Silca Idea - Cutting Front Stop Keys (Double Bit, Single Bit - Female)

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Operating Manual - English IDEA
5.5.2 Cutting front stop keys (double bit, single bit - female)
Clamp: S1- K1 = indicates which clamp ( S1 ) and tailstock ( K1 ) to use for gripping the key.
Stop 0 = reference or point for positioning the key on the cutting clamp.
Cutter: 1.25 = thickness of the currently selected cutter (press SHIFT+ENTER to change thickness).
Brass/Steel = material of the key (press SHIFT+ ? to change material).
Adapt: E2 = adapter for positioning the key (female) from the tip.
ATTENTION: always check that the wording corresponds to the material of the key.
The key blank to be cut must be positioned according to the parameters given on the display after selecting
the program involved; the type of key with front stop requires the use of the rotating clamp (S1), the ‘K1’
tailstock, the E2 adapter and the key reference on “Stop 0”.
Please follow the instructions below carefully, and observe the order of operations.
Fig. 31
1) Loosen the knob (T1) by turning it anticlockwise until the rotating clamp (S1) can be moved to a convenient
distance for fitting the key.
2) Fit the adapter E2 into the tailstock K1 up against the mechanical stop (T).
ATTENTION: the adapter E2 must be properly fitted into its seat and pressed up against the stop point.
3) Take the T wrench (T4) from its seat and open the rotating clamp jaws by turning the sunk hex. screw
(V1); at the end of the operation leave the T wrench in the screw (V1).
4) Fit the key blank into the front side of the rotating clamp (G) and position it on the groove in the jaws, then
take the key forward until the adapter E2 goes into the hole in the stem.
5) Close the mobile clamp jaws slightly, using the T wrench already in the screw (V1), without gripping the
key stem; move the rotating clamp (G) towards the tailstock, keeping a minimum safety distance of 10 mm
between the rotating clamp jaws and the rear limit of the bit. Secure the rotating clamp in position by
means of knob (T1).
6) Hold the key head in the left hand and align crosswise, making sure that the bit is all the way up against
the adapter E2 on the tailstock (K1), then close the grips round the key stem, using the T wrench (T4)
already in place on the screw (V1).
7) Transfer the T wrench (T4) onto the screw (V2) of the tailstock and secure the adapter E2.
8) Replace the T wrench in its seat, lower the mobile safety shield and begin the process with START.
To remove the key after cutting, carry out the operations described, in reverse order.
Left blank Brass
Clamp: S1-K1 Stop:0
Cutt.: 1.25 Adap.: E2
Pcs. = 1/1 [START]
V1
K1
V2
E2
E2