INSTRUCTIONS Fletcher FSC V-Groove Tool Holder The Fletcher-Terry Company 65 Spring Lane • Farmington, CT USA 06032-3311 Tel 860.677.7331 or 800.843.3826 • Fax 860.676.8858 • www.fletcher-terry.com customerservice@fletcher-terry.
Product Warranty The Fletcher-Terry Company warrants the product purchased to be free from defects in parts and workmanship for (1) one year from the date of purchase. The Fletcher-Terry Company warrants that it will repair or replace any such defective parts, providing the product has been under normal use and service and the defective part is returned to The Fletcher-Terry Company at the purchaser’s expense. The Fletcher-Terry Company must authorize the return in writing.
Instructions for Use – FSC V-Groove Tool Holder The FSC V-Groove Tool holder is specially designed to cut a strip of material from the surface of aluminum-composite sheets, up to 5mm thick – enabling folding and bending of the substrate for a wide variety of applications. Please follow these instructions carefully for optimum safety, cut quality, and performance. C Items Included The optional V-Groove Tool Holder includes: A A. V-Groove Tool Holder, with Blade B. 4mm Hex key C.
Setting the Blade Depth 1. Place a sheet of the aluminum composite material on the FSC machine’s horizontal material bar, and clamp it in place. Determine the thickness of the sheet material, usually between 2 and 5mm. Depth Locking Screws 2. Loosen the two depth locking screws on the top surface of the VGroove tool with a 4mm hex key (supplied).
4. Loosen the head locking knob, and slowly lower the head so that the V-groove blade is resting on the top edge of the sheet of material. Visually check the front edge of the blade, and see how far into the material’s thickness it extends (Figures 4a and 4b below). Depending on the amount of material you wish to remove, it may be necessary to adjust the blade depth again. Make a test cut in the composite to verify (see next section below).
2. Grasp both handles on the cutting head and pull downward in a slow, steady manner to make the cut (Figure 6). Complete the cut by pulling the head down to its bottom, resting position. Figure 6 Important! Make sure that the substrate is clamped securely before cutting by pivoting the clamp lever downward all the way. 3. Unclamp the material, remove it from the FSC machine, and bend the aluminum composite sheet as desired.
