Hitachi VB16Y Instruction Manual - Page 16

English ⅜ Removing (Fig. 8) Set the setting dial to the "RETURN" position as shown in Fig. 8 and pull the switch trigger again. 0˚ RETURN 90˚ 45˚ CUT180˚ 135˚ Fig. 8 SERVICE LIFE AND REPLACEMENT OF THE CUTTER 1. Service life of cutter (Fig. 9) Repeated cutting of the rebar can result in the "wear and tear", "deformation", "nicked edges", etc. Using the cutter under such circumstances will not only damage the machine but also there will be a fear of the broken cutter fragments flying around. Replace it with a new cutter after cutting no more than 5,000 pieces of rebar. 2. Before removing the cutter (1) Pull the switch lightly and let the upper cutter move slowly. When the hexagon socket bolt that fixes the upper cutter comes out of the cam cover, turn the switch OFF and stop the motor. 3. (2) Unplug the power cord from the receptacle. Removal Hexagon socket ⅜ If you remove the hexagon socket bolt using bolt the provided Allen key, you can remove the cutter. (Pushing the cutter guard up in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 10, facilitates removal of the upper cutter.) ⅜ Removal of the lower cutter can be easily made if the lower cutter is wrenched with a Phillips head screwdriver as shown in the following diagram. (Fig. 11) Blade Fig. 9 Fig. 10 Cutter guard Upper cutter Lower cutter 16