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- Page 1 SINGLE WHEEL SLITTER METAL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT MODEL 3354 INSTRUCTION MANUAL GARY MACHIN ERY GARY MACHIN ERY 1931 East Main Street Griffith, IN 46319 Phone: 219/ 980-5700 FAX: 219/ 980-0405 www.GaryMachinery.net...
- Page 2 OPERATOR SAFETY GUIDELINES 1. All operators and maintenance people must familiarize themselves with the location of the power shut-off. 2. Be sure you know the machine – capacity, controls, operating mode and safeguarding. 3. Never place any part of your body at the point of operation when the machine is running.
- Page 3 Operating & Instruction Manual Introduction: The Gary Machinery Single Wheel Slitter is thoroughly inspected before leaving our plant. This includes running material through the unit to be sure that all components are operating properly and that a satisfactory cut can be made.
- Page 4 Setting Up the Machine: The squaring arm (gauge) is shipped loose and must be bolted in place before use. Procedure is as follows: a) Loosen hand knobs and move sliding mount blocks to the center of machine. b) Remove both bolts from RS sliding block and the back bolt from L.S. sliding block using the Allen wrench provided in accessory package.
- Page 5 Gauge Squaring Bump these blocks up Position bolt head against stop collars Retainer bolt; should not fully tighten against gauge bar. Tighten these bolts g) Gripping top of gauge bar with hands positioned to each side of the mount blocks and applying even force the gauge should now slide easily throughout its width range.
- Page 6 NOTE: Gauge Squareness The stop collars used to position the slide blocks are factory set so that each time the gauge is removed and re-installed the square between the gauge and cutter will be correct. If gauge is not square, tapered strips will result. If stop collars should ever come loose or sheet metal portion of gauge be replaced, it will be necessary to re—set squareness by the method used at the factory.
- Page 7 TOP VIEW The locking knobs are located on the sliding blocks on each side of the machine 90° Cutter Knives Turn machine “on” and note rotation of cutters. The upper cutter should be rotating in a clockwise direction. The machine is designed to be fed from the right-hand side with slit material exiting on the left as the operator stands facing the cutters.
- Page 8 Keep hands and clothing clear of opening in the side of the machine and rotating shaft on the exit side. NOTE: It is advisable upon initial operation of machine to check width and squareness accuracy by running some test strips (2” – 3” wide). If width is not as set using gauge pointer, pointer may be bent or repositioned to correct.
- Page 9 • Knives side clearance is too great HORIZONTAL SIDE CLEARANCE Factory set at .001” (± .0005”) To obtain satisfactory results with any This allows for slitting machine it is vital that the slitting a wide range horizontal clearances be properly set. of product, but many Final clearance adjustments are best not be optimum for...
- Page 10 Lubricating & Maintenance Instructions To maintain the Gary Machinery Slitter in its best operating condition and to avoid downtime, the following items should be checked on a regular schedule. 1. The gear reducer should be checked when received to be sure the oil is at the proper level.
- Page 11 Instructions for the Removing or Replacing of Knives to Model No. 3354 Gary Single Wheel Slitter STEP #1 - Remove top and bottom cutter guards. STEP #2 - Jog machine around so that screws in retainer rings and knives are accessible with an Allen-wrench as shown on sketch.
- Page 12 STEP #9 -Insert 0.003’ feeler gauge between upper and lower knife faces and gently slide upper knife into place (do not force or knife may cock) . Using slow gradual torte, partially tighten the setscrew in the upper knife being careful not to exert any side to aide force on the wrench——do not fully tighten screw.
- Page 13 200004 Motor Sprocket 100011 200007 Gearmotor Sheet Guide 202483 202440 Thrust Caps Top Plate 285155 Handy Box 285159 Toggle Plate Cover 285160 SPST Switch 201261 Arbor Sprockets 202409 Bearing 202451 Arbor 202647 Collar 105258 Chain Guard 202648 Stripper Ring 202646 Knife 202447 End Plate 202647 Collar 202448...
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Page 14: Specifications
Specifications MODEL 3354 SINGLE WHEEL SLITTER Overall Depth 41” (Carring handles) Maximum cut width 24” Gauge Lenght 36” Arbor diameter 1” Knife dimensions 4” O.D. x ¾” Motor HP ? HP Feed speed (FPM) 40 FPM Voltage 110V – 1 Ph.
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