Sterlco BP800 Series Granulators - Manual (Page 28)

800 Series beside-the-press Chapter 5: Maintenance 28 of 43
9. Insert a 0.006 in. to 0.008 in. (0.15 mm to 0.2 mm) thickness gauge
between the cutting edge of the bed knife and that of the high rotor knife.
10. Adjust the bed knife into the rotor knife using the adjustment screws.
Make sure to leave enough space for the thickness gauge to move.
Check that the distance between the fixed and rotating knife is the same at
both ends of each knife. Move the bed knife using the push adjusting
screws a little at a time on each end.
11. When adjustment is complete, tighten the lock nuts on the adjustment
screws.
12. Torque the bed knife and bed knife shield bolts to 95 lbs/ft. (13 kg/m,
128 Nm) using a torque wrench.
13. Repeat the steps 4-11 to adjust the rear (or downstroke) bed knife. Turn
the rotor slowly for one complete revolution, checking the exact distance
between all the rotary knives and bed knives.
14. Close the hopper and replace the screen and screen cradle, securing them
in place using the swing bolt provided.
15. Close the front and rear doors and unlock the power or replace the fuses
in the control panel. Turn the disconnect switch to ON.
Rotor knife locking bolts
Bed knife locking bolts
Bed knife adjusting
screws
Figure: Inspection of Knives