Product Manual

4.1 Squaring 4.1

Checking your machine for Squareness

For your machine to produce accurate square cuts the Squaring Arm needs to be

fixed at exactly 90° to the Main Column. to adjust the Squaring Arm first select a

sheet of foam core or foam board (3-6mm) at least 60cm x 100cm (24” x 36”) in

size. The larger the board the greater the accuracy.

1. Place the board on the machine

vertically as shown and apply the

clamp ensuring the bottom edge is in

firm contact with the Squaring Arm.

2. Select the cutting blade on the rotating

cutting head (see section 6). Cut into

the top of the board to produce a cut

approximately 3cm (1") long. Disengage

the cutter using the cutter release lever.

Lower the cutter and make a similar cut

at the bottom of the board by pressing

the blade through the board about 3cm

(1") from the bottom edge of the board.

3. Unclamp and turn the board around and

place it back in the SteelTrak but do not

clamp it.

NOTE: For the test to work the board

must be turned laterally (like a page in a

book) not top to bottom.

Move the sliding head down and align

the board so that the cutting blade

enters the previous made cut at the

bottom edge of the board. Apply the

clamp. Release the blade..

4. Raise the sliding head and depress the

blade so that it engages with the top

edge of the board, if the machine is

square the blade will enter the same cut

as made previously. if not refer to the

following page to make the necessary

adjustment.

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