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“When You Need More Than Staples.”
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IDEAL CUTTERS
Model 4850 (18-3/4”)
Model 4850-90 (18-3/4”)
Model 5250 (20-1/2”)
Model 6550 (25-1/2”)
Model 6550-90 (25-1/2”)
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Safety Rules • Ensure that at no time more than one person is working at the machine. • Leave the key for the safety lock with the person responsible for the cutting machine. • Power operated cutting machines must be operated only by trained and reliable personnel. Part of the training is to become familiar with the operating instructions. • The operating instructions must be accessible at any time and must be strictly observed. • Do not reach into cutting area white the knife or the
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The entire machine is dispatched in one package, but the stand has been dismounted from the machine. The tool box contains: - a set of tools for service and maintenance, - the mounting hardware for the stand, - the back gauge crank (#3) with a mounting screw, - two keys for safety lock. • Place machine (#1) on stand (#8). • Insert the four securing bolts for the stand into provided holes and secure with nuts. • Place paper tray (#10) into the stand (#8). • For models IDEAL 4850,
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The key can be removed to prevent unauthorized use. To activate the machine, turn the key 45º to the right. • Re-set button (#14) Before the knife can be activated on models IDEAL 4850, IDEAL 5250 and IDEAL 6550, the re- set button has to be pressed to re-establish the “ready to cut” status of the machine. The yellow pilot light in the viewing window (#10) illuminates and indicates that the machine is ready to cut. The models IDEAL 4850-90 and IDEAL 6550-90 do not have a re-set butto
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Under the viewing window (#16) the measuring scale rotates in accordance with the back gauge movement. The exact measurement is to be read beneath the indicator. To avoid inaccuracies, the scale has to be read vertically from above. • Optical cutting indicator With exception of the IDEAL 5250, all other IDEAL power operated paper cutters with automatic clamp are equipped with an optical cutting indicator. A light beam illuminates the line along which the knife will cut. To be m
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Maintenance Knife change Precise cuts are only possible with a sharp knife. The knife should be changed as soon as the quality and the accuracy of a cut are not in accordance with the standards expected from this cutting machine. Should the knife jam in the paper pile or leave grooves in the paper, it must be changed immediately. Knife life with normal paper is approximately 20 working hours: of course this will vary with different types of paper. We recommend that purchase
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IDEAL 6550-90: Remove knife screws (B and C). Loosen knife holders and lower the knife downwards from the knife carrier (#19). Then, due to the length of the knife, a sideways movement between the knife guide plates is required for removal. h. Take out cutting stick (#2), turn, rotate or exchange it and place it back into machine. IMPORTANT – Hook cutting stick into pin, which is located on the left between the knife guide plates. i. IDEAL 4850-90 (5250): Insert knife holder
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IMPORTANT – If the knife has been lowered by means of the cutting depth adjustment screw (#6) to compensate for a worn cutting stick , then this adjustment screw (#6) has to be turned back to its highest setting before the cutting stick (#5) is turned, rotated or exchanged. Then re-adjust screw (#6) again to obtain the optimal cutting depth. A knife that is set too low can inflict damage not only to the cutting stick, but also to the knife and the knife drive system. The cutting stick (
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Should the machine cut out during operation, check the overload switches (#11 and #12). If one of the buttons of the overload switches has popped out, it can be re-set after a short period. Should the overload switch pop out again and cannot be re-set even after a few minutes, please contact your service technician. If the operator should detect any potentially dangerous defects, he should immediately call a service technician and put the machine out of operation. If defects or fa
