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Ideal™ 1000 Manual
20016-6111

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  • Page 1 Ideal™ 1000 Manual 20016-6111...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Introduction ..............2 1.0 Introduction .

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. I ntroductIon 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Safety Guidelines Thank you for selecting the Simplex•Ideal•Peerless The following are general safety guidelines. Please Reel Mower Grinder. The Peerless 2000 Grinder read and understand these guidelines before pro- is designed and built from top quality materials and ceeding. As is the case with most machinery, failure components by people who care, and it will give you to operate it in a safe manner may result in damage, decades of service. injury or loss of life. Please be careful. Please take a few minutes to register your grinder Always close shield or wear safety glasses and on our web site www.sipgrinder.com so that we can face shield when grinding! provide you better service and support.

  • Page 4: Principles Of Sharpening

    1.2 Principles of Sharpening The reel type lawn mower cuts grass using the prin- ciples of shears. It is necessary, therefore, to have two Top Face Angle sharp cutting edges making close enough contact to cut the grass cleanly. This is the least harmful method of mowing grass, because each blade of grass is sup- ported by the bed knife while the reel blade shears it off. This eliminates bleeding and brown tops which Front Face Angle occur when the grass is whipped off with rotary type mowers. On a five bladed reel mower, the bed knife does five times the work of any one reel blade as all the reel The bed knife Front Face Angle is used to support the blades must shear against it. The bed knife, therefore, blade as it is being cut. It does not need to be ground is the master cutting element and although made of regularly as it does not wear and change shape. Bed heavier and harder steels, it is impossible to properly knife life is increases, however, by grinding both the sharpen a mower with dull reel blades without sharp- top and front surfaces of the bed knife to eliminate ening the bed knife too.

  • Page 5: Edge Shape

    1.3 Edge Shape 1.4 Reel Shape The process of sharpening a lawn mower is really one of reshaping the cutting edge of the bed knife and the reel blades by grinding, to restore their abil- ity to cut grass. Equally important is the restoration of the match, or fit, of the reel blades to the cutting edge of the bed knife, against which all reel blades shear or cut. It is also important that the bed knife blade and the bottom of the reel blades are parallel to the bottom of the rollers and the rollers are parallel to each other. It is desirable for the reel to have little or no cone shape. This makes for a more even cut...

  • Page 6: Set Up

    2. S 2.0 Locating Your Grinder 2.1 Unpacking the Grinder Determine where on a concrete slab the Ideal 1000 will be located. The Ideal 1000 requires standard 110 volt, 60 Hz, single phase service. Foreign versions with 200 While unpacking, examine carefully for any shipping volt, 50 Hz, single phase are available. The grinder damage. A ny damage should be reported immediately comes with an 8 foot grounded cord for 110 volt ser- to the carrier. vice. The grinder also requires about 70 psi clean By now you have removed the plastic wrap from the compressed air. main crate. After removing the box of accessories and any other optional equipment, unbolt the grinder from the pallet and place it in the location you have selected.

  • Page 7: Connecting The Service

    2.2 Leveling the Base 2.3 Connecting the service Mount the leveling pads provided in to the four corners Make sure that all of the switches are turned off. of the grinder. Connect the air supply to the filter regulator and set With the grinder in its final location, use a good qual- the pressure gauge to 50 psi. ity carpenters level and adjust the leveling pads until grinder is level. Plug the electrical cord into a 110 volt outlet.

  • Page 8: Preparing To Grind

    3. p reparIng rInd 3.0 Preparing the reel mower for grinding 3.1 Control Panel Clean all dirt, grass, rust, grease, and oil from the mower assembly, especially where it accumulates Emergency stop button controls the main power. Turn behind the lip of the bed knife. off by pushing in, turn on by turning clockwise. Inspect for a wavy appearance or condition along the top face of the bed knife. This would indicate that the bed knife has been adjusted to the reel with Left grinding wheel motor.
  • Page 9 Carriage travel on-off. The carriage travel operates with air. This also turns the coolant mist on and off. The coolant mist comes on when the carriage travel is turned on. If you want to operate one without the other, close the valves of either the carriage travel or coolant mist to turn it off. The gold knob controls the fluid and the black knob controls the air. This controls the carriage speed when it travels to the left. This is a needle valve which lets air bleed from the cylinder. Opening the valve counter clockwise increases the speed. Closing the valve clockwise decreases the speed. Right carriage speed. This controls the carriage speed when it travels to the right and works the same as the left carriage speed.

  • Page 10: Setting The Relief Angle

    3.2 Setting the relief angle Tighten the set screws which lock the grinding Loosen the set screws which lock the grinding head. head. There are two set screws on each head opposite each other. Do not back the set screw out more that one turn or it will become disengaged from the locking pad and not work properly. You need to reposition the grinding wheel so that it aligns properly with the bed knife by using the infeed and positioning feed. Grasp the motor as shown and rotate the grinding head... until you get the desired angle.

  • Page 11: Carriage Travel

    3.3 Carriage travel 3.4 Position the Fence The carriage may be disengaged from the drive Unlock the left knob cylinder for easier set up by pulling and turning the latch pin. To reengage the drive cylinder, turn the latch pin until it drops in its groove, when the cylinder and head are lined up, the pin will automatically snap into the cylinder. Unclamp the right clamp. The travel stops are set by loosening the locking screw, positioning the stop and retighening the lock- ing screw. Place the bed knife on the three support balls.
  • Page 12 Ensure that the rear flat of the bed knife is resting on Then clamp the right side. all three balls. Slide fence against the rear of the bed knife. Tighten the left side first.

  • Page 13: Adjusting The Bed Knife Rear Stop

    3.5 Adjusting the bed knife rear stop Tighten the t-knob. Repeat for other stop. If the rear stops do not firmly contact the bed knife, they can be adjusted. Loosen t-knob. Rotate the cam which holds the rear stop until it firmly contacts the bed knife.

  • Page 14: Clamping Bed Knife

    3.6 Clamping bed knife Slide the clamps down. Place the bed knife on the three ball bearings and against the rear stops. Tighten the clamps. Do not overtighten. Ensure that the back flat of the bed knife is on all three ball bearings. If the cone point of the clamp does not seat securely, you may want to grind a small place for it to seat. Ensure that none of the ball bearings is on a screw head.

  • Page 15: Adjusting The Front Face Contact

    3.7 Adjusting the front face contact it touches the bed knife at the closest point. Disengage the grinding head from the air cylinder. Move the grinding head to the other end of the bed Move the grinding head across the bed knife to find knife. the closest point between the bed knife and the front face stone. Loosen the brass knurled nut on the rear stop. Adjust the front face stone until...
  • Page 16 Feed the rear stop in..You may have to loosen the bed knife clamps to allow adequate movement of the bed knife. until the bed knife just contacts the front face stone Tighten the brass knurled nut.

  • Page 17: Checking Contact

    3.8 Checking contact Move the grinding head to one end of the bed knife. Adjust the top face stone down until it just touches the bed knife. Move the grinding head across the bed knife. There should be even contact all the way across unless the bed knife is badly worn. If the contact is not even, recheck your set up. Repeat for the front face.

  • Page 18: Grinding

    4. g rIndIng 4.0 Grinding the Bed Knife. Set the coolant mist flow. Engage the carriage into the drive cylinder. Turn the left grinding motor on. Set the grinding head stops so that the part of the grinding wheel touching the bed knife (the inside edge) clears the ends of the bed knife. Always close shield or wear safety glasses and face shield when grinding. Turn the carriage on and set the speed.
  • Page 19 Always close shield or wear safety glasses and Continue infeeding left grinding head until the top face shield when grinding. face is done. Let the top face spark out after you have completed the front face. Turn the right grinding motor on. Turn the carriage off when the grinding head is off Infeed the grinding wheel until it starts to grind. Con- one end of the bed knife. Turn the left grinding mo- tinue infeeding the grinding wheel until the front face tor off. is done. Remove the bed knife. Back off the front face right grinding wheel and turn the right grinding motor off.

  • Page 20: Dressing The Grinding Stone

    4.1 Dressing the grinding stone and the right half of the right stone. Unlock the diamond dresser mount. This handle ratchets and may be repositioned by pulling out and turning. With the grinding head disengaged from the drive cylinder, turn the grinding motor on and carefully move the grinding head back and forth as you infeed the Position the diamond dresser against the stone on its grinding head down. Continue until no sparks appear. outside or edge then lock the mount. Turn the grinding motor off. Make sure that you are dressing on the outside half Stow the diamond dresser mount. of the grinding wheel, the left half of the left stone,...

  • Page 21: Maintenance

    5. M aIntenance 5.0 General maintenance The grinder is equipped with totally enclosed fan cooled The carriage bearings are permanently sealed and motors which require no regular maintenance. The lubricated. They require no lubrication or attention motors should be cleaned periodically with either a except to be kept clean. vacuum or compressed air. The track shafts must also be kept clean and free The feed screws should be lubricated lightly with dry from grinding dust and are equipped with integral graphite as needed for easy operation. wipes. Do not oil the track shafts as that will cause the grinding dust to cling to the track shafts and make the wipes ineffective.

  • Page 22: Adjusting The Carriage Bearings

    5.1 Adjusting the carriage bearings With a screwdriver, turn the axle so that bearing just The two bearings on the top of the track shaft do not touches the chromed track shaft. need adjusting. Retighten the locking set screw. The bottom bear- The remaining six bearings are mounted on eccentric ings should just touch the track shaft and slip when axles and may need occasional adjusting. turned. The top bearings should all contact the track shaft without the carriage rocking. Not all bearings will be in full contact with the track shaft over its full length. Loosen the set screw which locks the bearing axle.

  • Page 23: Mounting Grinding Wheels

    5.2 Mounting grinding wheels Do not use damaged grinding wheel as it may come apart and cause damage, serious injury, or loss of life.! You may have to raise the left grinding head or lower the right grinding head to be able to remove the left grinding wheel. Ring a new grinding wheel to ensure it is undamaged. Do this by holding it in the arbor hole and gently tapping it with a wooden handle of a screw driver or similar tool. If the grinding wheel does not ring, do not use it. Place the new grinding wheel on the hub.

  • Page 24: Adjusting The Gibs

    5.3 Adjusting the gibs If the grinding head seems loose, you may need to tighten the gibs by loosening the locking nut and tightening the gib screws. Tighten screws so that there is no play in the head but the feed screw works smoothly.

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