RIDGID 1224 - No. 819 Nipple Chuck; Short or Close Nipple Threading Procedure; Accessories

5. Tighten machine chuck handwheel securely onto
nipple chuck.
NOTE! Short lengths of pipe may be cut to length while
being held in nipple chuck.
6. Ream and thread end of pipe.
7. Once thread is cut, loosen machine chuck hand-
wheel and remove nipple from nipple chuck. (Figure
28C)
8. Gently tap nipple chuck on machine carriage to
loosen nipple from nipple chuck.
DO NOT try to make nipples shorter than
3
1
/
4
″. This will cause nipple chuck to hit die head.
No. 819 Nipple Chuck
The RIDGID No. 819 Nipple Chuck is a quick and easy
tool for holding short and close nipples or studs for
threading.
Capacity:
1
/
8
″ to 2″ standard pipe (NPT)
1
/
4
″ to 2″ bolts or studs UNC or UNF
Short or Close Nipple Threading
Procedure
DO NOT start machine when chuck
wrench is engaged with adapter or release collar.
1. Grip pipe in machine chuck. Thread and ream one
end and cut nipple to desired length.
2. Place nipple chuck body (Figure 29) in machine
chuck, gripping jaw grooves.
3. Position insert (Figure 29) small end toward adapter
with
1
/
8
″ to
3
/
4
″ pipe; large end with 1″ pipe; no insert
1
1
/
4
″ pipe and up.
4. Select proper size nipple chuck adapter and screw into
nipple chuck by hand (Figure 29). Tighten with wrench
provided with nipple chuck.
5. Screw nipple, (Figure 30), threaded on one end, into
adapter by hand. Ream and thread other end.
6. Insert pin on end of wrench (Figure 30) into one of
holes in nipple chuck release collar and turn. Remove
threaded nipple by hand.
To prevent injury, remove wrench be-
fore turning on machine.
1224 Threading Machine
Ridge Tool Company 21
Figure 29 – Installing Nipple Chuck Body and Adapter
Figure 30 – Installing Unfinished Nipple and Releasing
Finished Nipple with Wrench
Accessories
WARNING
Only the following RIDGID products have been
designed to function with the 1224 Threading
Machine. Other accessories designed for use with
other tools may become hazardous when used
on this Threading Machine. To prevent serious
injury, use only the accessories listed below.
Accessories For Threading Machine
Die Heads:
No. 711 or 911 .........
1
/
2
″ - 2″ Right Hand NPT/NPSM
or BSPT/BSPP
No. 714 or 914 .........2
1
/
4
″ - 4″ Right Hand
NPT/NPSM or BSPT/BSPP
Self-Opening
No. 713 or 913 .........
1
/
4
″ - 2″ Left Hand NPT or BSPT
No. 541 ...................
1
/
4
″ - 1″ Bolt Die Head
No. 542 ...................1
1
/
8
″ - 2″ Bolt Die Head
No. 725 Cut-Grooving Die Head
Pipe Capacity ...........2
1
/
2
″ through 4″
Through-The-Head Oiling
Pipe Adapters Stud Adapters
1
/
8
″,
1
/
4
″,
3
/
8
″,
1
/
2
″,
1
/
4
″ to 2″ UNC
3
/
4
″, 1″, 1
1
/
4
″, 1
1
/
2
″
1
/
4
″ to 1
1
/
2
″ UNF
1
/
4
″ to 2″ BSW
CAUTION
WARNING
Nipple Chuck
Insert
Adapter
Wrench
Nipple
Release
Collar in
Clockwise
Direction
Wrench
WARNING