No. 725 Cut Groove Die Head Grooving Pipe With No. 725 Cut Grooving Die Head - RIDGID 1224 Operator's Manual

1224 Threading Machine
Release Lever
Figure 20 – Adjust to Position Above with Die Head
Cocked.
4. Cock die head.
5. Move carriage handwheel towards pipe until leading
edge of die is flush with pipe. (Figure 21)
Pipe
Leading Edge of Die
Carriage Travel
Figure 21 – Position Leading Edge of Chaser Flush with
Pipe
6. Push release lever so that it rests on top of lockout
plate and begin a normal thread with carriage hand-
wheel. (Figure 22)
Release Lever
Figure 22 – Positions of Release Lever and Lockout
Plate to Begin Standard Length Thread
No. 725 Cut Groove Die Head
Grooving Pipe with No. 725 Cut Grooving
Die Head
(Figure 23)
1. Install proper die set. Refer to Die Installation proce-
dure.
2. Latch carriage sine bar hook (OUT) over edge of
carriage so die head does not hit sine bar.
3. Swing cutter and reamer to UP position.
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4. Adjust die head to proper size.
Lockout Plate
5. Fully loosen feed screw assembly so that dies do
6. With pipe securely tightened in front chuck, turn car-
7. Set speed of machine at 36 RPM.
8. Turn REV/OFF/FOR switch to FOR position and step
9. Slowly turn feed screw assembly to feed grooving
10. Before locking stop nuts to set grooving dies to proper
Liner
11. Lock stop nuts against roll housing.
12. Turn feed screw assembly counter-clockwise to back
NOTE! Leaving stop nuts locked in position will assure
13. Once cutting operation is complete and while pipe is
Position to
Begin a
Standard
Length Thread
Figure 23 – No.725 Cut-Groove Die Head
Ridge Tool Company
not contact O.D. of pipe.
riage handwheel counter-clockwise to bring die head
stop against end of pipe.
on foot switch.
bits into pipe to start cut groove.
depth of cut, allow pipe to make 3 to 4 revolutions to
clean up any extra material left in groove.
off grooving dies from pipe.
further cuts are the same depth.
still rotating, retract cutting tool.
Feed Screw
Stop
Nuts
Pipe Stop