KEENCUT OVAL 6, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...OVAL 6 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Keencut the world s finest cutting machines...

Page 2: ...ircles 5 5 Cutting glass ovals circles Cont d 6 Looking After Your Oval 6 6 1 Maintenance Blades Introduction Thank you for choosing a Keencut Oval 6 Every effort has been made to bring you a superbly...

Page 3: ...w x 4 11 M6 washer x 4 12 M6 screws x 2 13 M6 spring washer x 2 14 Blades 15 5mm Hexagon wrench 16 Plastic feet x 6 1 Main Base 2 Beam 3 Turntable 4 Cutting Head 5 LH clamp bar 6 RH clamp bar 7 Bevel...

Page 4: ...screws firmly using the 5mm hexagon wrench 3 Fit the Cutting Head to the Beam by sliding it onto the bracket until the edge of the aluminium block aligns with the centre of the Lazy oval scale as sho...

Page 5: ...t supplied with the machine Cutting on to a glass surface is the most safe reliable and economical method A self healing mat can be used but the surface will deteriorate rapidly when bevel cutting A m...

Page 6: ...1 Find the two Sliding Nuts in one of the long edges of the Table 2 Fit the two Clampbars to the Turntable using the M8 thumb screws and washers 3 3 Assembly 3 3 Fitting the Clamp Bars...

Page 7: ...h and length of the oval is set on the differential scale turn the knob counter clockwise by half a turn to release and set to the required dimension lock in position For a circle set the pointer as f...

Page 8: ...and a piece of regular matboard to set the clearance 2 The clamping system The clamping system consists of two clamp bars each with two corner stops and a toggle clamp For small and medium size mats o...

Page 9: ...ing head NOTE If the size of the oval does not reflect the sizes set refer to the next section on Calibrating the scales Vertical cutting The vertical blade is of the same type as that used for bevel...

Page 10: ...o correct the differential scale loosen the two screws and the knob swing the scale until it reads 3 1cm re tighten the screws and the knob 9 Reset the machine to width 8cm difference 3cm Then cut the...

Page 11: ...table edge scales The centre pointer should exactly indicate the crossed centre lines on the turntable grid when the differential scale is set to cut a circle or the turntable is in the portrait posit...

Page 12: ...ng head away from the beam 1 3 Loosen the thumbscrew allowing the cutting head to move towards or away from the beam 1 4 Cut another oval in a different part of the board check the setting and repeat...

Page 13: ...ed line A half round edged wheel A flat edged wheel 3 Fit the embossing tool and lower it onto the matboard surface 4 Do not touch the cutting head knob rotate the turntable by at least 1 4 turn to al...

Page 14: ...ential settings after producing the embossed indent 2 3 Place a small sheet of thin paper on the mat so that one clean edge is across the embossed line Lower the pen until the tip is on the paper abou...

Page 15: ...oover 5 Lower the V groover and carefully place the tips of the two blades in the indent 6 Place a hand on the cutting head knob and rotate the turntable one full revolution applying firm constant pre...

Page 16: ...val shape on the matboard WARNING Wear eye and hand protection when handling glass 4 Measure the scored shape to confirm the accuracy 5 Place the glass blank on the mat board and lower the cutting hea...

Page 17: ...matboard or a felt surface 9 Press around the score line with the thumb or tap it to make the cut 10 Starting 1mm 1 16 from the score line score four radial lines to the out side edge 11 Turn the gla...

Page 18: ...Finish mark Hand Pressure applied to the cutting head before the turntable had rotated to align the cutter Pressure applied to the cutting head too suddenly Blade depth not correct Cutting needing mor...