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Operation
9.2
Selecting the speed levels
IMPORTANT!
TUBe MATeRIAL
High-alloy/high-quality steel
Low-alloy/high-quality steels
Construction steel
IMPORTANT!
9.3
cutting tubes
IMPORTANT!
1. Fit saw blade and/or bevel cutter (saw blade clamping point 1, see chap. 8.4, p. 60; saw blade clamping point 2 for cutting
tube elbows, see chap. 8.5, p. 61).
2. Adjust the bevel cutter to the tube dimension (chap. 8.6, p. 62).
3. Connect tube cutter to power supply.
4. Place the tube in the vice (2).
WARNING!
IMPORTANT!
5. Slide the pipe forward in the vice until the desired pipe length is reached, mark the cutting point on the pipe by means of the
line laser (1).
6. Tighten the pipe firmly in the vice using the handwheel (3) at the GFX 3.0 or using the vice handle at the GFX 6.6.
7. Switch the saw motor on at the ON/OFF switch (4).
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Warning messages are used in these instructions to warn you of possible risk of death, injury
or damage to property. Always read and observe these warning messages! To ensure safe
setting up and mounting please read all the warning messages in chap. 2, p. 40 and chap.
9, p. 64 attentively.
cONTROLLeR SeTTING
(2)
1 - 3
3 - 5
5 - 6
Select a low speed for large tube diameters and wall thicknesses.
Warning messages are used in these instructions to warn you of possible risk of death, injury
or damage to property. Always read and observe these warning messages! To ensure safe
setting up and mounting please read all the warning messages in chap. 2, p. 40 and chap.
9, p. 64 attentively.
Falling objects or tilting and bending
tubes!
Irreversible crushing.
X Wear safety shoes (in accordance with EN
ISO 20345, at least S1).
X Support pipes whose length exceeds 1 m
with a pipe support or a pipe feeder or
extension unit (chap. 3.3, p. 48).
For the GFX 6.6:
Pull off the vice handle from the spindle before the slide housing starts rotating.
SPINDLe SPeeD
(RPM)
30 - 98
98 - 166
166 - 200
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GFX 3.0, GFX 6.6
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