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Old 03-21-2016, 02:40 AM
Peter Tommasini Peter Tommasini is offline
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the next to the last picture that there are long adjusting screws beneath the cradle 'legs'. I looked more closely and there are pins that run up thru the cradle legs and are able to raise either side in a manner than will 'rotate' the lower anvil relative to the upper wheel. Perhaps Peter can jump in here and explain more about how to use this feature. The cradle width is a little wider than the anvil to make room for this angular movement.
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The screws and pins on the cradle are there for a few reasons, first is to be able to tilt the lower anvils either way in order to put a sharp line on a panel, second... you can increase the height of the lower anvil by turning booth screws equally and rise the lower anvil towards the top wheel, and then get the clearance again by adjusting the lower shaft down by the bottom turning wheel, that will give a extra 1/1 and half inch clearance from the casting. also it's very handy when using a taller and narrow ''kideney '' shaped lower anvil in order to reach when making deep tall and narrow return shapes
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