Installing the Bedknife
1.
Remove the rust, scale, and corrosion from the
bedbar surface and apply a thin layer of oil to
the bedbar surface.
2.
Clean the screw threads.
3.
Apply never-seize compound to the screws and
install the bedknife to the bedbar.
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1. Bedbar
2. Bedknife
4.
Torque the 2 outer screws to 1 N∙m (10 in-lb).
5.
Working form the center of the bedknife, torque
the screws to 23 to 28 N∙m (200 to 250 in-lb).
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3. Screw
1. Bednife screw tool
2. Install and torque these
first to 1 N∙m (10 in-lb).
6.
Grind the bedknife.
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Figure 26
3. Torque to 23 to 28 N∙m
(200 to 250 in-lb).
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