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OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
To adjust clearance between flanging rolls, tighten the adjusting screw on the front of the block of
the machine all the way, then loosen the screw approximately one eighth of a turn. (This setting is
usually correct for 26 gauge material). Do not set front gauge adjusting screw too tight. It should
be set just tight enough to draw the metal through the rolls. Too tight a setting will stretch and
wrinkle the material.
To adjust the spring tension on the compensator arm, tighten the adjusting dial on the back side of
the flanger to the stop and then turn back to the proper gauge setting shown on the adjusting dial.
ADJUST UNIT FOR GAUGE MATERIAL TO BE USED
Before inserting material into the rolls, turn up a “starting flange” This is done by inserting the
leading edge of the work to be flanged in the slot cut into the table and bending the piece away
from the operator approximately 45°. Start the leading edge of the material into the rolls. As the
material passes through the rolls, the compensator arm will make contact with the material and
guide it through the rolls. If the material pulls out of the rolls, it is an indication that either the front
adjusting screw is loose or the back adjusting dial is not tight enough.
IMPORTANT: When starting a partially formed part that has a radius:
1. Push the compensator arm back
2. Feed the part into the rolls
3. As the unformed part enters the rolls, move the compensator arm forward against the part
4. Push firmly on the part while watching the flange height, guide the part threw the rolls and as
the flange is forming the compensator arm should hold the part.
5. The operator should only need to hold the piece gently as the compensator arm controls the
part as it flows threw the machine.
TURN UP A “STARTING FLANGE”
BACK ADJUSTING DIAL
FRONT ADJUSTING SCREW
COMPENSATING ARM
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