KWM Gutterman 5 IRONMAN User manual

5”/6” IRONMAN
COMBO CONVERSION
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• This section will direct you in converting your
combo machine from a 6” to 5” machine.
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SECTION: 2
6” To 5” Conversion

BEFORE BEGINNING CHANGEOVER
• Eliminate electrical power source by
unplugging the machine.
• Remove Tool Kit which is located behind
stored guillotine.
• The tool kit consists of a flat head screwdriver,
a 5/32, a 3/16, and a 5/16 allen wrench
and a 1/2”-9/16” Wrench
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STEP #1: REMOVE COVERS
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• Remove the lids that are fastened with
quarter turn screws with the flat head
screw driver that is supplied to you in
your conversion tool bag.

STEP #2: REMOVE GUILLOTINE
• Remove 6” guillotine from the
machine by loosening the four
bolts that mount the guillotine to
the frame as shown in the picture
with the ½” wrench supplied in
your conversion kit.
• Set guillotine aside once removed.
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STEP #3: MOVE BEAD ASSEMBLY
• Loosen the two bolts that are
marked in the picture and slide
the bead assembly down to the
5” position.
• The positions are marked for 5”
and 6” for easy placement
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STEP #4: REMOVE BACK BELL ROLLER
• Remove back bell roller using the bolt
holding the center shaft in place.
• Set the back bell roller aside.
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STEP #6: REVERSE #3 EXIT DRIVE ROLLER
• Remove the backside exit top
roller by removing the two
RED flush head cap screws
with the 5/32 allen wrench
supplied in your conversion
kit.
• Remove roller from the shaft
and turn 180°as shown in the
pictures and place it back on
the shaft aligning the threaded
holes in the shaft.
• Retighten the two red flush
head cap screws
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FAILURE TO ALIGN ROLLER PROPERLY WILL CAUSE DAMAGE!

STEP #5: MOVE BACK GUIDE BAR
• Loosen the five bolts on the back guide bar and move it
toward the skate as close as possible.
• Retighten the 5 bolts.
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STEP #7: RE-INSTALL BACK BELL WHEEL
• Re-install the back bell
wheel into the new
position labeled 5.
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STEP #8: INSTALL 5” GUILLOTINE
• Remove the 5” guillotine from the
side of the machine and install it on
the frame with the four bolts used
before to remove the 6” guillotine
(The guillotine is factory set and
should not be adjusted.)
• Store the 6” guillotine on the side of
the machine where the 5” guillotine
originally was.
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STEP #9: ADJUST SKATE ROLLERS
• There are four center skates in the machine, each have retractable rear skate forming rollers
that extend between 5” and 6” position.
• To change pull the adjusting pin up at each skate roller until the pin disengages from skate
shaft.
• Move the forming roller to the 5” position and push the adjusting pin back into place.
• Repeat this process for all 13 backside skate forming rollers.
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STEP #10: MOVE ENTRANCE GUIDE SHOES
• The combo has two black split
collars used as stops on the
entrance guide shaft to locate
each entrance guide shoe for
the 5” and 6” position.
• To position the guides from 6”
to 5” loosen the silver collars
on the shoes and slide the
shoes against the inner most
collars on the shaft.
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STEP #11: MOVE FACE BOX ROLLERS
• Move the three face box roller
assemblies by pulling the quick
release pin located at the top of
each face box station.
• Drop the face roller down to the
5” position and re-install the pin
completely through the hole.
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STEP #12: MOVE LIP BOX ASSEMBLY
• Loosen the two bolts at the
exit and entrance of the
machine as shown in the
pictures.
• Move the lip box down and
in on the box mounts.
• Retighten the same four
bolts.
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STEP #13: REMOVE 6” INSIDE
BOX ROLLER BAR ASSEMBLY
• Remove the two red screws on the top of the
box as marked in the pictures.
• Make sure to remove the assembly exactly as
shown in the pictures.
• Place this assembly to the side for now.
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STEP #14: MOVE OUTSIDE BOX ROLLERS
• There are six quick release pins at the bottom of the lip box.
• Remove the pin and move the bottom portion of the outside roller
up to the 5” position in each station.
• Replace the quick release pin back through the hole.
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STEP #15:INSTALL 5” INSIDE
ROLLER BAR ASSEMBLY
• Remove the assembly from
above the gear box and install as
shown in the pictures.
• Retighten the two red screws
from before.
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STEP #16:STORE THE 5” ROLLER
BAR ASSEMBLY
• Store the 6” roller bar assembly from where the 5”
assembly was located.
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STEP #17: RE-INSTALL THE COVERS
• Re-install the covers you replaced in step 1
with the quarter turn screws.
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