Rytan RY456, Operator'S Manual

Loosen the two 1/4-20 screws securing the stylus holder in place using your 3/16” Allen Hex Wrench---retighten

the two screws with LIGHT pressure.  You want jut enough retightening pressure on the two screws to keep

the stylus holder in place so you can’t move it with your hand--but you can move it with gentle to moderate

tapping with your small plastic mallet.

Turn the cutter BACKWARDS with your hand and observe which way you must move the stylus holder. Use

your small plastic mallet to “nudge” the stylus holder in the direction you want it to go.  It is a good idea to

verify the cutter position in the “V” cut in the key after every “tap” of the small plastic mallet.  Verify your

results by turning the cutter Backwards with your hand.  Also, verify that the stylus is properly seated in the

“V” cut in the left-hand key.  Adjust the position of the carriage using the machine’s “stick-shift” lever as

required to keep the stylus seated in the “V” cut in the key.

Continue with this procedure until you are satisfied witht he position of the stylus holder.  Once you are satisfied

you may wish to turn ON  your key machine and observe the spinning cutter wheel in the “V” cut in the key.

This test must only be done AFTER you have turned the cutter Backwards by hand and verify that no cutter

teeth will contact either side of the “V” cut in the key.  With the machine running you may want to slightly

“nudge” the stylus holder a little more before retightening the stylus holder.

Switch off the key machine.  Tighten the two screws using the 3/16” Allen Hex Wrench.

IMPORTANT--Verify that your depth adjustment is correct and readjust if necessary.  Refer back to Depth

Adjustment if necessary.

Spacing Adjustment is now complete.

IMPORTANT – 

Verify that your depth adjustment is correct and readjust if necessary.

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KEY GAUGE ADJUSTMENT

Stack two identical key blanks one on top of the other and clamp in the right-hand vise jaw.  Be sure

to BOTTOM SHOULDER GAUGE them.  DO NOT use the machine’s flip-up full-function key

gauges.

There should be NO key blank in the left vise jaw for this part of the procedure.

Switch ON the key machine and carefully release the carriage and position it so the cutter wheel will

make a cut in about the middle of the blade of the key blanks.  Hold the machine’s “stick-shift” lever

steady and carefully make a straight “V” cut into the two-piece key blank stack  - go all the way to

the carriage’s built-in over-travel stop and move the machine’s “stick-shift” lever to the LEFT making

a wide cut slightly more than ¼” wide.

Pull the carriage back and 

SWITCH OFF

 the key machine.

Remove the two key blanks from the right-hand vise jaw.

Reinstall one key blank in the Right vise jaw-  use BOTTOM SHOULDER GAUGING.  DO NOT

use the machine’s flip-up full-function key gauges.

Install the other key blank in the Left vise jaw -  use BOTTOM SHOULDER GAUGING.  DO NOT

use the machine’s flip-up full function key gauges.

NOW flip up the machine’s full-function key gauges and place them in the wide grooves cut in the keys.

Adjust the key gauges as necessary by loosening the key gauge’s fastening screws  - retighten the screws when

you are finished.

The key gauges now match the spacing of the vise jaws.

You 

MUST 

verify and readjust, if necessary, the machine’s spacing and adjustment.

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