Hold the grinding wheel up by its centr al hole. Knock the ed ge of the grindi ng wheel
gently with a metal object. If i t makes a nu mb non-metalli c noise it m eans that
the whe el coul d be da maged:
Do not install the machin e at eye level. Y ou are recommended to install it at a height
of no m ore tha n 3.9 t o 4.2 f eet (1. 2-1.3 m) from the o or .
The mac hine ca n be be nch mou nted or wall mounted .
- use 2 M8 screws complete with washe rs and nuts
(materi al not sup plied), inserted in the sec uring hol es F4. Mak e sure you positio n
the bas e unit on the bench a s illus trated in the detail .
- to se cu r e the a r m- mo tor u n it t o th e ba se un i t , ins er t th e V5 sc re w
in t h e d ed i ca te d ho le F 5. I n s er t t he R 5 wa sh e r a t t h e ba c k an d ti gh t e n th e k no b M5 .
- use two dowels with relativ e screws comple te with
washers (mater ial not suppli ed), in serted in the securi ng hole s F6.
- to sec ure the arm-mo tor unit to the base unit, insert the V5
screw in th e dedica ted hole F5 . Insert th e R5 washer at the back and tight en the
nut D5.
- Insert the sc rew V7 in the relativ e hole in the arm and secur e it wi th the nut D7.
- Completely sc rew the operat ing han dle I7 on the screw V 7.
Do no t screw the sc rews t oo tig ht dur ing thi s job t o avoi d crac king t he
guards.
- Remove the sc rew V8 and the ange F8 on t he hub .
- Secure the gua rd P9, by scre wing th e screw V9, co mplete w ith was her R9, in the
relativ e hole F9 .
- Secure the arbor shield P10, by screwing the screw V10, complete with washer
R10, in the re lative securin g hole F10 .
The chain must be completel y inspected before sharpenin g it to make sure it is
intact.
T op plate Tie strap
T op cutting angle Left cutte r
Side cutti ng angl e Right cut ter
Gullet Drive link
Depth gaug e Rivet
T oe
Heel
Rivet hole
- Before you start to sharpen, you need to know the type of chain and the relati ve
adjustm ent angles. These characteris tics are writ ten in the owner ’s m anual of the
chain s aw on w hich th e chain is tt ed or on the chain p ack.
- The chain ide nticat ion cod e is us ually w ritten on the drivin g link.
- Y ou can al so iden tify th e chain using a templ ate or gauge.
- Consult the C HAIN CH ART at the end of this manual .
The columns in thi s chart provid e the f ollowin g infor mation:
÷ 2
Chain p itch
Gauge
T op sharp ening a ngle ( vise ro tation)
Cutting angle (arm ro tation)
Depth g auge
Grindin g wheel thickn ess
Grindin g wheel code
Oregon chain c odes Carlton chain codes
Wi ndsor c hain co des S tihl ch ain cod es
SARP chain codes EM chain co des
a - Measure the dep th gau ge usin g the s uitable shape.
b - Put the templat e on t his sid e and m easure the cha in PITC H.
c - Put the templa te on t his sid e to me asure the cut ter len gth.
d - The driv ing lin k widt h is me asured using a suitab le inst rument (i.e. g auge).
- Use a grinding wheel suitable for the type of chain to be sharpened; consult the
chain c hart at the en d of th e manua l.
- Do not force the grinding whe el on the hub and do not alter th e cent ering hole
diamete r . Do not u se gri nding w heels t hat do not t perfect ly in p lace.
- Use exclusive ly clea n and p erfect intact hub and ange to t the gri nding w heel.
- Make sure the outsid e diame ters of the hu b and ange ar e iden tical.
- Loosen the sc rew V10 and tu rn the guard P 10 .
- Choose t he grind ing wheel ba sed on the type of chain to be sharpen ed (colu mn H
in chai n chart ).
- Insert and pe rfectly center the gr inding wheel in the dedica ted sea t on the hub
.
- Insert the a nge F8 and tig hten th e screw V8 .
If the grinding wheel is tted with the anges too tight, it could break during
use and put the operato r at risk. T o avoid such risk , tighten screw M6x25 to
If possibl e, che ck with dynamo metric spanner .
- Close the gua rd agai n P10 a nd tigh ten the relati ve scre w V10.
- Stand at the side of the grind ing wheel, start the grinder and visual ly make sure
the grinding wheel does not oscillate sideways or crosswise, consequentl y causing
abnorma l vibra tions.
- If this sh ould be th e cas e, st op th e mac hine immedia tely and c heck if th e gri nding
whe el has been tt ed corr ect ly . If nece ssa ry , rep lac e the grind ing whe el with anothe r
origina l one.
Always check a freshly tted grinding wheel at working speed for at least one
minute before you start grinding, standing at a safe distance and making sure
nobody else ap proache s the m achine.
- Mak e s u r e th e e l e ct ri c a l sy st e m po we r s up pl y c o mp li e s wi th t h e va lu e s w ri tt e n on th e
ra ti n g n am e pl at e .
- The p o we r s u pp ly v ol ta g e m us t n ot d if fe r f r om t h a t wr i tt en o n th e na me p l at e b y ±5 % .
- The co nn e ct io n t o t he e lec tr i c m ain s m us t b e p re pa re d s ubj ec t t o c ur re nt s ta n da rd s i n
fo rc e in t h e co u n tr y i n w hi c h t he ma ch i n e is u se d.
- The po we r s oc ke t us ed fo r t he ma c hi ne mu st h av e a n e ar th wi r e, ad eq ua t e fu se an d
mu st be p ro te ct e d by a di ff ere nt i a l cir cu i t bre ak e r wit h tr ipp in g se n si ti v i ty n o hig he r th a n
30 m A .
- Plug the powe r cable into t he main s.
- With the machine turned of f, check the grin ding whee l prole using the dedicate d
templat e ; if necessa ry , dress the wh eel to restor e the c orrect prole.
Wea r perso nal pro tection equipm ent.
- Start the gri nder by turnin g the s witch t o posit ion “1” .
- Prole the gr inding wheel with the dressing brick, alway s worki ng with extre me
caution , holdi ng it w ith two hands rmly and ef fectively .
- Stop the mach ine and check if the prole is corr ect usi ng the templa te .
Contact with the grinding whee l whi le i t spi ns at hig h spe ed m ay ca use
burning and ab rasions .
- Establish the type of chain to be sharpen ed, by identify ing the thickne ss of the drive
link (c olumn B “gauge ” of th e chain chart ).
-
. Position it on the vise with the dep th
gauge f acing t he righ t .
- Look-up the adjustme nt angles (vise and arm) in the chain chart (columns A/C),
related to the new se ction o f chain .
- Tu rn sc re w V2 0a to po sit io n th e ch ain in th e ro ta tio na l ce ntr e of the vis e . Thi s
cond iti on i s f unda men tal to obt ain the sam e l eng th o f t he r igh t an d l eft cut ter s.
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