Doc # 18.47.1 – Ridgid 300 Safety Procedures
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11. Operating Instructions for Using Hand Tools
WARNING
Do not wear gloves or loose clothing when operating Power Drive. Keep sleeves and jackets
buttoned. Do not reach across the machine or pipe.
Do not use this Power Drive if the foot switch is broken or missing. Always wear eye protection to
protect eyes from dirt and other foreign objects.
Keep hands away from rotating pipe and fittings. Stop the machine before wiping pipe threads or
screwing on fittings. Allow the machine to come to a complete stop before touching the pipe or
machine chucks.
Do not use this machine to “make-on” or “break off” fittings. This practice is not an intended use
of this Power Drive.
11.1 Installing Pipe in Power Drive:
1. Mark the pipe at the desired length if it is being cut to length.
2. Insert the pipe into the Power Drive so that the end to be worked or the cutting mark is located
about 12 inches to the front of the speed chuck jaws.
3. Insert work pieces less than 2 feet long from the front of the machine. Insert longer pipes
through either end so that the longer section extends out beyond the rear of the Power Drive.
! WARNING! To avoid equipment tip-overs, position the pipe supports under the work
piece.
4. Tighten the rear centering device around the pipe by using a counter clockwise rotation of the
hand-wheel at the rear of the Power Drive. This prevents movement of the pipe that can result in
poor thread quality.
5. Secure the pipe by using repeated and forceful counter clockwise spins of the speed chuck
hand-wheel at the front of the Power Drive. This action “hammers” the jaws tightly around the
pipe.
6. Extend both support bars fully beyond the front of the Power Drive
11.2 Cutting Pipe with Hand Cutter
1. Position the pipe cutter on the work piece with the cutter wheels facing up for pipe cutters
recommended for use with this Power Drive.
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