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Introduction and Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 InitialInspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Roller Adjustment, Maintenance, and Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ResurfacingPinchRollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 PinchRollerSpacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 SpacingAdjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 AdjustingtheToolBars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Adjustment of Individual Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tools#1,and#R1(A,E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 ToolsB,C,D(#3,#2,and#3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 ToolsGandA(#5and#8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 90°V-GrooveTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 StraightCutoff(SCO)Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 BladeLifeandReplacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 TabSettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Tooling Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 StandardTooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Preferred(Reverse)Tooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 V-GrooveTooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 V-GrooveToolingSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Parts Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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Introduction and Scope
Properadjustmentofgroovingmachinesisessentialtoproducingqualityairductboardsectionsatlowestpossiblecontractorcost .SeveralmodelshavebeenproducedbyGlassMastersincema-chineswerefirstintroducedintotheairhandlingmarket .However,thebasicdesignconceptremainsthesametodayaswhenfirstproduced .Regardlessofthemodeloryearofproduction,thebasicmechanicalprinciplesofadjustmentdiscussedinthefollowingpagesstillapply .TheE-215machineisthebaseuponwhichallothermodelsaremanufactured .E-215machinesinusefaroutnumberallothermodelsinuseatthistime .Forthepurposeofsimplicity,thismanualfocusesonadjustmentandmaintenanceproceduresapplyingtotheE-215basemodel .AlsoincludedisbriefinformationonhowotherglassmastermodelsdifferfromtheE-215 .Twobasictypesoffabricationcanbepreformedbyallglassmastergroovingmachines:ShiplapandV-grooveconfigurations .Bothtypesoffabricationareincludedinthiswork,althoughtheV-groovemethodisnotrecommendedifmodularductconstructionprinciplesaretobeused .Also,sincetheinitialproductionofGlassMastermachines,additionaltoolshavebeenintroducedtoachievespecificpurposes .Alltoolswillbedis-cussedatlength .Evaluationofcutductboards,groovingmachinemaintenance,repair,andtrouble-shooting,arealsoincluded .
Initial InspectionInitially,theusershouldperformavisualinspectionofthemachine .Removeallcuttingtoolsandexaminerollersfirst .TheE-215incorporatesaseriesofsixrollerstopullthefiberglassductboardpastasetofstationarycuttingknives .Twosetsofpinchrolls,onesetinfrontandoneinback,griptheboardtomoveitthroughthemachine .Twosupportrollersarestationedbetweenthepinchroll-erstokeeptheductboardlevel .Figure1showstheleftendplateremovedtorevealrollersanddrivetrain .Notethatallrollersare"driven ."Checktoseethattherearenorollersthatcanbeturnedfreelybyhand .Ifyoucanturnanyofthesixrollersmorethan⅛ofarevolutionitindicatestoomuchchainslack .Youshouldalsoinspectthegritsurfaceofthetwoupperdriverollers,makingsuretherollersareabletodrivetheductboardstraightthrough .Inspectionofthefootswitch,plug,andelectricalcordsarealsoveryimportant .
Note: Electricalrepairsshouldonlybemadebyqualifiedpersonel .
Fig .1 .E-215drivechain
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Ifoneormorerollersdoesturnbyhand,examinedrivegearstobesurelockingAllenscrewsaretightagainstkeysandthatkeyslotsareinplace(seeFigure2) .Makesurethesprocketsareinlinewhenre-tightening .Toavoidprematurewear,allgearsshouldbeoperatinginthesameplane .
Resurfacing pinch rollersOnearlymodels,thetoppinchrollerinfrontandthetoppinchrollerinbackwerecoatedattheGlassMasterfactorywithanabrasivesubstance(crushednutshellheldinplacebyepoxypaint) .Thishelpedtherollersgriptheairstreamsurfaceoftheductboardandpullitpastthestationaryknives .However,normalusagewearsthegritofftheserollers .Asmoreandmoregritiswornoffandthedriverollersbecomesmoother,theductboardoftenwillnotpassthroughthemachineinastraightline .Theboardwillinvariablybegintosliptotherightorleft,wastingmaterialandneedlesslyaddingtofabricationcost .
Whenthisoccurs,fabricatorsoftenattempttocorrecttheproblembyclosingthegapbetweenthepinchrollers .This is not recom-mended.Closingthepinchrollergapcancauseirreparabledamagetotheductboard;theglassfibersareliterallycrushed,theboardbecomeslimp,andthefoilwrinklesandbeginstocomeloosefromthefiberglass .
Resurfacingthepinchrollersiseasilydoneinthefield .ThisisbestaccomplishedusingrollsofindustrialgradeemeryclothandsprayadhesiveavailablefromGlassMaster .No other roll resurfacing method is recommended.Thecorrectresurfacingprocedureisasfollows:1 . Thoroughlycleanthepinchrolltoberesurfaced .2 . Applysprayadhesiveevenlytothepinchrollerfromoneendto
theother .3 . Unrolltheemeryclothandsecureittooneendofthecleaned
rollerwithapoprivet .4 . Applysprayadhesivetotheundersideoftheemerycloth .When
theadhesiveistacky,windtherollspirallyandevenlyalongtheentirelengthoftheroller,makingsurewrapsofemeryclotharetightlybuttedtogether .Whenyoureachtheotherendoftheroll,securetheemeryclothwithapoprivet .CompleteinstructionsandtechnicalassistanceisavailablefromGlassMasteroryourKnaufRep .
Note: Onlythetopfrontandtopbackrollersshouldbeabrasive-coated,usingemeryclothandsprayadhesivebymeansofthemethodpre-viouslydescribed .Ifthebottompinchrollersorthelevelingrollersarecoated,thiswilldamagethefoilfacingoftheductboard .Alsochangingthespacingbetweenpinchrollersdoesnothingtochangethedepthoftheknifecuts .
Roller Adjustment, Maintenance, and Repair
Fig .2 .KeyslotsandAllenscrew
Figure3 .Resurfacingdriverollerwithemeryclothsothatnogapsoccurbetweenwraps
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Roller Adjustment, Maintenance, and Repair
Fig .4 .Factorypinchrollerspacingmustbemaintained
Pinch roller spacingSpacingbetweenthepinchrollersiscritical .RollerspacingshouldneverbecloseddowntighterthanthespacingsetattheGlassMastermachinefactory .Thosefactoryspacingare: For1"ductboard ⅝" (16mm) For1½"ductboard 15/16" (24mm) For2"ductboard 1¼" (32mm)Withagood,grittysurfaceontheupperdriverollers,theycanbespacedevenfartherapartandstillpulltheductboardstraight
throughthemachinewithoutdamagingit .
Spacing adjustment:Properadjustmentofthedistancebetweenpinchrollerscanbeac-complishedeasily .First,loosenthechainidler(seeninthebottomleftcornerofFigure1) .Itisattachedtotheleftrollerplate .Loosenthetwo9/16"(14mm)boltsholdingtheidler .Theseboltsarelocatedontheinsideoftheleftendbelowthefourbottomrollersandthetoolbar .Important: Loosenthesetwobolts,makerequiredadjust-ments,thenpulloutwardandtightenbothbolts .Onthetopofthemachinethereare¾"(18mm)boltsonthefrontedgesofbothendpanels .IfyourE-215hasfourbolts,fourseparaterollerspacingadjustmentsmustbemade,twoateachendofthemachine .IfyourE-215hastwosuchbolts,bothfrontandrearrollerscanbeadjustedsimultaneously .Rollerspacingshouldbemaintainedatthespecifiedfactoryspacingfortheductboardthick-nessinuse(seepage4)alongtheentirelengthofthemachine .
TheGlassMasterE-215wasdesignedtogrooveductboardupto2"(51mm)thick .Ifboardsthickerthan1"(25mm)aretobegrooved,thechainmechanismwhichdrivesallrollersmustbeadjustedtoprovidemoreslackinthechainastherollersaremovedfartherapart .
1 . Adjustrollersfordesiredductboardthickness .2 . Takeupslackinchainandtightenchainidler .
Fig .5 .Pinchrollerheightadjustmentbolt
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Inordertoensureevencutsalongtheentirelengthofthetoolbarsandtopreventrollersfromdevelopingwarpandsag,laterGlassMasterE-215machineshaveTeflon®"Y"bracesaddedtotherolleronwhichthetoolbladesride .
LubricationTheGlassMasterE-215machinetransmissionisfilledatthefactory .Whileanoilinspectionplugislocatedonthemachinetrans-mission,itshouldnotbenecessarytochecktheoillevel .
Lubricatingthedrivechainisnotrecommended;thiscausesglassfiberstosticktothechain,causingprematurewear .
Adjusting the Tool BarTheGlassMasterE-215machineisconstructedwithtwotubularsteeltoolbars .Thecuttingtoolsarepositionedbetween,andreston,thetoolbarsforfabrication .Theverticalpositionofthetoolbarsdirectlyaffectsthedepthofallcuts .Properpositioningofthetoolbarisabsolutelyessential .Toolbarsaremountedonaplatethatcanbemovedupordownoneachendofthemachine .
Roller Adjustment, Maintenance, and Repair
Fig .7 .Toolbarmountingbracketnuts
Fig .6 .Idlerarmadjustmentbolts
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First,loosenthetwo9/16"(16mm)nutsonthemountingbracket .Next,toraiseorloweroneendofthetoolbars,tightenorloosenthevertical9/16"(16mm)boltjusttotherightofthewrenchinfigure7 .Theotherendofthetoolbarsareconstructedexactlythesame .Bothendsofthetoolbarsmustbeadjustedinexactlythesamemannertokeepthetoolbarslevelalongthelengthofthemachine .Caremustalsobetakentoensurethatthefronttoolbariskeptlevelwiththereartoolbarinthedepthofthemachine .ProperheightofthetoolbarsisdeterminedbyusingeithertheA(#8)orG(#5)tool .Thebladesonthesetoolsareattachedbytwoscrewswhichcanbeloosenedtoallowfinebladeadjustment .Positionthebladehalfwayintheslottedholestoallowforfuturefinetuning,thensetthetoolonthebar(seeFigure8) .Do not lock it down.
Thebottomofthetoolbladeshouldrestfirmlyonthecuttingrollersothatitactuallydragsontherollerasitturns(seeFigure8) .Adjustthetoolbarverticallyuntilthefrontedgeofthetoolholderrisesslightlyoffthetoolbar(seeFigure9) .Tightenthetwo9/16"(16mm)boltsonthemountingbracketandrepeatthisprocessattheotherendofthetoolbars .Checktomakesurethetoolsarenotsetsolowthattheycutortearthefoilfacingoftheductboard .
Withthetoolbarsproperlyadjustedinthisposition,adjustmentoftheothertoolsisquitesimple .
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SomenewerGlassMastergroovingmachinesfeaturetoolbarsthatdonotrequireadjustmentandareweldedintoplace .Adjustmentforductboardthicknessismadebychangingtoolassemblies .
Adjustment of Individual Tools
Fig .9Loweringtoolbaruntilfrontedgeoftoolholderisoffthetoolbarslightly .
Fig .8UsingA(#8)orG(#5)tooltoadjusttoolbarheight
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TheGlassMasterE-215machinehasbeentooledtocuteithermodifiedshiplaporV-groovecuts .Formodifiedshiplapconfigura-tion,fabricationtools#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#R1,#8,andSCOorA,B,C,D,E,F,G,andSCOwereshippedwiththemachine .
Tools #1, and #R1 (A, E):Thesetwotoolsaredesignedtocutthefemaleshiplap .Adjustmentisverysimple:Setallthetoolstocutonehalfthethicknessoftheductboard .Loosenthetwoscrewsinthebladeholderandmovethebladeverticallyuntilhalfoftheboardthicknessisremoved(seeFigure10) .Ifmoreorlessthanhalfthethicknessofthefiberglassisremoved,theductsectionwillnotfolduptoformaperfectrectangleorsquare .Verylittleattentionisnormallypaidtothedepthofthiscutinthefield,yetunlessthesebladesareproperlyadjusteditisdifficulttoputtwosectionsofducttogetherandmaintainastraightductrun .
Tools B, C, D (#3, #2, #3)Thesethreetoolsareusedtocutrightandlefthandshiplapssothatfoldingtheductboardcanbeaccomplished .ToolsBandD(#3)areexactlythesame .ToolC(#2)isthereverseofToolsBandD .(#3) .Adjustmentofallthreetoolsisexactlythesame .Groovesformedbythesetoolsmustbecutprecisely .Ifcuttooshallow,theboardscannoteasilybefoldedandthefinishedductsectionwillnotstandwith90°corners .Ifcuttoodeeply,theductwillbewobblyandflimsyandthefoilfacingcanbedamagedorcut .Fineadjustmentisaccomplishedbylooseningthefourscrews,whichholdthetwoseparatebladestothetoolholder,andmovingthemverticallytoachievethepropercut .
Adjustment of Individual Tools
Fig .10 .Properdepthofcutforfemaleshiplap
Fig .11 .AdjustmentscrewsontoolsB,C,D(#3,#2,#3also#4)
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Positionthebladewithasinglebendsothatitmakeslightcontactwiththerollerasitturns .Positionthetrailingbladesothatitcutsflushwiththemoldedshiplap,oraboutonehalfthethicknessoftheductboard .Whenthebladesarecorrectlypositioned,theglassfibersinthebottomofthedeepestgrooveshouldbeapproximately1⁄8" or less allowing easy folding and closing of duct section.
AperfectcutisseeninFigure13 .Notethatthereremainsapproxi-mately⅛"(3mm)offiberglassinthebottomofthedeepestgroove,andthatthenextgrooveiscutevenwiththefactoryformedfemaleshiplap .Withthistypeofcut,aductsectionwillfoldtogetherwithjustenoughresistancetomakethecompletedsectionstandstraightwith90°corners .
Tools G and A (#5 and #8): Correctadjustmentofthesetwotoolstakesalittlemorecaretoachieveandtomaintainthanmostothertools .Thesetoolsareusedtoformstapleflapsandtomakeendcaps .Allofthefiberglassmustbecleanedoffthefoilfacing .Whenthisbladeisnotsetproperlytheresultscanbefieldcrewsandshoppersonneldoingtheworkofthemachinebyhand .Labordollarsarespentunneces-sarilybecausemachineoperatorsdonotadjustthistoolproperly .Forproperadjustment,setthebladesothatitpressesdownfirmlyonthecuttingroller .
Adjustment of Individual Tools
Fig .13 .PropercutdepthusingtoolsB,C,D(#3,#2,#3also#4)
Fig .14 .ToolsG(#5)andA(#8)mustpressfirmlyonthecuttingroller .
Fig .12 .Settrailingbladetocutflushwithfactorymoldedshiplap
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Aftertheoriginalbladeiswornorbroken,thereplacementbladeisoftenputbackbyplacingscrewsinthewrongholessothatthebladeactuallyrestsbetweenthelevelingrollers .Noamountofadjustmentcanproduceacleanstapleflapifthebladedoesnotmakeconstantfirmcontactwiththecuttingroller .IfbladesaretobeinstalledontheGlassMasterE-215machine,usethetwoinsideholestosetthem .IfbladesaretobeinstalledonGlassMaster300-SM,E-200,orE-410machines,usethetwooutsideholes .
Note: TheGlassMasterE-200requiresdifferentG(#5)andA(#8)blades .The300-SMrequiresanextractingblade .Forinformation,contactGlassMasteroryourKnaufrepresentative .
Loosenthetwoscrewsholdingthebladeandadjustitsothat,whentheholderissetintothetoolbar,thefrontedgeofthetoolholderwillpressdownslightlybeforeitislockedinplace .Theaddedspringwillcausethebladetocleanallthefiberglasswhileleavingthefoilfacingunharmed .
Adjustment of Individual Tools
Fig .15 .Properreplacementbladeposition,ToolsG(#5)andA(#8)
Fig .16 .Oxydizedfinishwillbewornoffproperlypositionedblade
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90° V-Groove toolsInV-groovefabrication,the90°toolsareusedtoreplacethecutsmadebythetoolsusedinthemodifiedshiplapmethod .AdjustmentofV-groovesiseasilyaccomplishedbecausethereismoretoler-anceforadjustmenterror .TheV-groovemethodiscommonlyusedforfabricatinginsulationboardforinstallationonsheetmetalductexteriorsurfacesinadditiontoapplicationscallingforformingtheentireductfromfiberglassboards .
Themethodisnotrecommendedwhenfollowingmodularductcon-structionprinciples;manyfittingscannotbesuccessfullyfabricatedfromV-groovedductboard .
Twoscrewsfastentheone-piecebladetothetoolholder .Loosenthescrewsandadjustthebladeupordownuntilitrestslightlyonthecuttingroller .Cornerswilleasilyfold,andtheductwillstandstraightwith90°corners .
Straight Cut-off (SCO) Tools:Theseareusedtocutallthewaythroughthefiberglassandthefoilfacingattheendofastretch-out .Verylittleadjustmentisnecessary,sinceastraightverticalcutisproduced .However,ductboardsectionsareoftenruinedbytheuseofdullcut-offblades .Thereinforcingscrimintheductboardfoilfacingisdifficulttocut,andtheSCOtoolisusedtocuteverysectionofductboardthatpassesthroughthemachine .Therefore,theSCObladewearsoutabouttwiceasfastasmostoftheotherblades,andshouldbereplacedorsharpenedassoonasitnolongerproducesacleancut .Therearetwoadjustmentscrews,butallthatisnecessaryistopullthebladetoitslowestpositionandtighten .
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Fig .17 .ProperV-groovecutwhenusing90°blades .Aperfectcutisseenabove .Notethatthereremainsapproximately⅛"(3mm)offiberglassinthebottomofthegroove .
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Blade Life and ReplacementAlthoughalltoolbladeswilleventuallyneedtobereplaced,somewearoutfasterthanothers .Ithasbeenestimatedthatasinglesetoftoolbladescanlastthroughtwelvetofourteentruckloadsoffiberglassductboard .Thisisnottrueforallbladesinaset,however;asnotedabove,SCOtoolbladeswearoutfasterandshouldbereplacedabouttwiceasoftenasotherblades .ThesameistrueforbladesoftoolsG(#5)andA(#8) .Dullbladesplaceexcessivestressontheductboard,sometimescausingtheductboardtoturnsidewaysinthemachine .Thiswastesmaterialandaddstocost .
Onlyshort-termgaincanbeaccomplishedbyattemptingtosharpentoolblades .AllGlassMastertoolbladesarehardenedatthefactory;sharpeningwithagrinderorfileseldomproducesasatisfactoryedge .Itisanexcellentideaalwaystoretainasparesetofblades,especiallyforG(#5),A(#8),andSCOtools .
Visualinspectionofdullbladeswillrevealwornandraggededges .However,abettermethodfordetectingdullbladesistolookcloselyatsectionsofgroovedductboard .Whentheedgesofcutsbecomewavyandendcutsareragged,thereisstrongevidenceofwornblades .Bladesbegintofollowthegrainofthefiberglassastheypassthroughtheductboardinsteadofcuttingthroughthegrain .
Tab SettingsInsidedimensionsoffabricatedfiberglassductaredeterminedbymeasuringbetweensetsoftabspositionedontopoftheindividualtools .E-215toolholdersareshippedfromthefactorywithdimen-sionsproperlyset,butearlytabsystemswereadheredtothesurfaceofthetoolholdersonlywithsprayadhesive .Afterrepeatedusage,tabscanslipcausingactualductdimensionstovary .Everyshopshouldmeasurethefinishedgroovesectionofductboardtodetermineifactualductdimensionsareaccurate .Ifnot,adjustthetabsaccordingly .Afterdeterminingthepropertabsetting,pop-rivetthetabstothetoolholderstoensureagainstfutureslippage .AllcurrentlyproducedGlassMastertoolholdersaremanufacturedwithtabspop-rivetedtothetoolholders .
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Differenttoolingarrangementscanbeusedtoaccomplishdifferentpurposes .ThemachineownerwhousestheGlassMastertofabricateonlyonetypeofductmaynotbetakingfullestadvantageoftheproductivecapabilitiesofthemachineandmaynotbeusingrawmaterialcost-effectively .Toolingcanbearrangedtoproduceone-pieceduct,two-piece"L"duct,two-piece"U"duct,four-pieceduct,endcaps,andotherspecialtyproductssuchastriangles .
Greatestuseofdrop-offcanbeachievedwhenacombinationoftheseisproducedfromasingleboard .DuctboardoptimizationprogramsareavailablefromGlassMaster .Asectionofone-piecefiberglassductcanbefabricatedfasterthananyotherpossibletoolingarrangement,regardlessofwhetherthemodifiedshiplaporV-groovemethodisused .However,ifonlyone-pieceductisfabricated,asignificantamountofdrop-offremains .Utilizationofdrop-offcanbeaccomplishedbyfabricatingendcaps,two-piece"L"duct,andtwo-piece"U"duct .
Sinceeverysquarefootofdrop-offcoststhesameastherestoftheductboard,utilizationofeverysquarefootishighlydesirable .Carefulboardutilizationpaysdividends .
Standard ToolingIntheStandardtoolingset-up,thestapleflapisfabricatedbythenext-to-last(G,or#5+SCO)tool(SCObeingthelasttool) .Asnoted,properadjustmentofG(#5)andA(#8)toolsisnoteasytoachieveandtomaintain .ThisisespeciallytrueoftheG(#5)toolintheStandardtoolingset-up .Whenproperlyadjusted,theG(#5)toolwillcutalltheglassfibersoffthestapleflap,leavingthefacingbareandundamaged .However,theStandardtoolingset-upplacestheG(#5)tool,whichmakesthemostdifficultcut,intheweakestareaofthetoolbars .Itisalsothemostdifficulttooltomoveandreset,yetitmustbemovedeverytimetheductdimensionchanges .
Tooling arrangements
Fig21 .Standardtoolingcutoninsulationboard .
Fig .18 .StandardToolingArrangement
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Preferred (Reverse) ToolingThisistherecommendedmethodoftoolarrangementintheindus-try .TheA(#8)toolisthereverseoftheG(#5)tool;itispositionedfirstinlineandnevermoves .Itisstationedatthestrongestareaofthetoolbars--wheretheyarefastenedtothebulkheadofthemachine .Thisproducesthestapleflapattheleftsideoftheductboardasitpassesthroughthemachine,formingaconsistentlycleanstapleflaprequiringlesshandlabortoremoveglassfibers .Cut-offismadenexttotheR1tool(whichisthereverseofthe#1,orF,tool)where½"ofthethicknessofthefiberglassremainsadheredtothefoilfacing .Thisresultsinacleanercut-off .ItismucheasiertosettheA(#8)toolproperlyandlockitinplace,neverhavingtomoveit,thanitistoworkwiththeproblemspresentedbytheG(#5)tool .
ThereisanaddedbenefitforoperatorsusingCloseMasterma-chinestocloseandtapethelongitudinalseamsofductsections .IfPreferredtoolingisused,thefactoryfemaleendoftheductsection(theendonwhichthefoilfacingisadheredtothefiberglass)enterstheGlassMastermachinefirst .IftheStandardtoolingset-upisused,themaleendwithitsloosefoilfacingflapenterstheCloseMastermachinefirst,oftenleavingtheoperatorwithapartiallyclosedductmodulebecausetheclosuretapeisnotpickedupimmediately .Forthisreason,reversetoolingmustbeusedforclosingmoduleswiththeCloseMastermachine .Thetoolsmaybe#8,3,2,3,R1orA,B,C,D,E,SCO .
Tooling arrangements
Fig .19 .ReverseToolingArrangement
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Fig22 .Reversetoolingcut
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Tooling arrangements
Tool arrangements for one-piece duct
Preferred(Reverse)
A 8" B 10" C 8" D 10" E SCO
8 8" 3 10" 2 8" 3 10" R1 SCO
Standard
1 10" 2 8" 3 10" 4 8" 5 SCO
Tool arrangements for two-piece "U" style duct
Preferred(Reverse)
F 10" B 8" C 10" E SCO
Fillercap: A 8" G SCO
1 10" 3 8" 2 10" R1 SCO
Fillercap: 8 8" 5 SCO
Standard
1 8" 2 10" 3 8" R1 SCO
Fillercap: 8 10" 5 SCO
Toolsshouldbearrangedandspacedaccordingtothefollowingchartstoaccomplishthesecuts .Thesedimensionsarecriticalforcorrectfittingfabrication .Theexampleshownwillproducea10"x8"(254mmx203mm)ductmodule .
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Tooling arrangements
Tool arrangements for two-piece "L" style duct (two sections required)
Preferred (Reverse)
A 8" B 10" E SCO A 8" B 10" E SCO
8 8" 3 10" R1 SCO 8 8" 3 10" R1 SCO
Standard
1 10" 2 8" 5 SCO 1 10" 2 8" 5 SCO
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V-Groove ToolingAllofthepossibletoolingarrangementsformodifiedshiplapcanbeaccomplishedutilizingtheV-grooveconceptwiththeexceptionoffour-pieceduct .ThetwomajorproblemswiththeV-grooveconceptarethatfittingsaremoredifficulttofabricate(somearenotpossible)andthefinishedductsystemhaslessstructuralintegritythanwiththemodifiedshiplapmethod .ThemachineshowninFigure24issetuptofabricatean8"x10"(203mmx254mm)one-pieceductsection .
Tooling arrangements
V-Groove Tooling Set-up ToolarrangementsfortheotherpossibilitiesusingtheV-grooveconcept .
V-Groovetoolingforone-pieceduct
1 10" 90° 8" 90° 10" 90° 8" 5 SCO
V-groovetoolingfortwo-piece"U"styleduct(2pieces)
1 10" 90° 8" 90° 10" R1 SCO 8 8" 5
V-groovetoolingfortwo-piece"L"styleduct(2piecesrequired)
1 10" 90° 8" 5 SCO 1 10" 90° 8" 5 SCO
ReversetoolingcanbeutilizedwitheithershiplaporV-groovecuttingmethods .Allone-piece,two-piece"L",andtwo-piece"U",plusendcaps,canbemadeusingReversetooling .
Fig .24 .V-GrooveToolingArrangement
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Parts Replacement
Fig .23 .Newtoolwithslottedscrewholes,heavygaugemetal
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SomemodificationsareavailableinrecentGlassMastermachinecomponents .Asmentionedinthesectiononrollerrepair,replace-mentemeryclothandsprayadhesiveareavailable .Straightcut-offtoolshavebeenredesignedandshiplapbladeshavebeenslightlychanged .Newertoolshaveslottedscrewholesandaremadeofheaviergaugemetal .Manyoldertoolsbecomebentandmaybehardtosetandadjust .Toremedytheproblemwitholdertools,replacementrubberheadedboltsandmodifiedclampsarealsoavailable .Moresignificantchangeshavebeenmadetothetoolholders .Forfurtherinformation,consultyourdistributororGlassMasterCorporation .
Replacementpartsandbladesmaybeobtainedfromyourlocaldistributororfrom:GlassMasterCorporation,2420McIverLane,Suite101,Carrollton,TX75006-6500Tollfreephone:(800)874-9135 .Fax:972-247-0477 .Website:www .glass-master .com
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