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Decra Plus Tool Assembly

 

Decra's Training Officer Peter Gibson guides Through The Assembly of the Decra Tools

 Tool Assembly: Decra Plus Tile

Remember Safety

  • Safety first.
  • Never leave a guillotine unattended with the blade up.
  • Always wear a safety helmet.
  • Always wear soft-soled safety shoes.
  • Always work from a safe platform or use a safety harness.
  • Always ensure tools are set up correctly and are regularly maintained.
  • Use tools safely.
  • It is advisable to wear gloves to protect hands from any sharp edges.
  • Depending on model, guillotine may be supplied dismantled. In this case insert ‘A’ frame legs in sockets in underside of guillotine body & secure by tightening wingnuts. 

 

Decra Bender Assembly
Put foot on treadle (C) and apply pressure, rotate treadle release catch (B) 90° clockwise to open position.
Foot treadle (C) should be in line with front legs of frame, when jaws (D) are closed. Alignment can be changed by adjusting nuts on bolts (E). 

 

 

Bender Key
(A)   full-width bender attachment bolts
(B)   treadle release catch
(C)   treadle
(D)   bender jaws 
(E)    jaw adjustment bolts

Decra Plus Tile Clamp Assembly

General
The Decra Plus Tile Clamp has been designed to hold a tile safely in place whilst it is being cut.

Assembly
The tile clamp should arrive on site to you preassembled, however if for any reason the nuts and bolts have come loose there is an illustration of its assembly below

 

 

  

The full assembled tile clamp should then be mounted onto the top platform of an appropriate work bench (i.e Black & Decker Workmate etc) and secured in place with the wingnut bolts.

 

Operation
Position tile with edges under guide lips of tile clamp and adjust jaws of workmate to clamp tile firmly in position.

Cut tile as appropriate with a reciprocating saw

 

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