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FINGER GUARD
The CX817N features a plastic guard fixed
to the front of the hold down. Do not
remove under any circumstances. It will
keep your fingers out of the blade.
WARNING!
Do not remove the finger guard under
any circumstances.
STOPS & GUIDES
The wing nuts on the top of the stops allow
adjusting the front stop and angle guide
quickly and easily. The rear extension arms
have micro adjusting stops to fine tune your
length. See figure-7.
Figure-7 Micro adjusting stop
BLADE CARE
The
blade
on
the
removed by loosening the eight hex bolts
that secure the blade to the casting. See
figure-6.
The
moving
blade
edges. You can rotate the blade to expose
the new cutting edge as soon as one
edge is dull. You can sharpen the blade
very easily with a surface grinder.
CX817N
can
be
has
two
cutting
The fixed blade has only cutting edge and it
can also be sharpened by a surface
grinder.
Figure-8 Blade bolts and return spring
RETURN SPRING
TENSION
The return spring can be adjusted on the
foot lever. To increase the return rate,
tighten the hex nuts against the spring
shown in figure-9.
Figure-9 Return spring tension
LUBRICATION
Lubricate all pivot and sliding points on the
shear daily after use. Apply a thin coat of oil
on the blades and other bare cast iron
surfaces to prevent from rusting.
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