Global Machinery Company MX355C warranty Adjusting the vice, Adjusting the cutting angle

Models: MX355C

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Adjusting the vice

Adjusting the vice

The vice can be adjusted quickly by loosening the vice lock release lever and pushing forward.

1. Place your workpiece in

H

between the fence and vice.

2. Lift the vice lock release

 

lever to the left and push

 

the vice forward (fig H).

 

3. Once the vice hits the

 

workpiece move the vice

 

lock release lever back to

 

the right.

 

4. Rotate the vice handle in a

I

clockwise direction to secure

the workpiece in position

 

(fig I).

 

5.To remove an object from the vice, rotate the vice handle in an anti-clockwise direction until the vice jaws are loose. The workpiece can

now be removed, the vice lock release lever can also be moved to the left to slide the vice back quickly.

NOTE. The vice lock release lever cannot be lifted until the vice jaws are loose.

Adjusting the cutting angle

1.To change the cutting angle loosen the 2 hex screws securing the fence using the 8mm hex key supplied (fig J).

JK

2.Move the rear fence to the desired angle using the scale as a guide (fig K).

3.Tighten the 2 hex bolts to secure the fence in position.

CAUTION. Only perform mitre cuts when the fence is set at the most forward position.

NOTE. For accurate cuts, test the cutting angle on some similar scrap material and adjust the angle to suit your requirements. The scale is only a guide.

Adjusting the fence

1.The original spacing between the vice and the fence is 175mm.

2.When cutting wider materials the rear fence will need to be adjusted to the rear position. When cutting narrow workpieces the fence should be positioned in the most forward position.

3.To adjust the fence loosen and remove the two hex bolts securing the fence using the 8mm hex key supplied (fig L).

4.Move the fence backwards or forwards to one of the other two fixing positions (fig M).

5.Tighten the 2 hex bolts to secure the fence in position.

LM

CAUTION. Narrow workpieces may not be secured safely when using the two wider interval settings.

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Global Machinery Company MX355C warranty Adjusting the vice, Adjusting the cutting angle, Adjusting the fence