1. Turn the die head support block, which is located
on the carriage, to the left as shown in the diagram
2. Attach the appropriate die head as shown in the
3. Push the cam plate handle forward to set the auto-
open lever, then set the thread size by fi tting the
lever nut to the appropriate position.
4. Set the speed change lever according to the size of
the pipe.Turn the oil fl ow selector lever to the right
5. Switch on the machine and the thread cutting oil
will fl ow from the die head automatically. Excessive
oil fl ow can be reduced by turning the lever to the
6. Turn the carriage handle clockwise until the
dies have engaged the pipe for 3 or 4 threads.
From this point on, you can release the carriage
handle. A standard taper thread will then be cut