Installing 918 On 300 Compact/1233 Threading Machines - RIDGID 918 Manual

918 Roll Groover
6. Center drive shaft in the machine chuck. Align the
drive shaft flats with the machine chuck jaws.
7. Securely tighten the front chuck on the flats of the
drive shaft. See Figure 7B.
Figure 7A – Installing 918 on 300 Power Drive
Figure 7B – Securing Drive Shaft In Chuck
Installing 918 On 300 Compact/1233
Threading Machines
If the 300 Compact or 1233 threading machines are mount-
ed on straight pipe legs into the machine base, do not
use with the 918 roll groover. The set up may not be stable
enough for grooving forces. Pipe legs with feet that provide
improved stability (Catalog # 56532) are available for this
use. See Figure 8A for proper orientation of the legs. The
10 mm bolts will go through the holes in the leg to properly
orient the foot of the leg.
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The 918 Roll Groover cannot be used with machines
mounted on the 250 Folding Stand. The stand handle in-
terferes with the pipe being grooved. The 918 with the
appropriate base can be used with the 100A/150A/200A
stands.
1. Confirm that the 918 is properly assembled on the cor-
rect base for the machine it will be used with.
2. Position machine carriage towards front chuck and
swing carriage mounted tools up away from the op-
erator. Position reamer inside the die head to secure
and reduce risk of contact.
3. Fully open front chuck of threading machine. Insert
drive bar into machine chuck, but do not secure at this
time.
4. Place the open slot (pump side) of the base over the
front carriage rail (Figure 8B) and lower the stabilizer
to the rear carriage rail.
5. Place the drive bar over the drive shaft flats. Align the
drive shaft flats with set screws in the drive bar and se-
curely tighten the set screws.
6. With the 918 positioned at the end of the threading
machine securely tighten the machine front chuck
on the drive bar. See Figure 8C.
7. Place the rail clamp under the rear carriage rail and
secure. See Figure 8D.
Figure 8A – Catalog # 56532 Legs with feet installation
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