Cutting Pipe With No. 820 Cutter; Reaming Pipe With No. 341 Reamer - RIDGID 535 Manual De Operador

535 Manual Pipe and Bolt Threading Machine
end to be worked or the cutting mark is located about
12 inches to the front of the speed chuck jaws.
4. Insert workpieces less than 2 feet long from the front
of the machine. Insert longer pipes through either
end so that the longer section extends out beyond the
rear of the Threading Machine.
To avoid equipment tip-overs, position
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the pipe supports under the workpiece.
NOTE! For plastic and coated work pieces, special jaw
inserts (No. 97365) should be used to prevent
damaging the workpiece.
5. Tighten the rear centering device around the pipe by
using a counterclockwise rotation of the handwheel at
the rear of the Threading Machine. This prevents move-
ment of the pipe that can result in poor thread quality.
6. Secure the pipe by using repeated and forceful coun-
terclockwise spins of the speed chuck handwheel
at the front of the Threading Machine. This action
"hammers" the jaws tightly around the pipe.

Cutting Pipe with No. 820 Cutter

1. Swing reamer and die head to UP position.
2. Move pipe cutter DOWN onto pipe and move car-
riage with handwheel to line up cutter wheel with
mark on pipe.
NOTE! If using length gauge on machine carriage, place
cutter wheel against end of stock and set point to
"0". Raise cutter to clear stock and turn carriage
handwheel until pointer is at length desired.
3. Tighten cutter feed screw handle on pipe keeping
wheel aligned with the pipe. (Figure 6)
Figure 6 – Cutting Pipe with 820 Cutter
4. Assume the correct operating posture.
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ance and to safely keep control of the machine and tools.
• Be sure you can quickly remove your foot from
the foot switch.
• Stand facing the directional switch.
• Be sure you have convenient access to directional
switch, tools and chucks.
• Do not reach across the machine or workpiece.
5. Flip the directional switch to FOR (Forward).
6. Grasp the pipe cutter's feedscrew handle with both
hands.
7. Depress and hold down the foot switch with the left foot.
8. Tighten the feedscrew handle slowly and continuously
until the pipe is cut. Do not force the cutter into the
workpiece.
9. Release the foot switch and remove your foot from
the housing.
10. Swing pipe cutter back to the UP position.

Reaming Pipe with No. 341 Reamer

1. Move reamer arm into DOWN position.
2. Extend reamer by pressing latch and sliding knob
toward pipe until latch engages bar.
3. Check the directional switch to insure it is in the
FOR (Forward) position. Depress and hold the foot
switch down with left foot.
4. Position reamer into pipe and complete reaming by
exerting pressure on handwheel. (Figure 7)
5. Retract reamer bar and return reamer to UP position.
6. Release foot switch and remove your foot from the
housing.
Figure 7 – Reaming with 341 Reamer
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This will allow you to maintain proper bal-