Changing the Cut-off Wheel
Clamping the Workpiece
Positioning the Cut-off Wheel
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Unitom-5
Instruction Manual
Open the protection guard and swing the right cooling tube to
the right.
Press the black locking knob on the left-hand side of the cut-
off wheel, turning the cut-off wheel until the spindle lock
clicks.
Remove the nut with a fork spanner. Remove the flange and
the old cut-off wheel.
The spindle in Unitom-5 is right-hand threaded.
Mount the new cut-off wheel.
Conventional cut-off wheels based on Al
between two cardboard washers, to protect the cut-off wheel.
For maximum precision with diamond or CBN cut-off wheels, do not use
Mount the flange and the nut. Tighten carefully.
Swing the right cooling tube back into position.
Place the workpiece between the clamp and the back stop at
the right hand cutting table.
Push the clamp towards the workpiece and lock the quick-
clamping device with the locking handle.
After clamping, you may lower the cut-off wheel to a position
at least 1 mm above the workpiece, to test the correct position
of the cut on the workpiece.
Press POSITION DOWN
The cut-off wheel stops when you stop pressing the key.
You can follow the position of the cut-off wheel in the display:
Leave the cut-off wheel in position before you press
s
START
.
IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT
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/SiC abrasives should be placed
2
3
cardboard washers.
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to lower the cut-off wheel.