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MANUFACTURERS E.C. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
The following machine has undergone "Conformity Assessment" and is "self' certified
in accordance with:-
Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992
and Amendment
No. 2063
COMPANY
WADKIN LTD
Green Lane Road
Leicester
LE54PF
RESPONSIBLE PERSON
Mr A C Lotl (Managing Director)
MACHINE DESCRIPTION
TYPE THROUGH FEED FOUR SIDE
PLANING MACHINE AND MOULDER
MODEL GA
DIRECTIVES COMPLIED WITH
Supply
of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992
Amendment
No. 2063 1994
Draught Proposal CENITC 142
ISO 9001 Part 1
SIGNED ON BEHALF OF WADKIN PLC
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Through Feed Four Side
Planing and Moulding Machine
Model GA
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
Wadkin Limited
Green Lane Road, Leicester
LE54PF
Telephone [phone]
Fax [phone]
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CONTENTS
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Section
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C 1 HEALTH AND SAFETY
1-1
1.1 Heal th and Safety 1-1
0 1.1.1 Factories Act 1-1
1.1.2 Health and Safety at Work Act 1-2
1.1.3 Electricity Regulations 1-2
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1.1.4 Provisions and use of Work Equipment Regulations 1-2
1.1.5 Woodworking Machines Regulations 1-2
1.1.6 Other Documents for Reference 1-2
C 1.2 Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992 1-3
1.3 Specific Information 1-3
1.3.1 Noise 1-3
C 1.3.2 Dust 1-4
C 2 MACHINE SPECIFICATION
2-1
3 INSTALLATION
3-1
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3.1
Receipt of the Machine
3-1
3.2 Preparation for Installation
3-1
C 3.3 Lifting and Locating the Machine
3-1
3.4 Connecting the Services 3-2
3.4.1 Electrical Supply 3-2
0 3.4.2 Pneumatic Air Supply 3-3
3.4.3 Dust Extraction 3-3
0 4 MACHINE USAGE AND CONTROLS
4-1
4-1
Safe Practices
4-1
0 4.1.1 Pre-operation Checks
4-1
4.1 .2 Checks During Operation 4-1
4.1.3 Safety Devices 4-2
0 4.2 Machine
Co ntrols 4-2
4.2.1 Machine Control Panel 4-2
4.2.2 Infeed E
nd Controls 4-4
0 4.2.3 Optional Equipment 4-4
0 5 SETTING-UP THE MACHINE
5-1
5.1 General
5-1
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5.1 .1 Preparation
5-1
Section Page
[ 5.1.2 Remove/Refit Cutter Block
in Spindle
5-2
5.2 Setting First Bottom Head
5-3
C 5.3 Setting Fence Side Head 5-4
5.4 Setting Near Side Head
5-6
5.5 Setting First Top Head
5-8
C 5.6 First Top Head Pad Pressure and Chipbreaker 5-10
5.7 Setting Second Bottom Head
5-11
5.8 Setting the Feed Rolls 5-12
[ 5.9 Infeed Table and Fence Adjustment 5-14
6 OPERATION
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6.1 General
6-1
6. 1.1
Pre-operation Checks
6-1
[J 6.1.2 Setting Controls and Adjustments
6-1
C 7 MAINTENANCE
7-1
7.1 General
7-1
C 7.2 Scheduled Maintenance
7-1
7.2.1 Daily
7-1
7.2.2 Monthly
7-2
[ 7.2.3 Three-Monthly
7-2
7.3 Unscheduled Maintenance 7-3
7.3.1 Re-tension Top/Bottom Head Drive Belt 7-3
C 7.3.2 Re-tension Fence/Side Head Drive Belt
7-4
7.3.3 Replace Top/Bottom Head Drive Belt
7-4
7.4.3 Replace Fence/Side Head Drive Belt
7-4
C 7.3.5 Replace Outfeed Bottom Drive Belt
on Machine fitted
with Straightening Infeed Table
7-4
7.3.6 Replace Shaft-Mounted Top Feed Roll 7-5
[ 7.3.7 Replace Flange-Mounted Top Feed Rolls/Spacers
7-5
7.3.8 Replace BottomiTop Head Spindle 7-6
7.3.9 Replace Fence/Near Side Head Spindle
7-6
C 7.4 Fault Finding
7-8
7.4.1 General 7-8
7.4.2 Workpiece Faults
7-8
C 7.4.3 Machine Faults
7-9
7.5 Lubrication Chart
7-11
7.5.1 Lubricants Specified
7-11
0 7.5.2 Approved Lubricants
7-11
7.6 Tool and Toolholder Care 7-12
0 8 ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT APPENDICES
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8.1 Universal Head
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8.3 Infeed Nip Driven Roller System 8-10
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8.6 Unit G 8-14
8.7 Intermediate Feed Roll 8-19
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Extent of manual
EXTENT OF MANUAL
This Operation and Maintenance Manual is intended to provide users with all relevant
information concerning the operation and maintenance of a Through Feed Four Side
Planing and Moulding Machine, Model GA.
The document
is produced in seven sections.
Section One gives advice general safety aspects
of the machine usage including
references
to the various current statutory and safety regulations in force, advice on
record keeping of machine operation and maintenance, and also instructions on
recommended procedures when accepting and receiving the machine from the
manufacturer.
Sections Two to Seven provide the information necessary to install, operate and
maintain the machine including procedures for fault finding.
At the end
of the manual is a Glossary of terms used throughout the body of the manual.
Also, depending upon any special machine features and/or nature
of operation,
Additional Equipment Appendices are included to complement the standard sections
within the manual.
The policy of the Company is one of continuous development, and the company reserves the right to alter specification
without prior notice.
No part of this publication shall be produced in any way without the express permission of the Company.
© 1997.
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1.1
1.1.1
Health and safety
1 HEALTH AND SAFETY
This Section covers all aspects of safe operation and safe use of woodworking
machinery. It refers
to various statutory Health and Safety regulations, and also includes
information and advice derived from many years' experience in the in the building,
operation and maintenance of woodworking machinery.
It is of the utmost importance that the user or employer reads this Section of the
document and understands clearly all of the stated requirements concerning safe
operation of the equipment.
Health and Safety
There are a number of statutory regulations which apply to the safe operation of
woodworking machinery in the UK. These regulations are listed below, and the user is
advised to refer to the relevant parts of these regulations and ensure that the
requirements are complied with.
Where the machinery
is used outside the UK, then the regulations of that country will
apply, and should
be complied with.
Note:
The list below relates to the most recent published editions of the regulations including
all amendments
and supplements.
Factories Act.
Health and Safety at Work Act.
Electricity Regulations.
Provision and use of Work Equipment Regulations.
Woodworking Machines Regulations.
Factories Act
This Act requires that rotating machinery shall be of good mechanical construction and
that it shall
be properly maintained and serviced by competent and experienced
persons.
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1.1.2
1.1.3
1.1.4
1.1.5
1.1.6
Health and safety
Health and Safety at Work Act
This Act imposes obligations to apply similar standards to those of the Factories Act as a
minimum requirement,
especially where a machine is installed in a place of work
where no suitable legislation applies.
Electricity Regulations
These regulations place general requirements on the installation and maintenance of
electrical equipment. Users should be aware of the requirements concerning the
availability of lighting and free working space for maintenance personnel, and the
importance
of personnel being fully competent and trained when working on electrical
equipment.
Provision and use of Work Equipment Regulations
Compliance with these regulations is necessary for equipment to be considered to be
conforming with the EC declaration of conformity.
The regulations also place obligations
on the user (see Section 1.2).
Woodworking Machines Regulations
These regulations place absolute legal requirements on employers and users to ensure
that all fitted guards and safety devices are always used, securely fitted, correctly
adjusted and properly maintained.
The regulations also require that
maintenance be undertaken only by suitably
qualified and competent personnel, and that all power supplies are isolated from
the machine before any maintenance is undertaken.
It is also required that operators (users) receive suitable training and instruction
into the possible dangers arising from machine usage and that local working
practices are followed.
Other Documents for Reference
Other documents which refer to woodworking machinery operation and maintenance in
the UK include:
Noise at Work Regulations.
Control
of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations.
Code of Practice 8S5304 -Safeguard of Machinery.
Code
of Practice 8S6854 -Safeguard of Woodworking Machines.
Health and Safety Executive note IND(G) 1(L). Page 1-2
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