Gryphon Omni-2 plus+ User manual

Clear

Tubing

Pump Barbed

Fitting

Instructions

Gryphon Diamond Wire Saw model Omni-2 Plus+

• 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 •

• Unplug saw when changing blades or guides •

Important - Fill Base completely with water before use

Front

Cover

Motor Housing

Motor

Switch

Light

Switch

Upper

Blade Guide

Base

Platform

Finger Guard Tubing

Vertical

Shafts

Blade

Chuck

Connecting

Rod

Aluminum

Block

Lower

Wrist

Upper

Wrist

Gryphon Wire Saw Parts Identication

Motor Assembly

Assembly Step 1

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

vibration grommets at the upper outside corners of the housing. Tighten screws

into motor assembly snug tight only (do not overtighten in order to minimize

vibration).

Base of saw viewed from above

Upper Housing with Cover removed

Right side of assembled saw

Insert

Finger

Guard

in Slot

Motor

Assembly

Rotor

Assembly Step 3 - Installing your rst blade

Note that you saw includes both Standard and Fine blades. We recommend that you start by using

the Standard blade, as it is a good all-around choice. The Fine blade is useful for especially delicate

glass, such as dichroic.

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: for safety, always unplug the saw when changing blades, guides and

other parts).

Assembly Step 2- Installing the Finger

Guard and Tubing

Take the nger guard from your parts bag and push it into

the “T” shaped slot at the bottom of the motor assembly.

Push the upper end of the tubing through the hole in the

Finger Guard. The end of the tubing will touch the blade

once you have installed the blade. To facilitate installing the

tubing, you may want to apply a little lubricant (Vaseline,

etc.) to the end of the tubing.

Assembly Step 4 - Installing batteries

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.

Insert the bottom guide by snapping it into the holder (the bottom guide is

the one without the slot in the front). Drop the unpainted end of a new blade

through the bottom guide hole and into the top of the pump (C).

Snap the top painted end of the

blade into the slot in the top

guide. Push the blade up into

the blade chuck until it stops (D).

Tighten the 7/16” nut snugly with

the provided wrench. To remove

a worn blade reverse this process.

Lower

Blade

Guide

Blade Chuck

7/16" Nut

Insert

Blade

D

Front View

Battery

Holder

Lid

A B

Tubing

Snap blade in

this direction,

then push up

to chuck

Note: the very rst

time a blade is

inserted into the

chuck, it may be

difcult to push in

the blade fully. Start

by removing the nut

entirely and inserting

and removing the

blade several times

to loosen the grip of

the Chuck. You want

to insert the Blade

into the Chuck to the

point where 75% of

the red paint on the

blade is inside the

Chuck. When you

install the nut, do

not overtighten. You

should not tighten

the nut to the point

that the threads on

the Chuck extend past

the nut.

Preparing to Saw

Important: Fill the base with

water to a level that covers

the lower guide . The water

provides cooling for the blade

and extends guide life.

Fill the water tray with water to level indicated

Water ow is automatic when the saw is running.

Occasionally, air bubbles in the line may prevent

proper ow, requiring that the line be blown free

of bubbles as described at left. You can also use

any small suction device to draw water through the

tube and remove the air bubbles.

Wear eye protection. Turn the switch on and observe

that the pump is supplying water to the blade. If no

water is observed, turn off the saw, disconnect the

tubing at the pump and blow the water out of the tube

from the bottom end. Reconnect the tubing, turn the

saw on and water ow should be restored. Once the

blade has good water ow, you may begin sawing. You

may push the glass in any direction.

It is a good idea to empty and clean the base every now

and then to remove the glass sludge.

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

light motor oil (such as sewing machine oil or clock oil) on them with your ngers. DO NOT use 3-in-1 oil. 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. Turn on the saw to start the water ow to the blade. The water feed tubing should touch the blade.

Saw in any direction.

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

Vertical

Shafts

Blade

Chuck

Lower

Blade

Guide

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. The Gryphon Omni-2 Plus+

Diamond Wire Saw is far more economical to use that any other glass saw.

Replacement blades - Gryphon Turbo Diamond Wire Blades

The Fine Blade is the nest grit, and offers the smoothest nish. It is recommended for dichroic or other delicate glass, and where the quality of the edge is important.

The Standard Blade is the most commonly used and is the best all-around blade choice. It offers excellent speed and long life.

The Super Power Blade offers the most aggressive cutting.

The Slitting Blade is thinner that the other blades, and is designed to cut front to back only. It is the fastest blade and removes the least material.

Changing parts

Blade Guides: 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. The upper blade guide has a slot in the front.

Chuck: 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 with 5/64” Allen

Wrench.

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. The wrench will create a 1/8” gap between the chuck and the aluminum block.

11. Push the blade chuck downward until the thin end of the chuck wrench is wedged snugly between the chuck and the aluminum block.

12. Tighten the set screw on the upper wrist pin and remove the chuck wrench. Oil both vertical shafts to complete the replacement.

Pump: Unplug saw, remove old pump by disconnecting hose and pulling old pump straight up. Place new pump into white retaining ring in the

recess in the base. Attach tubing coming from the tower to the barbed tting on the pump.

Unclogging the water line

If you do not observe good water ow at the blade, turn off the saw, disconnect the tubing at the pump and blow the water out of the tube from the bottom end (blow

the water towards the blade). Reconnect the tubing, turn the saw on and water ow should be restored.

For more information and hints, visit www.gryphoncorp.com/OmniFAQ.html

Vertical

Shafts

Blade

Chuck

Connecting

Rod

Aluminum

Block

Lower

Wrist