SIP Ideal 1000 User manual

Ideal™ 1000 Manual
20016-6111

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Contents
1. Introduction.................................................................... 2
1.0 Introduction................................................................ 2
1.1 SafetyGuidelines........................................................... 2
1.2 PrinciplesofSharpening...................................................... 3
1.3 EdgeShape ............................................................... 4
1.4 ReelShape................................................................ 4
2. SetUp........................................................................ 5
2.0 LocatingYourGrinder........................................................ 5
2.1 UnpackingtheGrinder....................................................... 5
2.3 Connectingtheservice....................................................... 6
3. PreparingtoGrind............................................................... 7
3.0 Preparingthereelmowerforgrinding ........................................... 7
3.1 ControlPanel .............................................................. 7
3.2 Settingthereliefangle ....................................................... 9
3.3 Carriagetravel ............................................................ 10
3.4 PositiontheFence ......................................................... 10
3.5 Adjustingthebedkniferearstop .............................................. 12
3.6Clampingbedknife.......................................................... 13
3.7 Adjustingthefrontfacecontact ............................................... 14
3.8 Checkingcontact .......................................................... 16
4. Grinding...................................................................... 17
4.0 GrindingtheBedKnife....................................................... 17
4.1 Dressingthegrindingstone .................................................. 19
5. Maintenance .................................................................. 20
5.0 Generalmaintenance....................................................... 20
5.1 Adjustingthecarriagebearings ............................................... 21
5.2 Mountinggrindingwheels.................................................... 22
5.3 Adjustingthegibs.......................................................... 23

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1. IntroductIon
1.0 Introduction
Thank you for selecting the Simplex•Ideal•Peerless
Reel Mower Grinder. The Peerless 2000 Grinder
is designed and built from top quality materials and
components by people who care, and it will give you
decades of service.
Please take a few minutes to register your grinder
on our web site www.sipgrinder.com so that we can
provide you better service and support.
1.1 Safety Guidelines
The following are general safety guidelines. Please
read and understand these guidelines before pro-
ceeding. As is the case with most machinery, failure
to operate it in a safe manner may result in damage,
injury or loss of life. Please be careful.
Always close shield or wear safety glasses and
face shield when grinding!
Keep all guards in place and functioning.
Do not wear any loose clothing or jewelry which
may get caught in the machinery. Secure long hair.
Keep your work area clean and organized.
Set up the work properly, using the correct tools
and xtures. Ensure that work is securely clamped.
Use the wrenches provided when changing the
grinding wheel and always ensure that nut is tight.
Do not overtightening as that may damage the grind-
ing wheel.
Always replace damaged grinding wheel.
Never leave grinder running while unattended.
In addition to the safety guidelines just listed, there
are safety notices through out this manual which are
denoted as follows:
An Information Notice provides information or a cau-
tion where minor damage may occur.
Running the spin motor too fast may damage
the indexer.
A Warning Notice indicates a situation which could
cause severe damage, serious injury or death.
Always close shield or wear safety glasses and
face shield when grinding.
A Danger Notice indicates a very dangerous situation
which if continued will cause severe damage, serious
injury or death.
Do not overtighten the nut as it will cause the
grinding wheel to explode!
Again, make sure that you read and understand these
warnings before proceeding because failure to oper-
ate any machinery in a safe manner may result in
damage, injury or loss of life.
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1.2 Principles of Sharpening
The reel type lawn mower cuts grass using the prin-
ciples of shears. It is necessary, therefore, to have two
sharp cutting edges making close enough contact to
cut the grass cleanly. This is the least harmful method
of mowing grass, because each blade of grass is sup-
ported by the bed knife while the reel blade shears it
off. This eliminates bleeding and brown tops which
occur when the grass is whipped off with rotary type
mowers.
On a ve bladed reel mower, the bed knife does ve
times the work of any one reel blade as all the reel
blades must shear against it. The bed knife, therefore,
is the master cutting element and although made of
heavier and harder steels, it is impossible to properly
sharpen a mower with dull reel blades without sharp-
ening the bed knife too.
Rake Angle
Rotation
Relief Angle
Land Area
The gure above shows the different features of the
reel mower blades.The reel blade ReliefAngle serves
reduces the contact area between the reel and the
bed knife. It is created by individually relief grinding
each reel blade. The Land Area indicates how much
of the reel blade is contacting the bed knife and is
created during spin grinding. The Rake Angle is set
by the slot in the spider and ensures that the cutting
edge is the rst part of the blade to touch the grass
blade. It can not be changed.
Front Face Angle
Top Face Angle
The bed knife Front FaceAngle is used to support the
blade as it is being cut. It does not need to be ground
regularly as it does not wear and change shape. Bed
knife life is increases, however, by grinding both the
top and front surfaces of the bed knife to eliminate
the rounded edge. The bed knife Top Face Relief
Angle provides reduced contact area between the
reel blade and the bed knife blade. It also creates
clearance for the cut grass and other materials. It is
the wear surface on the bed knife and must be ground
regularly to keep it straight and sharp.
For a mower to run easily and cut freely, it is important
that proper bevel or relief angle be ground on both
the bed knife cutting edge and the reel blades cut-
ting edges. This gives clearance or relief behind the
contacting edges and reduces drag and friction. Too
little relief angle would leave more metal in contact
causing the mower to run hard. Too much clearance
or angle would weaken the cutting edges and they
would nick easily and would not hold their edge.

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1.3 Edge Shape
If the mower is not cutting the grass cleanly, the cut
end of the grass blade will appear torn and ragged.
When a mower is brought in for servicing, it is important
to determine why it is not cutting properly. Often, if
the mower is operating satisfactorily in every respect
except cutting the grass cleanly, it may only need an
adjustment of the bed knife to the reel blades. Ex-
amination of the cutting edges and shearing corner
on the reel blades and bed knife should determine
if the mower needs a complete grinding job. Often,
properly adjusting the bed knife is all that is required.
Grinding the reel is necessary if any of the following
conditions exist:
1. Signicantly rounded blade edges.
2. Bent or nicked reel blades which cause streaking
or irregular contact between reel blades.
3. Uneven blade wear.
4. Signicantly cone shaped.
5. When all or most of the relief is worn away.
1.4 Reel Shape
The process of sharpening a lawn mower is really
one of reshaping the cutting edge of the bed knife
and the reel blades by grinding, to restore their abil-
ity to cut grass. Equally important is the restoration
of the match, or t, of the reel blades to the cutting
edge of the bed knife, against which all reel blades
shear or cut. It is also important that the bed knife
blade and the bottom of the reel blades are parallel
to the bottom of the rollers and the rollers are parallel
to each other. It is desirable for the reel to have little
or no cone shape. This makes for a more even cut
and minimizes ridges and lines in the cut and gouges
in the turf
Through normal wear or improper grinding the reel
will become cone shaped.
Conventional wisdom said that when you grind a reel,
it should be ground into a true cylinder. This is true if
both the front and rear rollers are adjustable. If one
of the rollers is xed and not parallel to the reel shaft,
a cylindrical reel will result in an uneven cut. This is
why it is important to always grind the bottom of the
reel parallel to the bottom of the rollers.
It is also important that the rollers are parallel to each
other. If they are not, the reel will rock and give an
uneven cut or gouge the turf.
Only the Peerless 2000 is designed to grind the reels
parallel to the rollers and make it easy to parallel the
rollers to each other.

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2. Set up
2.0 Locating Your Grinder
Determine where on a concrete slab the Ideal 1000
will be located.
The Ideal 1000 requires standard 110 volt, 60 Hz,
single phase service. Foreign versions with 200
volt, 50 Hz, single phase are available. The grinder
comes with an 8 foot grounded cord for 110 volt ser-
vice. The grinder also requires about 70 psi clean
compressed air.
2.1 Unpacking the Grinder
While unpacking, examine carefully for any shipping
damage. Any damage should be reported immediately
to the carrier.
By now you have removed the plastic wrap from the
main crate. After removing the box of accessories
and any other optional equipment, unbolt the grinder
from the pallet and place it in the location you have
selected.

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2.2 Leveling the Base
Mount the leveling pads provided in to the four corners
of the grinder.
With the grinder in its nal location, use a good qual-
ity carpenters level and adjust the leveling pads until
grinder is level.
2.3 Connecting the service
Make sure that all of the switches are turned off.
Connect the air supply to the lter regulator and set
the pressure gauge to 50 psi.
Plug the electrical cord into a 110 volt outlet.

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3. preparIng to grInd
3.0 Preparing the reel mower for grinding
Clean all dirt, grass, rust, grease, and oil from the
mower assembly, especially where it accumulates
behind the lip of the bed knife.
Inspect for a wavy appearance or condition along
the top face of the bed knife. This would indicate
that the bed knife has been adjusted to the reel with
excessive pressure. This could cause worn or loose
reel bearings.
3.1 Control Panel
Emergency stop button controls the main power. Turn
off by pushing in, turn on by turning clockwise.
Left grinding wheel motor.
Right grinding wheel motor.

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Carriage travel on-off. The carriage travel operates
with air. This also turns the coolant mist on and off.
This controls the carriage speed when it travels to the
left. This is a needle valve which lets air bleed from
the cylinder. Opening the valve counter clockwise
increases the speed. Closing the valve clockwise
decreases the speed.
Right carriage speed.This controls the carriage speed
when it travels to the right and works the same as the
left carriage speed.
The coolant mist comes on when the carriage travel
is turned on. If you want to operate one without the
other, close the valves of either the carriage travel or
coolant mist to turn it off. The gold knob controls the
uid and the black knob controls the air.

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3.2 Setting the relief angle
Loosen the set screws which lock the grinding head.
There are two set screws on each head opposite each
other. Do not back the set screw out more that one
turn or it will become disengaged from the locking
pad and not work properly.
Grasp the motor as shown and rotate the grinding
head...
until you get the desired angle.
Tighten the set screws which lock the grinding
head.
You need to reposition the grinding wheel so that it
aligns properly with the bed knife by using the infeed
and positioning feed.

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3.3 Carriage travel
The carriage may be disengaged from the drive
cylinder for easier set up by pulling and turning the
latch pin. To reengage the drive cylinder, turn the latch
pin until it drops in its groove, when the cylinder and
head are lined up, the pin will automatically snap into
the cylinder.
The travel stops are set by loosening the locking
screw, positioning the stop and retighening the lock-
ing screw.
3.4 Position the Fence
Unlock the left knob
Unclamp the right clamp.
Place the bed knife on the three support balls.

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Ensure that the rear at of the bed knife is resting on
all three balls.
Slide fence against the rear of the bed knife.
Tighten the left side rst.
Then clamp the right side.

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3.5 Adjusting the bed knife rear stop
If the rear stops do not rmly contact the bed knife,
they can be adjusted.
Loosen t-knob.
Rotate the cam which holds the rear stop until it rmly
contacts the bed knife.
Tighten the t-knob. Repeat for other stop.

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3.6 Clamping bed knife
Place the bed knife on the three ball bearings and
against the rear stops.
Ensure that the back at of the bed knife is on all
three ball bearings.
Ensure that none of the ball bearings is on a screw
head.
Slide the clamps down.
Tighten the clamps. Do not overtighten.
If the cone point of the clamp does not seat securely,
you may want to grind a small place for it to seat.

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3.7 Adjusting the front face contact
Disengage the grinding head from the air cylinder.
Move the grinding head across the bed knife to nd
the closest point between the bed knife and the front
face stone.
Adjust the front face stone until...
it touches the bed knife at the closest point.
Move the grinding head to the other end of the bed
knife.
Loosen the brass knurled nut on the rear stop.

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Feed the rear stop in....
until the bed knife just contacts the front face stone
Tighten the brass knurled nut.
You may have to loosen the bed knife clamps to allow
adequate movement of the bed knife.

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3.8 Checking contact
Move the grinding head to one end of the bed knife.
Adjust the top face stone down until it just touches
the bed knife.
Move the grinding head across the bed knife. There
should be even contact all the way across unless the
bed knife is badly worn. If the contact is not even,
recheck your set up. Repeat for the front face.

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4. grIndIng
4.0 Grinding the Bed Knife.
Engage the carriage into the drive cylinder.
Set the grinding head stops so that the part of the
grinding wheel touching the bed knife (the inside
edge) clears the ends of the bed knife.
Turn the carriage on and set the speed.
Set the coolant mist ow.
Turn the left grinding motor on.
Always close shield or wear safety glasses and
face shield when grinding.
infeed the grinding wheel until it starts to grind. Con-
tinue infeeding the grinding wheel until it is grinding
all the way across the bed knife.

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Always close shield or wear safety glasses and
face shield when grinding.
Turn the right grinding motor on.
Infeed the grinding wheel until it starts to grind. Con-
tinue infeeding the grinding wheel until the front face
is done.
Back off the front face right grinding wheel and turn
the right grinding motor off.
Continue infeeding left grinding head until the top
face is done. Let the top face spark out after you have
completed the front face.
Turn the carriage off when the grinding head is off
one end of the bed knife. Turn the left grinding mo-
tor off.
Remove the bed knife.

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4.1 Dressing the grinding stone
Unlock the diamond dresser mount. This handle
ratchets and may be repositioned by pulling out and
turning.
Position the diamond dresser against the stone on its
outside or edge then lock the mount.
Make sure that you are dressing on the outside half
of the grinding wheel, the left half of the left stone,
and the right half of the right stone.
With the grinding head disengaged from the drive
cylinder, turn the grinding motor on and carefully move
the grinding head back and forth as you infeed the
grinding head down. Continue until no sparks appear.
Turn the grinding motor off.
Stow the diamond dresser mount.