915 In Place Roll Groover
915 Roll Groover Set-up
IMPORTANT! To confirm the proper groove depth, test
grooves should be performed and checked
with a Pi tape.
1. At a bench or on the ground, rotate the feed screw
counter clockwise to "open" the groove roll from
the drive roll (Figure 2) .
Depth
Groove Roll
Adjustment
Shaft
Screw
Reaction
Arm
Groove
Roll
Drive
Roll
Stabilizer
Pads
Figure 2 – "Open" Groove Roll from Drive Roll.
NOTE! Ensure that groove set specifications matches
pipe/tube capacity to be grooved. See drive roll
for capacity.
IMPORTANT! Do not attempt to groove copper tube with
the steel groove set. Also do not attempt to
groove steel with copper groove rolls.
2. Place 915 onto pipe/tube with feedscrew accessible
(Figure 3) .
Figure 3 – Placing Groover on Pipe
3. Push 915 into pipe/tube until fully engaged. End of
pipe should contact the drive roll flange (Figure 4) .
Feedscrew
Figure 4 – Pipe Contact with Drive Roll Flange
4. Rotate the feed screw clockwise by hand until tight.
915 should now be held in position on the pipe/tube.
Pivot
Nut
Adjusting for Groove Depth
NOTE! The groove depth must be adjusted for each
1. With feedscrew handtight, run depth adjustment
screw down until it touches the pivot nut.
2. Back the depth adjustment screw off the number of
turns indicated in Chart 1 (For Steel/Stainless Steel,
For Copper See Chart 2. These are approximate set-
tings only).
NOTE! The distance between the depth adjustment
Steel/Stainless Steel
Pipe Diameter
Chart 1 – Depth Adjustment for Steel/Stainless Steel
Ridge Tool Company
Drive Roll Flange
pipe/tube diameter and wall thickness.
screw and the pivot nut equals roll groove depth.
Adjustments up or down, with test grooves, will
ensure proper groove depths for couplings.
Sch. 10
Turns
"
1
1
/
3
3
/
4
4
"
1
1
/
3
3
/
2
4
2"
3
3
/
4
"
2
1
/
4
3
/
2
8
3"
4
3
/
8
4"
4
5
/
8
6"
5
8"
6
10"
6
1
/
4
12"
7
1
/
2
Sch. 40
Turns
4
4
4
5
3
/
8
5
5
/
8
6
7
/
8
7
1
/
2
N/A
N/A
N/A
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