TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paragraph Subject Page
TEST REPORT AND WARRANTY 3
INTRODUCTION 4
1.0 UNPACKAGING THE UNIT 5
2.0 SETTING UP 7
2.1 THE BASE
2.1.1 ELECTRICAL HOOKUP
2.1.2 THE DRAIN HOSE
2.1.3 SPLASHGUARD
2.1.4 THE DRIP TANK 8
2.1.5 THE PLATEN
2.1.6 THE LAP HOLD-DOWN NUT (Safety Nut)
2.1.7 THE SPEED CONTROL 9
2.1.8 THE LAMP
2.2 THE FACETING MAST 10
2.2.1 MOUNTING THE MAST ONTO THE BASE
3.0 THE BASIC CONTROL FEATURES OF THE FACETING MAST 11
3.1 CONTROL OF THE ROTATIONAL ANGLE—INDEXING 11
3.1.1 FREE ROTATION 12
3.1.2 CHANGING TO A NEW INDEX GEAR—ALIGNING TO THE KEY 12
3.1.3 THE INDEX VERNIER (Cheater) 14
3.1.3.1 Index Vernier Tension
3.1.3.2 Verifying the 0 position of the Index Vernier
3.2 CONTROL OF THE AXIAL ANGLE – THE ANGLE DIAL 15
3.2.1 SETTING THE ANGLE--ANGLE STOP AND THE FINE ADJUST
3.2.2 READING THE DIGITAL ANGLE DIAL 17
3.2.2.1 Digital Angle Dial Controls
3.2.2.1.1 The Beeper
3.3 CONTROL OF HEIGHT—VERTICAL POSITIONING 17
3.4 CONTROL OF FLATNESS 18
4.0 STANDARD TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES 19
4.1 DOP INSERTION and RETENTION
4.2 THE TABLING ADAPTER
4.2.1 Tabling—some accessory choices 20
4.3 THE TRANSFER FIXTURE
5.0 MAINTAINING AND ADJUSTING YOUR ULTRA TEC 21
6.0 THE FACETING PROCESS 22
6.1 THE BASICS
6.1.1 SELECTING ROUGH MATERIAL
6.2 LEARNING TO FACET 23
APPENDIX 1 TABLE OF FACET ANGLES 30