Summary of OVAL 6
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Oval 6 instruction manual keencut – the world’s finest cutting machines.
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1 contents 1 2 packing list 2.1 unpacking your machine 3 assembly 3.1 fitting the beam and cutting head 3.2 fitting the turntable 3.3 fitting the clamp bars 4 operation 4.1 setting the size of the oval/circle 4.2 setting the blade depth and using the clamps 4.3 cutting an oval/circle 4.4 calibrating...
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2.1 unpacking your machine 2.1 9. M8 washer x 2 10. M6 thumbscrew x 4 11. M6 washer x 4 12. M6 screws x 2 13. M6 spring washer x 2 14. Blades 15. 5mm hexagon wrench 16. Plastic feet x 6 1. Main base 2. Beam 3. Turntable 4. Cutting head 5. Lh clamp bar 6. Rh clamp bar 7. Bevel/vertical blade holder 8...
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Note: do not carry the machine by the turntable or beam. 1. Attach the beam to the hinge of the main base using the two m6 screws and spring washers. 2. Ensure precise alignment of the beam by positioning it carefully on the small ledge of the hinge. Tighten the two socket screws firmly using the 5m...
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1. Line up the red arrow under the turntable with the red arrow on the main base. 2. Place the turntable with its four tabs inside the tabs of the main base and slide the turntable from left to right, the tabs will drop into alignment preventing the turntable sliding further. 3. Fit and tighten the ...
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1. Find the two sliding nuts in one of the long edges of the table. 2. Fit the two clampbars to the turntable using the m8 thumb screws and washers. 3.3 assembly 3.3 fitting the clamp bars.
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There are two scales that require setting dependant upon the size of the oval/circle: 1. The width of the oval (or diameter of the circle) is set on the beam scale by squeezing the release lever and cutter head support then sliding the cutter until the red line in the window indicates the required d...
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1. Setting the blade depth the blade should be set deep enough to penetrate the board being cut with a clearance of approximately 1.5mm [ 1 / 16 ”] under the blade holder (thickness of regular matboard). A. Loosen the blade clamping knob and remove the old blade. B. Place two thicknesses of matboard...
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1. Lift and park the beam to give easy access to the turntable. 2. Set the two clamp bars to 10 either side of the zero point on the table edge scale. Set the corner stops to 8 on the clamp bars. Position the mat- board coloured face up and clamp in place using the toggle clamps. 3. Lower the beam. ...
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Small variations in cut dimensions can occur dependant upon the size and proportion of the oval, in most cases the error is insignificant but care needs to be used when cutting ovals below 10 cm [4”]. If in doubt check before cutting and correct as follows:- metric for this example say an 8cm wide b...
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1. Using the centre pointer the centre pointer indicates the centre of rotation of the turntable to enable the matboard to be placed without using the scales on the turntable. It is used for precise positioning when cutting multiple openings. The centre pointer should be pivoted into its park positi...
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Note: when cutting very small ovals/circles better results can be achieved using the more acute sm03 blade. 1. Small ovals distortions will occur when making very small diameter circles or ovals owing to the self alignment action of the tools. 1.1 note the position of the cutting head against the la...
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1. Cut an oval/circle of the desired size. 2. Do not alter the differential setting but increase the oval/circle width setting. The ‘craftsman toolset’ includes two types of embossing tool:- a half round edged wheel that produces a narrow embossed line a flat edged wheel that produces a wide embosse...
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2. Penlining embossing an indent before drawing the penline provides a smooth surface for the ink, prevents bleeding and ensures a reliable alignment for the pen. For most lines the thin half round embossed indent is appropriate, for a very thick pen use the broad flat embossing tool. 2.1 ensure tha...
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1. Cut an oval/circle of the desired size. 2. Do not alter the differential setting but increase the oval/circle width setting. The initial hand pressure on the cutting head controls the speed of the blade entry in to the mat surface and the continued pressure can affect the depth. 3. Fit the glass ...
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1. Clamp a piece of matboard on the turntable that is larger than the glass blank do not lay the glass on it yet. 2. Set the width and differential scales to the desired size of oval and fit the glass scoring tool to the cutting head. 3. Lower the cutting head and with light pressure score the oval ...
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7. Rotate the turntable one complete revolution only. Stop when the score line joins up. Warning: wear eye and hand protection when handling glass. 8. Turn the glass over on the matboard or a felt surface. 9. Press around the score line with the thumb or tap it to make the cut. 10. Starting 1mm [ 1 ...
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Blades the oval 6 has been designed to use standard craft knife blades:- material operation use blade... Regular matboard cutting all except very small ovals/circles sm02 regular matboard cutting very small ovals/circles sm03 thick matboard and foamcore cutting all sizes of oval/circle sm03 all mate...