Cutting Pipe With No. 820 Cutter; Reaming Pipe With No. 341 Reamer; Threading Pipe Or Rod With Quick-Opening, Self-Opening Or Semi-Automatic Die Head - RIDGID 535 Manual Del Usuario

535 Automatic Pipe and Bolt Threading Machine

Cutting Pipe with No. 820 Cutter

1. Swing reamer and die head to UP position.
2. Move pipe cutter DOWN onto pipe and move car-
riage with handwheel to line up cutter wheel with
mark on pipe.
3. Tighten cutter feed screw handle on pipe keeping
wheel aligned with the pipe. (Figure 6)
4. Assume the correct operating posture.
Figure 6 – Cutting Pipe with 820 Cutter
This will allow you to maintain proper bal-
WARNING
ance and to safely keep control of the machine and tools.
• Be sure you can quickly remove your foot from
the foot switch.
• Stand facing the control switch.
• Be sure you have convenient access to control
and speed switches and tools.
• Do not reach across the machine or workpiece.
5. Grasp the pipe cutter's feedscrew handle with both
hands.
6. Depress and hold down the foot switch with the left foot.
7. Tighten the feedscrew handle slowly and continu-
ously until the pipe is cut. Do not force the cutter
into the workpiece.
8. Release the foot switch and remove your foot from the
housing.
9. Swing pipe cutter back to the UP position.
Figure 7 – Reaming with 341 Reamer

Reaming Pipe with No. 341 Reamer

1. Move reamer arm into DOWN position.
2. Extend reamer by pressing latch and sliding knob
toward pipe until latch engages bar.
3. Depress and hold the foot switch down with left foot.
4. Position reamer into pipe and complete reaming by
exerting pressure on handwheel. (Figure 7)
5. Retract reamer bar and return reamer to UP position.
6. Release foot switch and remove your foot from the
housing.
Threading Pipe or Rod with
Quick-Opening, Self-Opening or
Semi-Automatic Die Head
1. Install die set. Refer to die installation procedure.
Set die head to proper size.
2. Swing cutter and reamer to UP position.
3. Swing die head to DOWN position with throwout
lever set to CLOSE position.
4. Check gear shift lever and place it in the proper
speed shown in the speed selection chart.
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