the cutter wheel) to remove it. - Page 13 T-TURN STYLUS LOCK Figure 15 Depth is adjusted by moving the stylus forward or backward by means of a knurled adjustment knob located at the back of the stylus. The adjustment is secured by the "T-turn" knob located on the top of the stylus holder.
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Page 14: Spacing Adjustment
SPACING ADJUSTMENT Never adjust the spacing without first adjusting DEPTH. If the depth adjustment is not right—spacing will not be right. Spacing is adjusted by moving the cutter wheel and its cutter shaft assembly left or right. The cutter shaft assembly is secured to the machines main housing by one #10-32 Alien Socket Head Cap Screws. - Page 15 Install the BOTTOM key blank in the left vise jaw—flip down the machines full-function key gauges and carefully top shoulder gauge the left key to the key in the right-hand vise jaw. Carefully release the carriage and align the left-hand key blanks "V" cut with the machines stylus—the "V" cut in the key blank in the right-hand vise jaw should "fall"...
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Page 16: Key Gauge Adjustment
VIEW SHOWN WITHOUT CUTTER GUARD CLARITY. USE YOUR SMALL TO MOVE THE RUSTIC MALLET CUTTER TO THE TO MOVE THE RIGHT. LOOSEN CUTTER TO THE SCREW LEFT. Figure 18 KEY GAUGE ADJUSTMENT Stack two identical key blanks one on top of the other and clamp them in the right-hand vise jaw. Be sure to BOTTOM SHOULDER GAUGE them. - Page 17 Figure 19 CARRIAGE OVERTRAVEL DEPTH ADJUSTMENT Your key machine is equipped with a depth overtravel device. Its adjustment is important. The overtravel device prevents the cutter wheel from cutting into the vise jaws when there are no keys clamped in the machine. Setting the depth overtravel device too high will prevent deep cuts from being made—they will not get cut all the way down into the key blank.
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Page 18: Carriage Over Travel Adj
You can service virtually anything on your machine yourself. There are no special tools, fixtures or alignment jigs required to install the parts used in this key machine. Because Rytan manufactures the machines in-house you are assured a supply of new replacement parts and updates for as long as YOU want us to make the machines. - Page 19 DRIVE BELT Your machine's belt tension is maintained by means of moving the motor. To adjust the belt tension-use your 7/16" wrench and your 3/16" Alien Hex Wrench to loosen the 4 cap screws and hex nuts on the motor. Push the motor hard against the belt and retighten the 4 screws. See figure 21. MOTOR MOUNTING SCREWS Figure 21 KEY MACHINE ACCURACY...
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Page 20: Troubleshooting
18. TROUBLESHOOTING Machine Always Needs Adjustment There are several things that can cause this situation. 1. Cutter wheel may be dull. This can cause the key to try to "float" and not cut deep enough in the deepest cuts if you don't push hard enough against the carriage. Replace or resharpen the cutter (see replacing the cutter above). - Page 21 5. You're in your van. You're Redi-Line generator needs repair, or your wiring needs replacing (usually from the battery to the Redi-Line), or your battery is weak. Another possibility is that you've been using a power converter and it is marginal. 6.
- Page 22 Cutter Wheel Didn't Seem to Last Long Several things can cause this to happen. 1. The cutter will last the longest if it only duplicates brass keys. Premium quality Nickel-Silver key blanks are abrasive to the cutter wheel and will dull the cutter more rapidly than brass keys.
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Page 23: When Do I Replace
19. WHEN DO I REPLACE..1. Replace the cutter wheel when deburring the key seems to take longer than normal. Replace the cutter wheel when you find yourself "assisting" or "force-feeding" the carriage more often, especially in deep cuts. 2. Resharpen your cutters in sets. Store old cutters until you've accumulated at least 3 cutters— then send them to a quality regrinding shop with a note requesting that they all be sharpened to the same size. -
Page 24: Cutomer Information
Rytan, Inc. provides the following information on warranty and service for the RY45 key duplicating machine. 21. WARRANTY The warranty registration form must be filled out and mailed to Rytan, Inc. within TEN days of date of purchase . Failure to do so will VOID the warranty. Payment of Shipping Payment of all shipping charges and handling costs are the customer's responsibility for all warranty work and for all service work. - Page 25 Gardena, CA 90249 WARRANTIES WARRANTIES (APPLICABLE IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S.A. ONLY) RYTAN, INC. MODEL RY45 KEY MACHINES ARE WARRANTED TO BE FREE FROM MANUFACTURING DEFECTS FOR ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. DURING THE FIRST YEAR DEFECTIVE PARTS WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE FOR PARTS OR LABOR.
- Page 26 ( 3 1 0 ) • 2 1 2 • 6 0 0 2 f a x RY20030 Stylus on other end. Par t Drawing may be di erent than actual par t-Rytan reser ves the right to make changes...
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