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Your Ironworker may include a Pipe Notcher or Turret Pipe Notch-
er assembly as an optional tool. When maintained within toler-
ance, the notcher will provide a distortion and burr free saddle
cut in pipe and tube products.
Your Pipe-Notch Station is equipped with one, top notcher die and
one, bottom notcher die. The top die is mounted within a spring
loaded guide housing mounted to the tooling base. The bottom die
attaches to the face of the guide housing and is machined with a
saddle to aid in centering and guiding pipe sections into the die
housing. The moving “center” of the Ironworker, pushes on the top
Pipe-Notch blade via the accessory push block. Top and bottom Pipe
Notcher blades are wearing parts and will need to be replaced if
worn or chipped. Observe the following procedure when maintaining
the Ironworker Pipe Notcher station.
Turn off power to machine by depressing the red stop/off
button and lockout upstream power at the main electrical
panel.
Remove and replace moving blade:
1. Remove the two 1/2” socket head cap screws that secure the Pipe
Notcher push block to the moving center.
2. Clean the keyway in the moving center of any dirt or debris.
3. With the push block removed, lift the moving top blade from the
guide assembly. Clean and lubricate the guide assembly and rein-
stall new moving top blade.
4. Re-install the push block to the moving center with the two 1/2”
socket head cap screws provided.
Remove and replace stationary blade:
1 The Pipe Notcher base table includes one blade secured within the
table housing. Remove the two 1/2” socket head cap screws and
washers that secure the blade into the base table housing.
2. Clean the blade pocket of any dirt or debris.
3. Install new cutting blade into the blade pocket. Re-install the two
1/2” socket head cap screws and washers provided and tighten.
4. Check for top and bottom blade alignment by powering up the ma-
chine and slowly jog the center down. The pipe dies will close or
bypass each other. The push block should not come in contact with
the die housing.
5. Periodically lubricate the Pipe Notcher assembly as indicated on
the tooling.
Optional Tooling - Pipe Notcher
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