BAND-IT S35099 Automatic Air Tool - Manual (Page 14)

BAND-IT-IDEX, Inc.
A Unit of IDEX Corporation
4799 Dahlia Street
Denver, CO 80216-0307 USA
P: 1-800-525-0758
F: 1-800-624-3925 Document # S41067 rev. H
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S35099
Automatic Air Tool
APPLYING CLAMPS
The following step-by-step instructions should be followed to successfully tension and lock a clamp.
This information is also summarized on a decal located on the lower left front panel and explained in
further detail in other sections of this manual.
CAUTION!
When operating, do not place fingers near or between the clamp band and the item being
clamped as they could be pinched.
1. Set and/or check clamp pull pressure.
2. Slide clamp over object being clamped. Insert tail of clamp into the open slot of the backing
plate of the clamp tool head. Push the clamp tail into the head as far as possible (the clamp
buckle should be almost touching the backing plate of the clamp tool head).
3. Support the item being clamped. The operator should hold the object so the clamp buckle is
essentially level with the tail and should also keep the object horizontal and lift it if necessary
as the weight of the assembly is not held by the clamp.
4. Depress the pedal of the foot control valve and hold the pedal down as the tool operates
through its cycle.
5. Allow the tool to tighten the clamp and observe the pull pressure. The tool will then
automatically cycle and lower the pressure in the pull cylinder to the hold pressure.
6. Roll up hose when clamp hold gauge drops to approximate roll up pressure shown in chart
below. Rotate object being clamped upward and position clamp buckle under shear hook of
machine.
7. Support the object being clamped as the cut-off cylinder automatically pushes the cam outward
to perform and cut-off operation.
Clamp Width
(mm)
Pull-Up Pressure
(psi)
Hold Pressure
(psi)
Roll Up Pressure
(psi) Stainless Steel Carbon
Steel
201 SS 316 SS
1/4" (6.35)
3/8" (9.525)
1/2" (12.7)
5/8" (15.875)
3/4" (19.05)
15
25
40
50
60 15
20
35
40
50 -
25
40
50
60
6-7
6-7
8-9
9-10
10-12
9-10
9-10
11-12
12-14
13-16
STOPPING THE TOOL
Should the occasion arise that the tool operation must be stopped to clear a jammed clamp, the tool
cycle can be stopped by releasing the foot control valve and the tool will reset itself. Should the
control valve again be depressed prior to allowing the tool to reset, erratic cycling will result.
Operating
Instructions