Specific Safety Information; Roll Groover Safety Instructions; Ridgid Contact Information; Description - RIDGID 918-I Manual

918-I Roll Groover

Specific Safety Information

WARNING
This section contains important safety information
that is specific to this tool. Read these precau-
tions carefully before using 918-I Roll Groover to
reduce the risk of electrical shock or other serious
injury.
SAVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS
FOR FUTURE REFERENCE!
Keep this manual with the machine for use by the oper-
ator.

Roll Groover Safety Instructions

• Keep hands away from grooving rolls. Do not wear
loose fitting gloves. Fingers can be crushed between
groove rolls, groove roll and pipe or between pipe and
stabilizer wheel.
• Keep hands away from ends of pipe. Do not reach
inside pipe. Do not touch groove while operating.
Burrs and sharp edges can catch and cut. Fingers can
be crushed between groove rolls or between groove
rolls and pipe.
• Keep guards in place. Do not operate the roll groov-
er with the guard removed. Exposure to groove rolls
may result in entanglement and serious injury.
• Only groove pipe 8" (200 mm) or longer. Grooving
shorter than specified pipe can result in entanglement
and crushing injuries.
• Do not wear loose clothing when operating ma-
chine. Keep sleeves and jackets buttoned. Do not
reach across the machine or pipe. Clothing can be
caught by the pipe or machine resulting in entangle-
ment.
• Do not use this machine if the foot switch is bro-
ken or missing. Never block a foot switch in the
ON position so it does not control the machine.
A foot switch provides better control by letting you
shut OFF the machine motor by removing your foot. If
entanglement should occur and power is maintained
to the motor, you will be pulled into the machine. This
machine has high torque and can cause clothing to
bind around your am or other body parts with enough
force to crush or break bones or cause striking or other
injuries.
• Be sure that the roll groover, pipe and stands are
stable. Be sure the roll groover is properly set up and
secured. This will help prevent tipping of the equipment
and pipe. Properly support the pipe. This will help to
prevent the tipping of the pipe and equipment.
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• Properly prepare and handle pipe. Burrs and sharp
edges can catch and cut.
• One person must control the work process, ma-
chine operation and foot switch. Only the operator
should be in the work area when the machine is run-
ning. This helps reduce the risk of injury.
• Restrict access or barricade the area when work-
piece extends beyond machine to provide a min-
imum of one meter (3 feet) clearance from the
workpiece. Restricting access or barricading the work
area around the workpiece will reduce the risk of en-
tanglement.
• Always wear appropriate personal protective equip-
ment while setting up and using the roll groover.
Appropriate personal protective equipment always in-
cludes eye protection and may include equipment such
as tight fitting leather gloves and steel toed footwear.
• Only use roll groover to groove pipe of recom-
mended sizes and types according to these instruc-
tions. Other uses or modifying the roll groover for other
applications may increase the risk of injury.
• Before operating roll groover, read and understand:
– This operator's manual
– The fitting manufacturer's installation instructions
– The instructions for any other material or equipment
used with this tool
Failure to follow all instructions and warnings may re-
sult in property damage and/or serious injury.

RIDGID Contact Information

If you have any question concerning this RIDGID
– Contact your local RIDGID
– Visit RIDGID.com to find your local RIDGID contact
point.
– Contact Ridge Tool Technical Service Department at
ProToolsTechService@Emerson.com, or in the U.S.
and Cana da call 844-789-8665.

Description

The RIDGID 918-I Roll Groover is designed to form
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rolled grooves in steel, stainless steel, aluminum, PVC
pipes and copper tubes. The grooves are formed by hy-
draulically advancing the groove roll into the pipe, which
is supported by the drive roll.
The 918-I Roll Groover typically includes two groove and
drive roll sets for grooving pipe:
• 2"-6" schedule 10 and 40 steel pipe
• 8"-12" schedule 10 and 8" Schedule 40 steel pipe
product:
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distributor.
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999-998-676.10_REV. D