Rotabroach Element30/3 Manual page 7

Element 3 0 M anual
5) O PERATIONAL S AFETY P
READ B EFORE U SING T HE M ACHINE
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When u sing e lectrical t ools, b asic s afety p recautions s hould a lways b e f ollowed t o r educe t he r isk o f e lectric s hock, f ire,
and p ersonal i njury.
• Ensure t he m agnet i s O FF b efore p lugging i n t he m achine.
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Do N OT u se i n w et o r d amp c onditions. F ailure t o d o s o m ay r esult i n p ersonal i njury.
• Do N OT u se i n t he p resence o f f lammable l iquids, g ases o r i n h igh r isk e nvironments. F ailure t o d o s o m ay r esult i n
personal i njury.
• BEFORE a ctivating t he m achine, i nspect a ll e lectrical s upply c ables ( including e xtension l eads), a nd r eplace i f d amaged. D O
NOT u se i f t here a re a ny s igns o f d amage.
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Only u se e xtension c ables a pproved f or s ite c onditions.
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BEFORE a ctivating t he m achine, A LWAYS c heck t he c orrect f unction o f a ll o perational s ystems, s witches, m agnet e tc.
• BEFORE o perating, t he m achine M UST b e s ecurely r estrained t o a f ixed i ndependent f eature ( by u sing s afety s trap
RD4329, o r o ther m eans) t o r educe t he p otential f ree m ovement, s hould t he m agnet b ecome d etached f rom t he w ork
piece. F ailure t o d o s o m ay r esult i n p ersonal i njury.
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ALWAYS w ear a pproved e ye p rotectors, e ar d efenders a nd r ecommended P PE a t A LL t imes w hen o perating t he m achine.
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Disconnect f rom p ower s ource w hen c hanging c utters o r w orking o n t he m achine.
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Cutters a nd s warf a re s harp, A LWAYS e nsure t hat h ands a re a dequately p rotected w hen c hanging c utters o r r emoving
swarf. U se a t ool o r b rush w here n ecessary t o r emove a ny s warf o r t he c utter f rom t he a rbor.
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Before o perating t he m achine, A LWAYS e nsure c utter-­‐retaining s crews a re s ecured t ightly.
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Regularly c lear t he w ork a rea a nd m achine o f s warf a nd d irt, p aying p articular a ttention t o t he u nderside o f t he m agnet
base.
• ALWAYS r emove t ie, r ings, w atches a nd a ny l oose a dornments t hat m ight e ntangle w ith t he r otating m achinery b efore
operating.
• ALWAYS e nsure t hat l ong h air i s s ecurely e nclosed b y a n a pproved r estraint b efore o perating t he m achine.
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Should t he c utter b ecome s tuck i n t he w ork p iece, s top t he m otor i mmediately t o p revent p ersonal i njury. D isconnect
from p ower s ource a nd t urn a rbor t o a nd f ro. D O N OT A TTEMPT T O F REE T HE C UTTER B Y S WITCHING T HE M OTOR O N
AND O FF. W ear s afety g loves t o r emove t he c utter f rom t he a rbor.
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If t he m achine i s a ccidentally d ropped, A LWAYS t horoughly e xamine t he m achine f or s igns o f d amage a nd c heck t hat i t
functions c orrectly B EFORE r esuming d rilling.
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Regularly i nspect t he m achine a nd c heck f or a ny d amaged o r l oose p arts.
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ALWAYS e nsure w hen u sing t he m achine i n a n i nverted p osition t hat o nly t he m inimum a mount o f c oolant i s u sed a nd
that c are i s t aken t o e nsure t hat c oolant d oes n ot e nter t he m otor u nit.
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Cutting t ools m ay s hatter, A LWAYS p osition t he g uard o ver t he c utter b efore a ctivating t he m achine. F ailure t o d o s o m ay
result i n p ersonal i njury.
• O n c ompletion o f t he c ut, a s lug w ill b e e jected. D O N OT o perate t he m achine a s t he e jected s lug m ay c ause i njury.
• When n ot i n u se A LWAYS s tore t he m achine i n a s afe a nd s ecure l ocation.
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ALWAYS e nsure t hat a pproved R OTABROACH™ a gents c onduct r epairs.
6) O PERATING I NSTRUCTIONS
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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.
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Ensure t hat t he c oolant b ottle c ontains s ufficient c utting o il t o c omplete t he r equired o perating d uration. R efill a s
required.
• Occasionally d epress t he p ilot t o e nsure c utting f luid i s b eing c orrectly m etered.
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To s tart t he m achine f ollow t he c ontrol p anel o peration i nstructions.
• ALWAYS s witch o ff t he m otor b y d epressing t he R ED s top b utton. D O N OT s witch o ff t he m otor b y t urning t he m agnet
switch t o z ero.
• Apply l ight p ressure w hen c ommencing t he c ut o f a h ole u ntil t he c utter i s i ntroduced i nto t he w ork s urface. P ressure c an
then b e i ncreased s ufficiently t o l oad t he m otor. E xcessive p ressure i s u ndesirable, i t d oes n ot i ncrease t he s peed o f
penetration a nd w ill c ause t he s afety o verload p rotection d evice t o s top t he m otor, ( the m otor c an b e r estarted b y
operating t he m otor s tart b utton), a nd m ay c ause e xcessive h eat w hich m ay r esult i n i nconsistent s lug e jection
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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.
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If 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 c utter d own
to 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 n ormally.
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Apply a s mall a mount o f l ight o il l ubricant r egularly t o t he s lide a nd a rbor s upport b earing.
• Cutter b reakage i s u sually 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.
(Refer t o r outine m aintenance i nstructions).
• Only u se a pproved c utting f luid. R otabroach c utting f luid h as b een s pecially f ormulated t o m aximise t he c utters
performance. I t i s a vailable i n 1 l itre ( RD208) a nd 5 l itre ( RD229).
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