MK MK-101 - Blade Maintenance

MK-101 w/JCS Stand Revision 04/05, Effective Date August 19, 2005
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MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING
1. Blade Dressing:
Like most cutting instruments, a diamond blade performs best when it is dressed. Over time and use, diamonds on the
outer edge of the blade will become smoothed or “glazed” over. This will reduce grinding efficiency and may cause the
blade to “wander” or bend giving the illusion of an alignment problem. When this occurs, the blade will need to be
dressed. The diamond blade can be dressed using the MK Dressing Stick (part number 152972) and by following the
steps below.
Cooling Flow
Points
On
Position
ON/OFF
Switch
Off
Position
ON/OFF
Switch
(F)
Cut the Dressing Stick 7 or 8
times to dress the Blade
(D)
Turn the motor ON
(E)
Verify proper cooling flow on
both sides of the blade (See
Maintenance Section to
increase/decrease flow)
(G)
Ensure the ON/OFF Switch
is in the OFF position
Setup for
O
p
eration
(C)
Position the Dressing Stick
(A)
Setup the MK101 for operation
(See Setup, Adjustment
and Operation)
(B)
Set the Adjustable Cutting Guide
to cut a 1/16-strip
Set Adjustable
Cutting Guide
Adjustable
Cutting Guide
Ruler/Stop
Hold Work
in Position
Direction
of Cu
t