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4. Remove the screw knob that holds the hopper on top of the
cutting chamber. Carefully lower the screen cradle assembly,
resting it on the base.
5. Remove the screen, keeping it in a horizontal position. (See
Figure 15.)
6. Replace the screen with a new one, tighten the screw knob,
reposition the bin, and close the front panel. Unlock the power
and turn the machine back on.
Figure 15: Removing the Screen
6-4 Inspection and Adjustment of Knives
NOTE: This operation must be performed by a qualified
operator / mechanical maintenance technician.
Important!
Before carrying out any maintenance on the cutting chamber, the operator must
wear work gloves thick enough to avoid injury to the hands while touching sharp
parts or the cutting edges of the blades.
To inspect blades, remove the screen by following steps 1-5 in
Section 6-3. Then, proceed as follows:
1. Open the rear-closing panel by releasing the locking latch.
2. Pivot the in-feed hopper completely back to gain clear access
to the cutting chamber, and clear any process material or
foreign objects between the knives.
3. Turn the rotor slowly until the first row of rotor knives are in
close proximity to the bed knife cutting edge. Turn the rotor
backwards, keeping hands and fingers from directly contacting
sharp knife-edges.
