Removing And Installing Drive Roll; Roll Grooving Copper With No. 916; Tube Preparation; Forming Roll Groove - RIDGID 916 Roll Groover Manual Del Operador

916 Roll Groover
Removing or Installing Drive Roll
1. Remove 4 bolts that hold rear bearing retaining plate
and remove plate. (Figure 17)
Figure 17 – Remove Retaining Plate
2. With mallet, lightly tap on front of drive shaft to release
shaft and rear bearing from unit.
3. Pull drive shaft and bearing from unit, and replace with
proper shaft.
NOTE! Replacement drive shaft come equipped with
rear bearing.
Roll Grooving Copper with
No. 916
Tubing Preparation
1. Copper tubing ends must be cut square.
2. Tubing out-of-roundness must not exceed the total
O.D. tolerance listed in groove specifications.
NOTE! Determine out-of-roundness by measuring max-
imum and minimum O.D. at 90 degrees apart.
Make sure that copper drive and groove rolls are
installed before attempting to roll groove copper.

Forming Roll Groove

1. Set adjustment screw for depth required. (See Chart
C below.)
Depth Adjustment Chart for Copper Roll Set
Number of Turns
Diameter K
2" 4
"
2 1 / 3 1 /
2 2
3" 3 1 /
4
4" 2 1 /
2
5" 1 3 /
4
6" 1 1 /
4
Chart C – Depth Adjustment Chart for Copper Pipe
12
L M DWV
4 1 / 4 1 / —
4 2
4 4 1 / —
4
3 1 / 4 1 / 4 3 /
2 4 4
3 1 / 3 1 / 4 1 /
4 2 2
2 3 / 3 1 / 4 1 /
4 4 4
2 1 / 3 4 1 /
2 4
Ridge Tool Company
NOTE! Additional adjustment may be necessary to
achieve proper groove diameter. Chart above is
for reference only
2.Square copper tubing and pipe stand to roll groover,
making sure the workpiece is flush against drive roll
flange.
3. Level copper tubing by adjusting pipe stand. Copper
tubing and machine should both be leveled.
4. Follow instruction in section "Forming the Roll Groove"
on page 10.
Roll Grooving Smaller
Diameter Steel Pipe
1. Adjust feed screw for depth required. (See Chart D
below.)
Schedule 10
Diameter Minimum No. of Turns
1" 5
"
1 1 / 3 1 /
4 2
"
1 1 / 3 3 /
2 4
Chart D
NOTE! Additional adjustment may be necessary to
achieve proper depth. Chart above is for refer-
ence only.
2. Follow instructions in section "Forming the Roll
Groove" on page 10.
" and 1 " in Chart D refers to the use of
NOTE! 1 1 / 1 /
4 2
optional AWWA roll set. See Chart B for adjust-
ment when using standard roll set.

Accessories

Only the following RIDGID products have
WARNING
been designed to function with the 916 Roll Groover.
Other accessories suitable for use with other tools may
become hazardous when used on this Roll Groover.
To prevent serious injury, use only the accessories listed
below.
Catalog Model
No. No. 916 Accessories
45347 — Roll Set for 1" Schedule 10, 40 (Optional)
45352 — Roll Set for Copper (Optional)
" - 1
69667 — Roll Set for 1 1 /
4
69692 — Roll Set for 2" - 6" AWWA (Optional)
67662 — Adapter Bracket for 300 Compact
76822 — English Diameter Tape
76827 — Metric Diameter Tape
NOTE: A Roll Set Consists of a Groove Roll and a Drive Roll.
NOTE! See Ridge Tool catalog for listing of pipe stands.
Schedule 40
Minimum No. of Turns
4 1 /
4
3
3 1 /
2
" AWWA (Optional)
1 /
2