300 Compact Pipe and Bolt Threading Machine
Make sure roll pin points toward end of size bar
marked REMOVE DIES.
10. Adjust die head size bar until index line on lock screw
or link is aligned with proper size mark on size bar.
Roll Pin
Index Line
Lock Screw
Throwout
Lever
Figure 8 – Universal Self-Opening Die Head
11. Tighten clamp lever.
12. If oversize or undersize threads are required, set
the index line in direction of OVER or UNDER size
mark on size bar.
Installing Dies In
Model 816/817 Die Heads
The Semi-Automatic Die Head (Figure 9) for right hand
threads requires four sets of dies to thread pipe ranging
" through 2". One set of dies is required for
from
1
/
8
each of the following pipe size ranges: (
" and
") and (1" through 2"). Bolt threading requires
(
1
/
3
/
2
4
a separate set of dies for each bolt size.
1. Depress handle so that cam plate rests (Figure 9 –
Model 816/817 Die Head) against the stop (as
shown).
2. Lay the die head down flat on a table or bench with
the numbers facing up.
10
Size Bar
Clamp
Lever
Trigger
Assembly
"), (
" and
"),
1
/
1
/
3
/
8
4
8
3. Pull up on the plunger knob and push the handle all
the way to the left.
4. Select the correct dies for the size desired. (Size
marked on the back or face of the dies.)
5. Numbers on the dies must correspond with those
on the die head slots. Insert dies to the line marked on
the dies – numbered edge up.
6. Rotate the handle back to the right so that the plunger
knob pops back down flush against the die head.
7. To set or adjust for desired size, loosen the screw for
the desired position block size, move the block to the
right to make it undersize and to the left to make it
oversized. When setting blocks for new dies start
with the position block on the middle mark and adjust
from there.
Handle
Plunger Knob
Figure 9 – Semi-Automatic Die Head
Checking Thread Length
1. Thread is cut to proper length when end of pipe is
flush with edge of dies (Figure 10) .
2. Die Head is adjustable to obtain proper thread diam-
eter. If possible, threads should be checked with a
thread ring gage (Figure 10) . A proper thread is cut
when end of pipe is plus or minus one turn of being
flush with face of ring gauge.
Size Stop