INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
OPERATINGBOSTONWIRESTITCHER
HEADS
No.
15& No.15D
Sizes
of
Wire
-
Ribbon
orbox
staywire
No.8 toNo,25-
Rybar
wire
- No.18& 19
roundwire
- No.20to25
round
andNo.20
2:
24
& 21x 25
flat.
Width
of
staple
1/2
regular
- 3/8- 5/8- 3/4
special.
Capacity
in
thickness
1/2
inch.
*No.15D
Head.
TO
THREAD
run
v/ire
fromunder
side
of
spool
to
left
aroundspring
15151A
and
understuds
and
rolls
on
same.
Removeswivel
16066A
by
liftinglower
endof
spring
15084A
*19084A
and
swinging
to
left.
Curvewire
and
enterbetween
straightener
rolls
19121
and
eccentric
19128A.
Pull
wiredown
until
crookedwire
has
passedthrough
rolls.
Cut
wire
off
withhardwirecutterjustabove
cutter
holder
15105B.
Enterwire
in
grip15031
andin
tensionrolls19121which
are
opened
by
pressingdown
rod
19145A
*19147A.
Enterwire
in
slot
in
wirecut-
ter
15101
and
pushdown
until
wireshowsthroughhole
in
swivel
holder
15072.
TO
STRAIGHTEN
WIREadjusteccentric
19128A
untilwireruns
straight.Startmachine
and
watchwirefeedpastopening
in
swivel
holder.Wireshouldcomedirectly
in
center
of
opening.
If
wire
curls
to
left,straightener
isnotset
tightenough.
If
wirecurls
to
right,straightener
issettoo
tight.
When
wireruns
straight,
re-
place
swivel
and
attachspring
to
same.
OIL.
Oil
connecting
links
on
back
of
head.
Oil
swiveloperating
lever
15078
*19078A.
Oil
slots
attopof
head
at
sides
of
bracket
15154.
Oil
driver
barattopof
bender
bar
15023A.
Put
drop
ofoil
in
angular
slot
in
cutterslide
15115A
*15113A
where
itcanbe
seen
throughlarge
opening
in
faceplate
15091A
*15135A.
Put
drop
of
-oil
on
swivelwhere
it
slides
in
swivelholder
15072.
TO
ADJUST
LENGTH
OF
WIRE.
To
changelength
of
both
legs
of
staple,loosenscrew
15088
and
pushfaceplate
15091A
*15135A
upto
lengthen
or
down
to
shortenlegs
of
staple.Tightenscrew
15088
after
adjusting.
To
increaseleft
legof
staple,
loosenscrews15155
and
56
near
thetopof
head
and
turn
adjustingscrew15156
to
right.
To
shortenleftleg,turn
to
left.
Press
downfirmly
on
bracket
15154.
Tightenscrews
56and
15155.
Mostadjustments
for
longerwire
canbe
made
by
settingmachine
for
thickerwork.
WIRE
CUTTERS.
To
removecutter
15104,
first
set
machine
at
mini-
mum
adjustment,thenpull
out
slightly
on
spring15108
and
push
the
little
pinin
cutterslide
15115A
*15113A
totopof
opening
in
face
plate.Cutterwillthenslide
out
easily.This
cutter
is
double
ended.
To
replaceengagetongue
on
cutter
in
slot
in
slide
and
push
slide
down
to
lower
endof
stroke.
When
replacing
cutter,
tripmachine
and.
turn
pulley
by
hand
to
bring
the
driverbelow
cutter.
To
remove
stationarycutter
15101,
loosen
screw15102
at
left
of
cutter
holder.
