WARNING
Grooving rolls can crush or
cut fingers and hands.
• Always turn off the main
power supply to the tool
before making any tool
adjustments.
• Loading/unloading pipe will place your
hands close to the rollers. Keep hands
away from the grooving rolls and the
roller on the pipe stabilizer during
operation.
• Never reach inside the pipe ends or
across the tool or pipe during operation.
• Always groove pipe in a CLOCKWISE
direction.
• Never groove pipe that is shorter than
the recommended lengths listed in this
manual.
• Never wear loose clothing, loose gloves,
or anything that can become entangled
in moving parts.
6. Insert a length of pipe that is the correct
size and thickness onto the lower roll.
Make sure the pipe end contacts the lower-
roll backstop flange completely. While
manually supporting the pipe, depress
and hold down the safety foot switch. The
upper roll will advance and contact the
pipe. Remove hands from the pipe.
NOTICE
• Occasionally during grooving, the groove
diameter stop may move up and down
slightly, making contact and then
breaking contact with the hydraulic
cylinder. This is normal for pipe that has
a noticeable weld seam or hard spot.
7.
As grooving continues, the groove diameter
stop will move down and contact the
hydraulic cylinder. This contact activates
the dwell timer, which allows the pipe to
rotate one to three more revolutions to
ensure groove completion (refer to the
“Dwell Control Adjustment” section).
7a. Release the safety foot switch, and
withdraw foot from the switch.
7b. Prepare to support the pipe because the
tool will release the pipe automatically.
8. If no more roll grooving will be performed
for a while, turn off the hydraulic system by
pushing down (in) either the red
“STOP”
knob on the control panel or the electrical
enclosure.
NOTICE
• The groove diameter must be within
specification for the diameter and wall
thickness of pipe. The groove diameter
should be checked and adjusted, as
necessary, to ensure grooves remain
within specification.
TM-VE460_34
TM-VE460
OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL
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