Fitting Or Changing The Cut-Off Wheel; Clamping The Workpiece; Positioning The Cutting Table - Struers Discotom-60 Mode D'emploi

Fitting or Changing the
Cut-off Wheel

Clamping the Workpiece

Positioning the Cutting Table

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Discotom-60 /-65
Instruction Manual
The spindle of the Discotom is a left-hand thread.
 If Discotom has been used for manual cutting, secure the cut-off
wheel with the locking handle on the right hand side of the
machine before changing the cut-off wheel.
 Press and hold down the spindle locking knob on the right-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,
cardboard washers and the old cut-off wheel.
 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 and release the
locking knob.
 Clamp the workpiece with the clamping device of your choice, for
example, a quick clamping device. Place the workpiece between
the clamp and the back stop.
 Push the clamp towards the workpiece and lock the clamp on the
quick-clamping device.
Generally, it is recommended to clamp the workpiece as far back in
the cutting chamber as possible.
Prior to cutting, ensure that the workpiece is held firmly in place by a
Prior to cutting, the cutting table is positioned using the Y-table
joystick.
IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT
O /SiC abrasives should be placed
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cardboard washers.
IMPORTANT
clamping device.