Silca UC 199 - Cutting Operations

4.3 CUTTING CRUCIFORM KEYS (WITH 3 FINS)
Almost all cruciform keys (wiyh the exception of Y and T shapes) can be cut with four-sided Standard clamp
(L100).
Positioning cruciform keys
1) Leave the gauges in the idle position.
2) Fit the original key into the left-hand clamp:
Insert the grooved bar into the notch on the clamp according to the key stop (as shown in Fig. 24 - Key stop
towards the inner part of the clamp, Fig. 25 Key stop DOWN and Fig. 26 - Key stop UP).
Butt the key stop up against the bar.
3) Tighten the knob (F) to secure the key.
4) Remove the bar.
5) Repeat the same procedure on the other clamp holding the key blank to be cut (pay attention to the
correspondingn).
6) Remove the bar.
7) Cuttherstn.
8) Turnthekeysinthesamedirectiontocuttheotherns.
ATTENTION: thecutsoneachnaredifferent.
POSITION OF KEY AND BAR
Fig. 24 - Key stop towards the inner part of the clamp
Fig. 25 Key stop DOWN
Fig. 26 - Key stop UP
Operating Manual UC199
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