Airetool EIC-625-875 Operating & Service Manual - Page 4

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MODELS "EIC", "PIC" & "TIC" TUBE CUTTERS

To start

, check the following list to make sure you

have selected the proper tools and that they are properly

set up for your application.

A. Check that you have selected the proper size

tube cutter and that you have installed the proper

pilot to fit the tube gage to be cut.

B. Check that you have the proper R.P.M. motor.

See cutting speed selection guide on page X of

this manual. Be sure that the dead handle is ins

talled wrench tight. Have assistant to hold dead

handle during operation.

C. Check that proper tool bits are installed in the

tube cutter. Three types of bits are available, non

ferrous, ferrous and stainless.

D. Check that the depth of cut is proper for the

application. Make sure that the thrust collar is

so that the bits will cut BEHIND the tube sheet.

E. Have a container of any good cutting oil and dip

cutter bits into it after every two or three tubes,

depending on tube material.

F. Have a container of solvent for washing or flush

ing the chips out of the cutter bit area of the cutter

after every few cuts.

CUTTING THE TUBES

Now you are ready to cut the first tube. Dip the cutter

body and bits into the cutting oil. Make sure the cutter bits

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

are in the retracted position and insert the cutter body into

the tube to be cut. Insert until the taper of the thrust collar

is against the end of the tube, centering the cutter in the

tube I. D. Start the motor, air or electric. Place forward

pressure on the operating lever to feed the cutter bits into

the tube I. D. NOTE : "PIC" TYPE CUTTER, PUSH FOR-

WARD ON THE MOTOR. A light but steady pressure should

be applied to the operating lever during the cut. As the bits

start to break thru the O. D. of the tube CAUTION should

be taken to lighten the pressure on the operating lever to

prevent the cutter bits from grabbing causing them to break.

After the tube is cut off, make sure that the cutter bits are

in the closed or retracted position before removing the tube

cutter from the tube. Dip the cutter bits into the solvent and

flush chips out of the cutter as needed. Repeat the above

steps and cut the remainder of the tubes to be cut.

We recommend that a cutting oil be used by either dip-

ping the cutter bits into it or by inserting some of the oil

into the ends of the tubes. We also recommend that the

cutter be submerged into a solvent and cutting oil solution

to clean the chips out of the cutter. Dip the cutter bits into

the solution while moving the operating lever back and forth.

FREQUENTLY inspect the cutter bits for sharpness, re-

placing if dull. See replacing the tool bits page 13. Proper

tool bit care is very important in operating your Airetool

tube cutter. NOTE : Tool bits can be sharpened if removed

from the cutter before they get to hot from dulling and turn

blue. See sharpening the bits on page 14.

The above instructions apply to all standard and extra

reach Airetool tube cutters models "EIC", "PIC" and "TIC.

Please feel free to call the Airetool Customer Service or

any of the Airetool Branch Offices listed in this manual

should you have any questions or special applications arise.