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Instruction Manual
for FRAMER Mitre Guillotine
Models VMM, VMI, SMM, SMI
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Instruction Manual
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Looking after your FRAMER Mitring Guillotine
Technical Specification
Figure 1:General Arrangement
General Description
Figure 2: Fitting themeasurement table, rule, wastechuteand collection bag.
When you receive your FRAMER Mitring Guillotine
Figure 3: Vertical movement of mitring head
Functional Description
Figure 4:RebateSupportsand Fences
Functional Description continued.
Figure 5: Length Measurement Systems
Functional Description continued
Using your FRAMER Mitre Guillotine
Fault Finding
Maintenance and Adjustments
Figure 6: Adjustments
Maintenance and Adjustments continued
Figure 7: Changing the Mitring Blades
Changing the Mitring Blades
Grinding and Honing the Mitring Blades
SpareParts- Baseand Table Assembly; Part Numbers
SpareParts- Figure 8:Baseand Table Assembly
SpareParts- Mitring Head Assembly; Part Numbers
SpareParts- Figure 9: Mitring Head Assembly
SpareParts- Baseand Footpedal Assembly; Part Numbers
SpareParts- Figure 10:Baseand Footpedal Assembly
SpareParts- Automatic Rebate Support Assembly; Part Numbers
SpareParts- Figure 11: Automatic Rebate Support Assembly
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Instruction Manual
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LookingafteryourFRAMERMitreGuillotine
LookingafteryourFRAMERmitreguillotineissimplebutifyoufollowtheserulesthenyou
willensurethatyourguillotinegivesyoua longtroublefree life.
Cleaning
Alwayskeepyourmitreguillotinecleanandmakesurethatsmallpiecesofmouldingdonot
gettrappedinanycomponents.
Emptyyourwastecollectionbagwhenitisnomorethanhalffull.
Lubricating
Theperiodbetweenlubricatingdependsontheamountofusebutitshouldbenolongerthan
2/3weeks.
Usea generalpurposeoiltolubricateallslidingormovingpartsincluding:
1.TheverticalMitreHead"Vee"strips,(Parts009/012,fig.9, page27)
2. ThehorizontalMitreHead*Vee"strips,(Parts013,fig.9,page27)
3. TheeccentricbushandhorizontallinkageoftheMitreHead,(Parts021/022,fig
11,page27)
4. FootpedalandFootpedalbracketpivotingpoints( Parts002/008figure 10,page29)
5.Springholders( Parts011/013,fig 10,page29)
Wipeawayanyexcessoilsothatdustcannotaccumulateonimportantworkingsurfacesor
pivoting-points.
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Instruction Manual
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TechnicalSpecification
WorkingCapacity ModelsVMMandSMMModelsVMIandSMI
MitringAngle 45to90 degrees 45to90 degrees
Minimumlengthmeasurement 100mm 4"
Maximumlengthmeasurement 1500mm
60"
Maximumnormalheightcapacity 160mm 6.5/16"
Maximumpossibleheight 200mm 8"
MachineDimensions
MaximumHeight 1120mm
MaximumLength 2150mm
MaximumWidth 600mm
NetWeight 105kg
ModelVMMissuppliedwithverniermeasuringsystem,standardmitring
blades,rebatesupports,safetyguards,wastechute,collectionbag,andmetric
measurements.
ModelVMIissuppliedastheVMMbutwithimperialmeasurements
ModelSMMissuppliedwithslidingmeasuringsystem,standardmitring
blades,rebatesupports,safetyguards,wastechute,collectionbag,andmetric
measurements.
ModelSMIissuppliedastheSMMbutwithimperialmeasurements
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General Arrangement

Instruction Manual
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GeneralDescription
TheFRAMERMitreGuillotineisdesignedtogiveyoua reliableandsafe
meansofproducingaccuratemitringwithaverygoodsurfacefinish.
Themajorpartsofthemachine,whichcanbesubjecttoweararemadeofCast
Ironandthebaseorfloorstand isfabricatedfrom heavydutysheetmetal.
Ageneralviewoftheguillotineisshowninfig 1 page3
Thefabricated baseisdesignedtogiverigiditytothemachineandthisis
achievedbothbythedesignofthebaseandalsoit'sweight.
Onthetopofthebaseisthemaintablewhichismadefrom castiron.
Atthebackofthemaintable is thecuttingheadandinfront ofthecuttinghead
arethefences.
Themeasuringtablewiththemeasuringsystemfitstotherighthandsideofthe
maintable
Atthebackofthebaseisthefootpedalpivotingpointandthe2 mainsprings
whichareconnectedtothefootpedalarealsoanchoredoneithersideofthe
base
Allpartsaremanufacturedusingproductiontoolingandarethereforeeasyto
replace.
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Instruction Manual
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Models VMM, VMI, SMM,SMI
When youreceiveyour FRAMER guillotine
Warning - theMitringBladesareextremelysharp
General
When your guillotine waspackedforshipment,all surfaces wereprotectedagainstcorrosion
andthisprotectionmustbethoroughlyremoved.
Take great care when cleaning around the Mitring Head as the Mitring
Blades are extremely sharp
Mitring Head- Transport Pin(Part045,Fig7, page 8)
To ensure thatthe Mitring Head does notmoveduringtransport,a smallpinisinserted
through themaintableand into the Mitring Headmechanism.Thispinmustberemoved
beforeyouattempttomovethe Mitring Head horizontally.
Length MeasuringTable
Themeasuringtabletogether with themeasurementruleshouldbe fitted tothe right handside
of themaintable,(part013,fig 8 page 25)
Locatethetableusingthe2 smalllocatingpinsand lock itinposition with theM10Hexagon
Headedscrewprovided.
On modelsSMMand SMI, the right handtableextension,024,andtablesupport,027,(fig
8,page 25)shouldalsobe fitted.
Next, themeasurementruleshouldbe fitted tothetable,againusingthelocating pinsandthe
smallerscrewfor locking itin position. (Part18fig8,page25)
Waste Collection
Your machineisprovided with a DustChute which shouldbe fitted byhookingitoverthelip
provided ontheinsideofthe base. Accessis from thebackofthemachine.
We alsoprovidea heavydutypolythene collection bag which isextremelyeffective. Place it
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Mitring Head
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Vertical Movement of Mitring Head

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Models VMM, VMI, SMM, SMI
Functional Description
Mitring Head- Vertical Movement
The mitring isproducedby2 Mitring Bladesmountedat90 degrees to each other,
on the Mitring Head.
The Mitring Headmoves vertically againsttheBackslideto which itisattached
by the Vertical Mitre Guides.
Attached totheunderside of the Mitring Head,isa connectingrod,theotherend
of which isattachedtothefootpedal.
Two springs,anchoredtothe base andattachedtothefootpedal, hold theBlade
Holder inthetoppositionsothatwhenthepedalis pressed downwards,the
Mitring Bladestraveldownwardstomitrethemoulding andwhenthepedalis
released, the Mitring Bladesreturntotheirtopposition.
This actionisshowninFigure3 page 10
Mitring Head- HorizontalMovement
Narrow moulding maybe mitred with justone press ofthefootpedalbutto cope
with wider moulding, the Mitring Headisarrangedtomove horizontally soasto
allow the mitring tobeachievedinseveral'bites'.
The mitring head Positioning Bracket,part029,Fig9, Page 27),issituatedatthe
front of themachineandthe Positioning Handle,part026protrudesthroughthe
slot inthisbracket.ThisHandleisconnectedviaa pivoting blockpart022and
link, part021,tothe Mitring Head.
PressingthePositioningHandledownwards will release it from the'teeth'onthe
Positioning Bracketand moving ittothe left will taketheheadtoit'sback
position, away from thefences.
Theteethonthe Positioning Bracketaredesignedto hold the mitring headinthe
required position whilst mitring andtheyareevenly spaced outexceptforthelast
one which is spaced soastogivea final 'finishing' cut.
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Mitring Head
Fences
Fence PivotingPoint
Mitring HeadPositioningBracket
Positioning'Teeth'
Mitring HeadPositioningHandle
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FunctionalDescriptioncontinued.
RebateSupports
Mostmouldingsneedtobesupportedunderneaththerebatesoastopreventdamageto
thethinrebateedgeduringmitring.
Thisdamagenormallytakestheformofsplinteringortearingofthewoodorplastic.
Topreventthisdamage,a pairofRebateSupportsarefitted toyourguillotine.
Thesesupportshaveverticaladjustmentsothattheycanbesettotherequiredheightof
themouldingrebateandtheyaredesignedtoslidealongtheslotinthebottomknife
guidestocopewithdifferentmouldingwidths
Figure4,page12showstheRebateSupports
ThesettingofthefencesinrelationtotheMitringHeaddetermineswhatanglethe
mouldingwillbemitredat.
Normally,anangleof45degreesisusedwhichwillproducethe,mostcommon,4 sided
framewitheachanglebeingat90degrees.
Howeveryoumayrequiretoproduce6 or8 sidedframeswhichwillrequirea different
anglesettingbetweenthefencesandtheMitringHead.
Thefencesarethereforefitted tothemaintablesothattheycanpivotabouta central
pointandcanbeclampedatanyanglefrom 45to90degrees.
Figure4,page12showsthefences
Fences
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Vernier MeasurementSystemformodels VMM andVMI
RebateWidthMeasurementRule
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FunctionalDescriptioncontinued
LengthMeasuringSystems(fig5,page14)
Normallywhenmakingframes, thesizeoftheframe isgivenbytheinsidedimensions,
i.e.thesizeoftheartworkwhichcanbeputinsidetheframe.
Foranygiveninsidedimensions,theoutsidelengthsofthemouldingswillvary,
dependinguponthewidthofthemoulding.Thewiderthemouldingis,thelongerthe
outsidelengthmustbetogivea particularinsidedimension.
Itisthereforeessentialtobeabletomeasurethewidthofthemouldingandtoadjust
thelengthstoptotakethiswidthintoaccount.Thewidthisknownastherebatewidth
andisthewidthofthemouldinguptobutnotincludingtherebate.
Weoffer2 differentmeasuringsystems.
VernierMeasuringSystem,modelsVMM(metric)andVMI(inch).
Arebatewidthmeasuringruleissetintothemeasuringtable.
Themouldingtobemitredisset againstthisruleandthewidthisnoted.
ThiswidthisthentransferredtotheVernierRuleontheStopBarandtheStopisthen
offsetfrom therequiredinsidedimensiononthemeasuringrulebythisamount.This
willautomaticallysetthestoptogivetherequiredinsidedimensionfor thatparticular
widthofmoulding.
SlidingMeasuringSystem,modelsSMM(metric)andSMI(inch)
Inthissystemthemeasuringtableisfittedwithstainlesssteelplateswhichcarry
measuringlinesset at45degrees.Thesemeasurementsgive'insidedimensions'.
Theendofthelengthofmouldingtobeusedismitredat45degreesandthen
positionedalongthe45degreemeasuringlinesothattheinsidepointofthemitreis
onthelinetogivethe'insidedimension'.
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Using your FRAMER MitreGuillotine
SettingtheRebateSupports
Keepyour foot off thepedaland with the Mitring Headsetaway from thefences,place
thelengthofmouldingtobe mitred againstthefences,slidethe Rebate Supports
forward andadjusttheheightofeachonesothattheyslideunderthe rebate with a
minimum ofclearance.Itisimportanttosetthisheightaccurately,ifitistoolowthen
the rebate maybedamagedand ifit istoo high thenit willlift the moulding and cause an
error intheangleof mitre.
Trim thefirstendoftheMoulding
Move the Mitring Head fully forward andplacethe first endofthemouldingsothat
approximately 6mmprotrudesundertheblade.Position the Rebate supportand press
thefootpedal slowly until itis fully downand release thepedal.
Move the Mitring Head forward 6mmand repeat theprocedure until a completemitreis
cut.
SettingtheLengthMeasurement
Vernier MeasurementExample
If therequiredinsidelengthis300mmandthe rebate width measures 40onthe rebate
width measurementrulethensetthe40onthevernierruleagainstthe300mm line on
thelengthmeasurementruleand lock thestopinthis position. Seefig 5, page 14.
Sliding MeasurementExample
If therequired insidelengthis300mm, position the mitred edge of the moulding sothat
theinsidecornerofthemitreisonthe300mm line ofthemeasurementtable.Slidethe
stopuptothe moulding and lock itinpositionSeefig 5, page 14.
Mitring
With the mitred edge againstthestopandthe rebate supportsinposition,movethe
Mitring Headsoastotakethe first cut. Press thefootpedaland release. Move the
mitring headinandtakeanothercut.Continue until themitre iscomplete,andalways
makethelastcuta 'finishing' cutasdiscussedon page 10.
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FaultFinding
Fault PossibleCause Action
1.Poorfinishonmitre DullBlades Resharpenblades(page23)
Bladesnothoned HoneBlades(page23)
2. Poorfinish afterresharpening Bladesnotsetcorrectly Refit blades(page22)
blades
3. Inaccuratemitre RebateSupportstoohigh ResetRebateSupports(page13
and16)
4. Inaccurateangles Fencesnotset correctly Resetfences(page13)
5. Mouldingisnotcutthrough
completely MitringHeaddoesnot
comeforwardenough Adjustforwardmovementof
theMtringHead(page18)
6.Tearingorbreakingofthe
rebate RebateSupportsnotset
correctly ResetRebateSupports(page13
and16)
7. Insidedimensionsarewrong Measurementstopnotset Resetmeasurementstop
correctly (page14/15)
.8. Glasswillnotfit frame Noallowancemadefor Addl-2mmtotheinside
glassvariation dimensionstoallowforglass
9.Verticallinesinmitre Mitringbladesdamaged Resharpenblades(page23)
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Maintenance andadjustments
Mitring Head- forwardposition(fig6, page 19)
After theknives havebeenchanged,itmaybe necessary toadjustthe Mitring Headso
thatitcomesfarenough forward togivea cleancut.The mitring bladesshouldprotrude
1-2mmbeyondthefence line.
Adjustment isprovidedby means ofaneccentricbush.
Move the Mitring Headasfar forward asit will go,undonut025,usea spanner to turn
theheadoftheeccentricbush023 until the Mitring Headisinthecorrectpositionand
tighten nut025.
Mitring Head- HeightAdjustmentfor165mmmaximumheight
(fig 11, page 31andfig 6, page 19)
After the mitring bladeshavebeensharpenedseveraltimesitmaybe necessary tolower
the Mitring Head slightly toobtainthe165mmmaximumheight.
This isachievedby adjustingthe position of thelowerend of theconnectingrod032,fig
6, page 19,intheyoke009,fig 10, page 29.Undotheuppernut016,fig 10, page 29,
on theconnectingrod032andthenadjustingthelowernut016.Whenthecorrect
position isachievedthen lock off both nuts016.
Mitring Head- HeightAdjustmentfor200mmmaximumheight
(fig 10, page 29.)
For normalpicture framing themaximum mitring heightof165mmiscorrectbutitis
possibletoincreasetheheightto200mmfor joinery work.
To dothistheyoke009mustbepositionedinthealternativeholesinthefootpedal
bracket.
It isimportantthattheMitringHeadissupportedbyplacinga piece
ofwoodunderneaththeblades. Care mustbetakenduetothe
sharpnessoftheblades
Removethesprings012 from thelowerspringholders011.Removethelowerspring
holdersandtheyoke009 from therearholesinthefootpedalbracket001andplace
them inthe front holesinthefootpedalbracket. Attach thespringstothelowerspring
holders011and if necessary adjusttheposition of theconnectingrodasoutlinedabove.
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Maintenanceandadjustmentscontinued
SpringTensionadjustment
fig 10, page29
Twospringsareattachedtothebaseandextenddowntothefootpedalbracket.Itis
thesespringswhichreturntheMitringHeadtoit'stoppositionandholditthere.
Thetensiononthesespringscanbevariedtosuittheoperatorandtotakeintoaccount
anyextensionofthespringsduetowear.
ItisimportantthattheMitringHeadissupportedbyplacingapieceof
woodunderneaththeblades.Caremustbetakenduetothesharpness
oftheblades.
Workononesideata time.
Removethenut015andwasher014fromtheupperspringholder013.Carefully take
outtheupperspringholder,withthespringattached,andmoveittothenexthigher
hole. Refitthewasher014andnut015totheupperspringholder013andtighten.
Repeatthissequenceontheotherspring.
FootpedalStopadjustment
fig 10. page29
Afootpedalstop018/019/020isprovidedinthelefthandslotinthefrontofthebase.
Whencuttingsmallmouldingsthisstopcanbeset soastolimittheupwardtravelofthe
footpedalandthereforetheupwardtraveloftheMitringHead.
Usingthisstopwillsavetimeandeffort
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