Tregaskiss OM-NCF-1.6 Tough Gun Neck Checking Fixture Owner’s Manual

: June 5, 2024
: Tregaskiss

Table of Contents

Tregaskiss OM-NCF-1.6 Tough Gun Neck Checking
Thank You for Choosing Tregaskiss
MOVING PARTS can injure
1-3 California Proposition 65 Warnings
1-4 Principal Safety Standards
1-5 EMF Information
- 4-1 Product Warranty
References
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Tregaskiss OM-NCF-1.6 Tough Gun Neck Checking

Fixture

Thank You for Choosing Tregaskiss

Thank you for selecting a Tregaskiss product. Before installing, compare the equipment received against the invoice to verify that the shipment is complete and undamaged. It is the responsibility of the purchaser to file all claims of damage or loss that may have occurred during transit with the carrier. The owner’s manual contains general information, instructions and maintenance to help better maintain your MIG gun or peripheral. Please read, understand and follow all safety precautions.
While every precaution has been taken to assure the accuracy of this owner’s manual, Tregaskiss assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Tregaskiss assumes no liability for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. The information presented in this owner’s manual is accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of printing. Please reference Tregaskiss.com for updated material. For customer support and special applications, please call the Tregaskiss Customer Service Department at 1-855-MIGWELD (644-9353) (US & Canada) or +1-519-737-3000 (International), fax 1-519-737-1530, or email at cs@itwmig.com. Our trained Customer Service Team is available between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. EST and will answer your product application or repair questions. Tregaskiss manufactures premium robotic MIG (GMAW) welding guns, peripherals and consumables. For more information on other premium Tregaskiss products, contact your local Tregaskiss distributor or visit us on the web at Tregaskiss.com.

Subject to Change
The information presented in this manual is accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of printing. Please visit Tregaskiss.com for the most up-to-date information.

Additional Material
For additional support materials such as spec sheets, troubleshooting information, how-to guides and videos, animations, online configurators and much more, please visit Tregaskiss.com. Scan this QR Code with your smartphone for immediate access to Tregaskiss.com/TechnicalSupporProtect yourself and others from injury – read, follow, and save these important safety precautions and operating instructions.

Symbol Usage

DANGER
Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. The possible hazards are shown in the adjoining symbols or explained in the text. Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. The possible hazards are shown in the adjoining symbols or explained in the text.
NOTICE
Indicates statements not related to personal injury. IndicAates special instructions.

This group of symbols means Warning! Watch Out! ELECTRIC SHOCK, MOVING PARTS, and HOT PARTS hazards. Consult symbols and related instructions below for necessary actions to avoid the hazards.

Arc Welding Hazards

The symbols shown below are used throughout this manual to call attention to and identify possible hazards. When you see the symbol, watch out, and follow the related instructions to avoid the hazard. The safety information given below is only a summary of the more complete safety information found in sections 1-4 Principal Safety Standards on page 3, and in the welding power source Owner’s Manual. Read and follow all Safety Standards. related instructions to avoid the hazard. The safety information given below is only a summary of the more complete safety information found in sections 1-4 Principal Safety Standards on page 3, and in the welding power source Owner’s Manual. Read and follow all Safety Standards. certificate, or professional standing, or who by extensive knowledge, training and experience, has successfully demonstrated the ability to solve or resolve problems relating to the subject matter, the work, or the project and has received safety training to recognize and avoid the hazards involved. During operation, keep everybody, especially children, away.

ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill

l Always wear dry insulating gloves.
l Insulate yourself from work and ground.
l Do not touch live electrodes or electrical parts.
l Replace worn, damaged, or cracked guns or cables.
l Turn off welding power source before changing contact tip or gun parts.
l Keep all covers and handle securely in place.

FUMES AND GASES can be hazardous

l Keep your head out of the fumes.
l Ventilate area, or use a breathing device. The
recommended way to determine adequate
ventilation is to sample for the composition
and quantity of fumes and gases to which personnel are exposed.
l Read and understand the Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) and the manufacturer’s instructions for adhesives, coatings, cleaners, consumables, coolants, degreasers, fluxes, and metals.

MOVING PARTS can injure

l Keep away from moving parts.
l Keep away from pinch points such as drive rolls.

WELDING can cause fire or explosion

l Do not weld near flammable material.
l Do not weld on containers that have held combustibles, or on closed containers such as tanks, drums, or pipes unless they are properly prepared according to AWS F4.1 and AWS A6.0 (see Safety Standards).
l Watch for fire; keep an extinguisher nearby.
l Read and understand the Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) and the manufacturer’s instructions for adhesives, coatings, cleaners, consumables, coolants, degreasers, fluxes, and metals.

BUILDUP OF GAS can injure or kill

Shut off the compressed gas supply when not in use.
Always ventilate confined spaces or use an approved air-supplied respirator.

ARC RAYS can burn eyes and skin

Arc rays from the welding process produce intense visible and invisible (ultraviolet and infrared) rays that can burn eyes and skin. Sparks fly off from the weld.

l Wear an approved welding helmet fitted with a proper shade of filter lenses to protect your face and eyes from arc rays and sparks when welding or watching (see ANSI Z49.1 and Z87.1 listed in Safety Standards).
l Wear approved safety glasses with side shields under your helmet.
l Use protective screens or barriers to protect others from flash, glare and sparks; warn others not to watch the arc.
l Wear body protection made from leather or flame-resistant clothing (FRC). Body protection includes oil-free clothing such as leather gloves, heavy shirt, cuffless trousers, high shoes, and a cap.

HOT PARTS can burn

l Allow gun to cool before touching it.
l Do not touch hot metal.
l Protect hot metal from contact by others.

NOISE can damage hearing
Noise from some processes or equipment can damage hearing.

l Check for noise level limits exceeding those specified by OSHA.
l Use approved ear plugs or ear muffs if the noise level is high.
l Warn others nearby about noise hazards.

WELDING WIRE can injure

Keep hands and body away from gun tip when the trigger is pressed.

READ INSTRUCTIONS

l Read and follow all labels and the Owner’s Manual carefully before installing, operating, or servicing unit. Read the safety information at the beginning of the Manual and in each section.
l Use only genuine replacement parts from the manufacturer.
l Perform installation, maintenance, and service according to the Owner’s Manuals, industry standards, and national, state, and local codes.

1-3 California Proposition 65 Warnings

WARNING:
This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which are known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.

1-4 Principal Safety Standards

Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes, American Welding Society standard ANSI Standard Z49.1. Website: www.aws.org. Safe Practice For Occupational And Educational Eye And Face Protection, ANSI Standard Z87.1, from American National Standards Institute. Website: www.ansi.org.
Safe Practices for the Preparation of Containers and Piping for Welding and Cutting, American Welding Society Standard AWS F4.1. Website: www.aws.org.
National Electrical Code, NFPA Standard 70 from National Fire Protection Association. Website: www.nfpa.org. Safe Handling of Compressed Gases in Cylinders, CGA Pamphlet P- 1 from Compressed Gas Association. Website: www.cganet.com.

1-5 EMF Information

Electric current flowing through any conductor causes localized electric and magnetic fields (EMF). The current from arc welding (and allied processes including spot welding, gouging, plasma arc cutting, and induction heating operations) creates an EMF field around the welding circuit. EMF fields may interfere with some medical implants, e.g. Pacemakers. Protective measures for persons wearing medical implants have to be taken. For example, restrict access for passersby or conduct an individual risk assessment for welders. All welders should use the following procedures in order to minimize exposure to EMF fields from the welding circuit:

Keep cables close together by twisting or taping them, or using a cable cover.
Do not place your body between welding cables. Arrange cables to one side and away from the operator. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Do not coil or drape cables around your body.
Keep the head and trunk as far away from the equipment in the welding circuit as possible.
Connect work clamp to the workpiece as close to the weld as possible.
Do not work next to, sit or lean on the welding power source.
Do not weld whilst carrying the welding power source wire feeder.

About Implanted Medical Devices Implanted Medical Device wearers should consult their doctor and the device manufacturer before performing or going near arc welding, spot welding, gouging, plasma arc cutting, or induction heating operations. If cleared by your doctor, then following the above procedures is recommended.

4-1 Product Warranty

Tregaskiss’ Products shall, from the date of original purchase (or, solely with respect to Low-Stress Robotic Unicables packaged with any Tregaskiss® Robotic MIG Gun, from the date the product goes into production for its intended use) and for the period set forth below, be free from defects in material and workmanship. To obtain repair or replacement of any Product, the covered Product must be delivered, transportation prepaid by Purchaser, to the address specified by Tregaskiss on its Returned Materials Authorization, with: written proof of warranty coverage (e.g., Purchaser dated purchase order); serial number on product (if any); the Product’s installed location within Purchaser’s facility and usage of the Product; and written specification of any alleged defect(s). In the event the foregoing materials are not timely provided to Tregaskiss by the claimant, warranty coverage will be determined by Tregaskiss, in its sole discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, the warranty period for any Product or part/component of any Product that is replaced or repaired by Tregaskiss under the foregoing warranty is not extended or renewed at the time of such replacement or repair. The Warranty against defects does not apply to:

1.   consumable components or ordinary wear items;

products which are improperly altered, modified, stored, installed, operated, handled, used or neglected or use of the Products with equipment, components or parts not specified or supplied by Tregaskiss or contemplated under the Product documentation; or
Products that have not been operated, maintained and repaired pursuant to Product documentation provided by Tregaskiss. Purchaser shall pay Tregaskiss for all warranty claim costs incurred by Tregaskiss (including inspection, labor, parts, testing, scrap and freight) due to warranty claims submitted by Purchaser which are not covered by Tregaskiss’ warranty.

l Bernard® BTB Semi-Automatic Air-Cooled MIG Guns: 1 year; Lifetime warranty on straight handles, straight handle switches, and rear strain relief
l Bernard® W-Gun™ and T-Gun™ Semi-Automatic Water-Cooled MIG Guns: 180 days
l Bernard® TGX® Chassis and Bernard TGX Ready To Weld MIG Guns: 90 days
l Tregaskiss® Robotic MIG Guns and Components: 1 year
l Tregaskiss® Automatic MIG Guns: 1 year
l Tregaskiss® TOUGH GUN® Reamer: 1 year
l When factory-equipped with lubricator: 2 years when factory-equipped with lubricator
l When (i) factory-equipped with lubricator and (ii) used exclusively with Tregaskiss® TOUGH GARD® Anti-Spatter Liquid: 3 years when both (i) and (ii)
l Tregaskiss® TOUGH GUN® Robotic Peripheral (Clutch, Sprayer, Wire Cutter, Arms): 1 year
l Tregaskiss® Low-Stress Robotic Unicables (LSR Unicables): 6 months

Service Warranty Tregaskiss warrants the Services shall conform to any mutually agreed upon specifications or statements of work. Purchaser’s sole remedy, and Tregaskiss’s sole liability, for a breach of the foregoing warranty is for Tregaskiss, at its option, to re-perform the Services or credit Purchaser’s account for such Services.

Limitation of Liability and Remedies
TREGASKISS WILL NOT BE LIABLE, AND THE PURCHASER WAIVES ALL CLAIMS AGAINST TREGASKISS FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, DOWNTIME, LOST PROFITS OR COMMERCIAL LOSSES, WHETHER OR NOT BASED UPON TREGASKISS’ NEGLIGENCE OR BREACH OF WARRANTY OR STRICT LIABILITY IN TORT OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. IN NO EVENT WILL TREGASKISS’ LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT OR SALE OF TREGASKISS’ PRODUCTS OR SERVICES EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE SPECIFIC PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AS TO WHICH THE CLAIM IS MADE.

G-405CA Neck Checking Fixture for Quick-Change Air-Cooled and TOUGH GUN I.C.E

IMPORTANT:
The neck locating datum MUST be installed properly before operating the fixture! DO NOT operate the fixture without the neck locating datum being installed properly.

B. G-495-8 Gauge Pointer
Required for all neck checking fixtures

C. GS-101 Kit
For Special Air-Cooled Necks (includes all parts from G-405CA except base plate)
NOTE:
Prints to manufacture base plates for Special necks will be supplied upon request
5-2 Checking Fixture by Product Type

Instructions for G-405CA (other fixtures similar)

Remove front-end consumables (nozzle, retaining head, and neck insulator), with the exception of TOUGH GUN I.C.E. Components.
Install the gauge point into the neck.
Slide neck completely into the datum block, aligning keys on the neck to keyway in datum block.
Turn the neck completely clockwise against the shoulder.
To secure the neck, use a 5/16″ Allen key to tighten the socket head cap screw (SHCS) on the front of the datum block.
Push check pin towards gauge point.
Check pin should insert into the mating hole on gauge point.
Slip bending handle onto gauge point and bend until aligned with check pin.
Remove neck from datum block and gauge point from neck.
Reinstall front-end consumables.

IMPORTANT NOTE There should always be a 0.016″ gap between the neck body and the datum block (see Figure 6-D) when the neck is properly installed.If the rear stop was removed to close this gap, it must be reinstalled! The rear stop should only be removed to clean debris from inside the block and then immediately reinstalled.Never operate the fixture without the rear stop installed.

7-1 Checking Fixture Parts List

7-2Common Parts to All Checking Fixtures

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT MATERIALS
For additional support materials such as Spec Sheets, troubleshooting information, how-to guides and videos, animations, online configurations, and much more, please visit Tregaskiss. Scan the QR Code with your smartphone for immediate access to Tregaskiss.com/TechnicalSupport.