STORCH ProCut mineral PLUS Cordless Reciprocating Saw User Manual

STORCH ProCut mineral PLUS Cordless Reciprocating Saw

Scope of delivery

Cutter with detachable stand, guide carriage for cordless reciprocating saw, sliding bevel, storage box, instruction manual.

Technical data

ll information is without guarantee! Subject to technical modifications and errors!

Preface

Reading this instruction manual forms the basis for operating the ProCut mineral PLUS and ProCut mineral PLUS 128 fibre board cutters. This device is a development of STORCH and is produced in Germany. The methods and procedures used for manufacturing and monitoring purposes correspond to state of the art technology. The buyer / user operates the device at their own risk and under their own responsibility. Before starting to use the device this instruction manual must be read carefully and in full. If there is anything you do not understand, contact us immediately. Do not operate the device if you are in any doubt. By starting to use the device, you confirm that you have read and understood the manual and assume the responsibility for its operation.

Organisation / Personnel

Operators

• Before starting to use the device the operator must have read and understood the operating manual.
• Only authorised and trained operators must have access to the device in order to operate it.
• The operating manual must be available to the operator at all times.
• The operator must not be under the influence of alcohol, drugs or medication.
• Children, performance-impaired persons, and pregnant women are not allowed to operate the device.

Area of application

This device is designed for cutting mineral wool, glass wool, rigid resol foam and hybrid insulating boards. XPS perimeter foam boards are also suitable for cutting. The device is not suitable for EPS polystyrene insulating boards – we recommend the STORCH ProCut top, compact or basic foam board cutter with hot wire here.

Operation

The device should only be used by an instructed person who is familiar with its operation. Use of appropriate personal protective equipment, such as close-fitting work clothing, dust masks, safety glasses and protective gloves is recommended. (Also refer to the section entitled “Safety precautions”).

Cleaning and maintenance

Before starting to use the device all of the nuts and bolts are to be checked and re-tightened if necessary. The swivel arm of the cutting mechanism is to be checked to ensure it is moving freely. The lock for the upper, open position of the cutting bow can be re-adjusted by means of a self-locking screw. If the device is heavily soiled, it must be cleaned prior to use. Check the sharpness of the cutting blades on a daily basis and replace if worn.

Safety information

Before starting to cut the insulating boards, please observe the safety precautions provided by the respective manufac-turer. Use appropriate personal protective equipment (e.g. close-fitting work clothing, dust masks, safety glasses and protective gloves are recommended). Only use dry utensils when cleaning; do not use any cleaning agents that contain solvents.

Caution:
The cutting components used, especially the insulation material blades, are particularly sharp. Handle them safely and with great care. Only use special cutting components that are designed for the device, cordless reciprocating saw, art. no. 57 01 95 with insulating material blade, art. no. 57 01 96, insulating material knife 48 cm, art. no. 43 62 49, and/or 48 cm mineral handsaw, art. no. 43 01 55; doing so will ensure perfect cutting results and prevent unnecessary damage to the device.

The device should only be used if it can be operated safely. When installing the device on scaffolding additional measures must be implemented to prevent it from falling. When the device has been installed at the designated location make sure that it is sturdy and stable. If the device is left unattended, it should be protected against external influence and use. The operator of the device is responsible for making sure that any sources of danger and potential tripping hazards in the vicinity of the device are eliminated (e.g. long straps, items of packaging, etc.).

Personnel qualification
The device should only be assembled, commissioned, operated, maintained and cleaned by those persons who are au-thorised, qualified and trained to do so.

Spare parts, consumables
All of the device components are available from STORCH and its distribution partners.

Device description / ProCut mineral PLUS front view

Fig. a

Detailed view for:
Horizontal adjustment of bearing rail, board support, angle scale (right), holding fixture for sliding bevel

Detailed view of foldable cutting guide, rear support, mounting bracket for saw

Device description – Setup / initial operation

The device is delivered in a transport and storage box.

• Do not use the cutting guide (12) to lift the device out of the box. Instead, hold the device by the base plate (11), lift it slightly and rest the front of the base (cutting guide facing upwards) on the edge of the transport and storage box.
• Now remove the stand (1) from the box and assemble it as shown in the illustration (a) by using the supplied screws (2). Now lift the device by the base plate and position it at the desired location.
• If the device is to be set up on scaffolding (recommended), erect it so that it is positioned centrally in the immediate vi-cinity of the work area. The device is always leant against a wall, meaning that the space between the wall and scaffold board is used.
• To do this, loosen both of the screws (15) on the rear support and set the desired angle of the support (13). Check to ensure the device is sturdy and secure.
• Now loosen the screw for the mitre angle (16) and fold the cutting guide (12) fully to the left. The bow is now positioned at 90° to the base plate (11). Retighten the screw (16).
• Now pull the cutting guide (12) towards itself. The cutting guide folds upwards at the same time until it arrives at its stop. The cutting guide is now fully open, thereby enabling boards with a maximum thickness of 30 cm to be processed.

Assembling the guide carriage on the blade guide
Caution:
The guide carriage can only be inserted into or removed from the blade guide if the blade guide is fully swivelled out to max. board thickness: to install or remove, always remove the cordless reciproca-ting saw and insulating material blade!

Assembling the insulating material blade on the cordless reciprocating saw

• Press the release button on the saw stop of the cordless reciprocating saw and pull the stop out of the saw.
• Now insert the insulating material blade into the cordless reciprocating saw‘s blade holder.
• Caution:
  • The blade is very sharp – wear suitable protective gloves during assembly.
  • Rotate the locking ring on the blade clockwise to the stop and push the rear shaft on the blade into the blade holder up to the stop; then release the locking ring.
  • The blade is now locked in the blade holder. Check for cor-rect seating by lightly pulling out of the locking ring. If the blade can be pulled out, repeat the assembly procedure.

Assembling the cordless reciprocating with insulating material blade on the guide carriage
Now thread the blade, which is assembled on the saw, through the guide carriage and the front and rear blade gui-des. Then press the saw stop release button on the cord-less reciprocating saw again (see assembly of the insula- ting material blade on the cordless reciprocating saw) and push the cordless reciprocating saw up to the end of the saw stop on the guide carriage. After unlocking the guide carriage at the blade guide lo-cking mechanism, the guide carriage can be easily routed down along the blade guide.

Caution:
Before unlocking the guide carriage, secure the cordless re-ciprocating saw against dropping out with your other hand. We recommend wearing suitable protective gloves during all work on or with the ProCut mineral PLUS / ProCut mi-neral PLUS 128!
The device is now ready for use.

Selecting the ProCut mineral cutting components PLUS / ProCut mineral PLUS 128
We recommend the following combinations for the most common insulating materials (these depend on the thickness of the board and the material itself):

• Cordless reciprocating saw, art. no. 57 01 95
• Insulating material blade for cordless reciprocating saw, art. no. 57 01 96
• Insulation knife, 48 cm, art. no. 43 62 49
• Mineral handsaw, 48 cm, art. no. 43 01 55
• The following applies as a general rule: dense and hard insulating material tends to require the use of a saw.
  Note:
  The use of the cordless reciprocating saw hugely facilitates cutting various insulating materials. If the cordless recipro-cating saw is not available, or if the batteries are not sufficiently charged, you can also cut the insulating boards with an insulating material knife or a mineral hand saw.

Cutting depth setting ProCut mineral PLUS 128

The ProCut mineral PLUS 128 offers the ability to engage the blade guide in 3 different positions, thus setting different cutting depths. Users can change between the 3 different positions without tools by pulling the marked locking bolt to release it, and moving the blade guide to the desired position. Then release the locking bolt and allow it to engage at the defined latching point. See the following illustrations.

Assembly of the optional freestanding support for the ProCut mineral PLUS 128
Users can purchase the optional freestanding support (Art. no. 57 03 91) for the ProCut mineral PLUS 128. The device can be used in a freestanding condition with the freestanding support.

ProCut mineral PLUS / ProCut mineral PLUS 128 cutting variants Longitudinal and lateral cut
Position the insulating board on the right-hand bearing rail (3) and slide the board to the left as far as the cutting dimen-sion (this is to be read on the measuring scale of the bearing rails (3 + 6)). If you are processing boards with an excessive thickness, unfold the board support (5) from the right-hand bearing rail. Fold the cutting guide (12) up to the insulating board (see Fig. c).
Now press the cutting guide (12) firmly against the insulating board, insert the appropriate cutting component (see table “Selecting the cutting component”) through the front and rear guide (12) and begin the sawing motion (only for manual work – automatically through guiding for the cordless reciprocating saw)..

Note:
Make sure you do not leave the rear guide with the cutting component. Only execute the sawing stroke as far as necessary. Make sure the cutting guide (12) is pressed against the board firmly and evenly. Always use your free hand to press just above the cutting component and use your foot to press adequately against the bottom of the cutting guide (12).

To generate multiple cuts fix the cross-cut fence for repeat cuts (8) on the left-hand bearing rail (6): The board can now be laid vertically or horizontally on the bearing rail (3 + 6) to produce longitudinal or lateral cuts. If the stop (8) is not required for other cuts in the meantime, simply fold it away.

Bevel cut in gable area

Measure the distance from the glued insulating board to the pitch of the roof – upper and lower dimension (see Fig. f) – and transfer this to the insulating board. Position the board on the bearing rail (3). Undo the locking screw for the bearing rail (18, Fig. b). Lift the rail (3) with the insulating board and position the board so that the marked points are vertically aligned with the cutting guide. Secure the bearing rail (3) in position by using the locking screw (18), then guide the cut-ting guide (12) to the insulating board and position.
Execute the cut as described above under “Longitudinal and lateral cut”.

Note:
Mark the position of the bearing rail and read the number of degrees on the angle scale (9, Fig. b); doing this will enable you to use the angle again at a later date.

Mitre cut

Use the supplied sliding bevel to ascertain the mitre angle of the object (Fig. g), position the board on the right-hand bear-ing rail (3) and transfer the angle to the insulating board (Fig. h). Align the rear marking (x) precisely with the height of the rear cutting guide (12) and loosen the screw (16) for the cutting guide. Position the cutting guide (12) over the insulating board and fold in the cutting guide (12) until the blade of the cutting component comes into contact with the rear marking (x) and front marking (y). Retighten the screw (16).
Execute the cut as described above under “Longitudinal and lateral cut”.

Window cut-out (L- cut)

Measure the distances (a and b, Fig. i) between the glued insulating boards and the window frame or jamb and transfer these measurements to the insulating board being cut. Position this board on the right-hand bearing rail (3) and align the marking for the cut (a) precisely with the rear cutting guide (12).Execute the cut as described above under “Longitudinal and lateral cut”, but only as far as the marking (b).
Turn the board 90° to the left and align the marking for the cut (b) precisely with the rear cutting guide. Turn the board of the right-hand window side 90° to the right.

Warranty

A legal warranty period of twelve months from the date of purchase/date of invoice applies to our tools for commercial customers.

Claims
If you wish to claim under our warranty or guarantee, please return the complete machine and your invoice to our logi-stics centre in Berka, postage paid, or send it to one of our authorised service centres. We request that you contact us beforehand by calling our free STORCH service hotline on 0800 7 86 72 47.

Warranty entitlement
Claims can only be accepted for material defects or manufacturing errors, and only assuming proper use of the appli-ance. Wear parts are not covered by warranty claims. All claims shall become void in the event of installation of third party components, improper handling and storage, as well as in the event of obvious disregard of the operating instruc-tions.

Performing repairs
All repairs must be conducted on our premises or by an authorised STORCH service centre.

Disposal

End-of-life devices must not be disposed of as domestic waste. Please take them to a suitable collection point or hand over the end-of-life device to your specialist dealer.

References

• STORCH Malerwerkzeuge & Profigeräte GmbH

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