Gryphon Omin-1 User manual

Gryphon

Diamond

Wire-Saw

made in U.S.A.

Oil both 1/4" shafts frequently

Do not run with cover off

Wear Eye Protection

Patent Pending

Instructions

Gryphon Diamond Wire Saw model Omni-1

• Always wear eye protection •

• Do not run blade dry- use plenty of water •

• Keep ngers clear of moving parts •

• Do not operate with nger guard removed •

• Do not operate with front cover removed •

Important - Fill Base completely with water before use

Front

Cover

Motor Housing

Motor

Switch

Light

Switch

Upper

Blade

Guide

Fresh

Water

Reservoir

Base

Platform

Fresh

Water

Valve

Right Side of Saw

Barbed Fitting

Fresh

Water

Fill Spout

Used

Water

Valve

Used Water

Drain Barbed Fitting Left Side of Saw

Fresh Water Feed Tube

Vertical

Shafts

Blade

Chuck

Connecting

Rod

Aluminum

Block

Lower

Wrist

Upper

Wrist

Gryphon Wire Saw Parts Identication

Motor Assembly

Assembly Step 1

Turn the base of your saw upside down. Push the long piece of tubing from your parts

bag onto the barbed tting. Tubing inside diameters vary widely from batch to batch and

from manufacturer to manufacturer. Soaking one end of your tubing in hot water helps to

overcome a too-tight t. Insert tube onto barbed tting

Assembly Step 2

Place motor assembly on top of base. Slip a plastic washer onto each of the two

plastic thumbscrews found in your parts bag. Insert thumbscrews into blue grom-

mets at the upper outside corners of the water tray. Tighten screws into motor

assembly snug tight only.

Tubing

Step 3 Complete

Insert

Finger

Guard

in Slot

Motor

Assembly

Rotor

Assembly Step 4

Installing your rst Blade:

Remove the two nylon screws from the Front Cover and lift off the Front Cover.

The Rotor may stop in any position (A). Turn the Rotor by hand until the Blade Chuck is in its

lowest position (B). (Note: it is not necessary to remove the Front Cover when changing blades.

Just pull down on the old blade until the nut appears).

Assembly Step 3

Push the short piece of tubing from your parts bag onto the barbed tting

at the bottom of your water tray.

Thread the other end of the tubing trough the hole just

below the blade guide.

Take the nger guard from your parts bag and push

it into the “T” shaped slot at the bottom of the motor

assembly.

Assembly Step 5

Turn the Front Cover face down. Remove the four screws that secure the Battery Holder

Lid. Lift off the Battery Holder Lid.

Install two AA ashlight batteries (not included) into the battery holder. Be careful to

follow the polarity shown on the battery holder. Turn the switch on. If the lamp does

not light, one or both of your batteries may be installed backwards.

Re-install the Battery Holder Lid. Start screws by twisting counter-clockwise until you feel

the threads drop into place. Then twist the screws clockwise until they are snug tight.

Over tightening will strip the treads. Never operate the saw with the Battery Holder Lid

removed, as the batteries may fall into the mechanism.

Re-install the Front Cover and tighten the two plastic screws which you removed earlier.

Remove the bottom guide by pulling forward on the guide. Drop the

unpainted end of a new blade into the bottom guide hole (C).

Thread the top painted end of the blade into the hole in the top guide (D).

Continue pushing the blade up into the blade chuck until it stops. Tighten

the 7/16” nut snugly with the provided wrench. Replace the bottom guide. To

remove a worn blade reverse this process.

Blade Chuck

7/16" Nut

Insert

Blade

D

Front View

Battery

Holder

Lid

A B

Preparing to Saw

Place a container on the oor. Put the end of your long drain hose into the container.

Important: Fill the base up to the

overow with water. The water

provides cooling for the blade and

extends guide life.

Overflow

Gryphon

Diamond

Wire-Saw

made in U.S.A.

Oil both 1/4" shafts frequently

Do not run with cover off

Wear Eye Protection

Do not remove Finger Guard

Used water valve

Fill the water tray 3/4 full with water

Unscrew the water tray screw until water begins to

ow onto the blade. Unscrewing further increases

the water ow.

Wear eye protection. Turn the switch on and you may

begin sawing. You may push the glass in any direction.

When sawing is nished, screw in the water tray screw

until water no longer ows onto the blade.

At the end of the day, you can drain the water in the

base by unscrewing the base screw until water begins

to ow through the long hose into the container on the

oor.

Start up Maintenance

It is necessary to keep the two steel vertical shafts lubricated with light oil. If your shafts do not feel oily to the touch, wipe

Sewing Machine Oil or other light oil on them with your ngers. Do not use vegetable oil. Do not use spray lubricants.

These shafts are ground to micro nish in order to make your blade chuck last a long time. If you allow your shafts to rust or

become dry you will drastically reduce the blade chuck life.

Sawing

Put on eye protection. Start the water ow to the blade. The water feed hose should touch the blade. Turn the switch on

and saw in any direction.

Pulling the glass towards you pulls the blade away from the water feed and may make it difcult to see your pattern line. If

this happens, increase the water ow by unscrewing the water tray feed screw a little more.

As you near the end of your cut, ease off on the pressure you apply to the glass to minimize risk of breakage.

Vertical

Shafts

Blade

Chuck

Fill the water reservoir

with water

Stretching your $$$$

Most cuts will be done by pushing away from you and from side-to-side. This will dull the diamond on the blade front and sides,

but leave the back relatively sharp. By loosening the Blade Chuck’s 7/16” nut and turning the blade 180 degrees, you can

extend your useful blade life.

Note that the blade should never be installed upside-down. To do so will drastically shorten your guide and Blade Chuck life.

Just like a band saw, or any other diamond tool, these blades will become dull from use and you will have to push harder to

make cuts. Pushing extremely hard can break your blade. Finally the blade will need to be replaced. The beauty of the Gryphon

Wire Saw is that the blades are inexpensive. 15 of the Wire Saw blades cost the same a one band saw blade, but 15 Wire Saw

blades will cut nearly twice as much glass under normal use as one band saw blade.

Replacement blades are offered in a choice of three grits. The Super Power blade is the best all-around choice for general cutting, but you can chose a ner or coarser

grit blade depending upon your application.

The Ultra Power blade has the largest diamond particles, and cuts the fastest. It is recommended for difcult glass, tile and stone, or where speed is important. This

blade also has the longest life.

The Power blade offers the nest diamond particles and provides the smoothest surface nish.

Changing parts

Blade guides pull straight out toward the saw front. They snap in place, so expect a little resistance when

removing and replacing them. Replace the guides when the blade hole becomes sloppy. Note that the

upper and lower blade guides are not interchangeable.

If the blade chuck wears from use the saw will become quite loud when running. To change:

1. Remove blade.

2. Loosen set screw in upper wrist pin.

3. Slide connecting rod out of upper wrist pin.

4. Pull connecting rod and blade chuck up and out of saw.

5. Loosen set screw in lower wrist pin and pull out connecting rod.

6. Put the wrist pin into a new blade chuck.

7. Push connecting rod into lower wrist pin hole until it stops, then tighten set screw.

8. Replace assembly onto the two vertical shafts and thread connecting rod into the upper wrist

pin.

9. Turn the rotor to down position as shown in the diagram to the right.

10. Insert the thin (gauge) end of your chuck wrench between the top of the aluminum block and

the blade chuck.

11. Push the blade chuck downward until the chuck wrench is held snugly.

12. Tighten the set screw on the upper wrist pin and remove

the chuck wrench. Oil both vertical shafts to complete the

replacement.

Unclogging the drain line

Usually wiping the end of the drain line and blowing into it will clear debris from the passage. Occasionally you may need to remove the barbed tting and clean it with

a needle.

Vertical

Shafts

Blade

Chuck

Connecting

Rod

Aluminum

Block

Lower

Wrist

Upper