Installation
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23.
Setting the Scales
1.
Install a Blade Holder into the FSC.
2.
Install the Production Stops. Loosen the right (larger) Production Stop Knob, slide onto the
front of the Horizontal Material Bar from the right and tighten the Knob. Repeat with the
other Production Stop, sliding it onto the left side.
3.
Start with the
Vertical Scale. Take a piece of foamboard or matboard exactly 6" x12"
(measure with ruler or tape measure, and cut). Using a ruler or tape measure, mark 6"
from the left side of the foamboard. Put the board on the machine and make sure the mark
lines up with the 6" line on the Vertical Scale. Slide the scale to match if it does not line up.
Friction should keep it in place, but if it moves too easily, apply double-sided tape behind it
and firmly press it down to make it adhere.
4.
When squaring the Horizontal Scales, start with the left one. Take your board and slide it
into the machine until the 6" marking lines up with the blade.
Clamp the board so it
doesn’t move
, and adjust the scale to the left until it matches
.
Use the SILVER
Production Stop Lever if you are using one of the small Silver Blade Holders and the
RED Production Stop Lever if you are using one of the large Wheel Holders
(the ones
with the red tab on the end)
.
Make sure the corresponding Blade Holder or Wheel Holder
lines up with the correct measurement. Apply double-sided tape behind the left Horizontal
Scale to make sure it doesn’t move.
5.
To set the right side Horizontal Scale, slide the foamboard into the machine and adjust the
6" line so the blade lines up over it. Clamp the board so it doesn’t move, and adjust the
scale to the left until it matches.
Use the SILVER Production Stop Lever if you are
using one of the small Silver Blade Holders and the RED Production Stop Lever if
you are using one of the large Wheel Holders
(the ones with the red tab on the end).
Make sure the corresponding Blade Holder or Wheel Holder lines up with the correct
measurement. Apply double-sided tape behind the right Horizontal Scale to make sure it
doesn’t move.
6.
Cut the foamboard at the 6" mark and both pieces should be the same.
24.
Adjust Vertical Track/Clamp Assembly
The Vertical Track Assembly consists of two parts – a stationary part and a moveable clamp. The
clamp holds the material firmly against the stationary part so that the material does not move during
the cutting stroke. If the material moves, or is not firmly held at the bottom, adjust the bottom
eccentric assembly on the lower left side of the Vertical Track Assembly to apply proper clamping. If
it moves or is not firmly held at the top, adjust the top eccentric assembly on the upper right side of
the Vertical Track Assembly to apply proper clamping. This addendum describes the adjustment and
verification procedures for both areas.
Note: In most cases, if material moves at either the bottom or top, adjust both
identical eccentric assemblies (eccentrics). This ensures that there is no
material slippage, the cutting stroke is even, and the need for repeating the
procedure later for the other eccentric is eliminated.
1.
Remove material from the FSC.
2.
Fold an 8½" x 11" sheet of paper so it creates a thickness of four (4) sheets (0.012").
3.
Slide the folded paper between the center stationary part and the moveable clamp as
shown at the right.
