Urschel G-A - Sizes of Cuts, Measuring Crinkle Cuts, Types of Cuts

SIZES OF CUTS
Many sizes of cuts can be made using the
various combinations of slice thicknesses,
crosscut knife spindles and circular knife spac-
ing.
Crosscut knives:
9/32–7/8" (7.1–22.2 mm). To change the
size of this cut, different crosscut spindles must
be installed. See “Crosscut Knife Spindle As-
sembly”, pages 80–83.
Circular knives:
3/32–3" (2.4–76.2 mm). This dimension is
changed by installing a different size spindle
or by substituting a specified number of knives
and spacers on your existing spindle. See “Cir-
cular Knife Spindle Assembly”, pages 84 and
85.
Slice thickness:
1/16–3/4" (1.6–19.1 mm). Maximum is
13/32" (10.3 mm) when using crosscut spin-
dles 7/16" (11.1 mm) or less and 17/32" (13.5
mm) when using crosscut spindles 1/2" (12.7
mm) or more. Slice thickness should not ex-
ceed the circular knife spacing.
NOTE: Slice thickness exceeding these
limits may result in crushing of product and
damage to crosscut knives and spindle bear-
ings (Figure 11). Slice thickness greater than
5/8" (15.9 mm) may require the use of reduced
diameter circular knife spacers (see “Optional
Parts”, page 100).
To change the slice thickness see “Adjust-
ments”, page 35.
MEASURING CRINKLE CUTS
The depth of crinkles are approximately
1/16" (1.6 mm) with 3-1/3 crinkles per inch
(25.4 mm). See Figure 12. The overall thick-
ness is 1/16" (1.6 mm) greater than the nomi-
nal product thickness.
NOTE: Dimensions of crinkle cuts given in
this manual refer to the nominal product thick-
ness.
TYPES OF CUTS
Dicing:
A slicing knife, crosscut knife spindle and cir-
cular knife spindle are used for dicing (Figure
10, page 15). Changing the size of the cubes is
done by using the required cutting spindles
and adjusting the slice thickness.
OPERATION
General Information
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Figure 11 — Too great a slice thickness will result in the
product being crushed by the crosscut knives. (1) Prod-
uct, (2) Crosscut Knives.
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Figure 12 — Cross section of a crinkle cut. (1) Nominal
Thickness, (2) Overall Thickness, (3) Depth of Crinkle–
1/16" (1.6 mm), (4) 3-1/3 Crinkles per Inch (25.4 mm).
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