Do not open the vise when the mold slide is forward on the locking studs.
Hair lines are usually caused by a collection of metal on the spacebands, breaking the walls of the matrix.
Removing metal from the first elevator with a screwdriver will damage the elevator.
Heating metal on the mold or disk with a burner will ruin the mold or disk.
Without disconnecting the connecting link the vise can not be lowered to the second position unless the first elevator is resting on the vise cap. When lowering, pull out on the slide to prevent breaking the eyebolt.
Eleven-point is the largest font that can be used in the model “K.”
Oil on the buffers will cause the main friction clutch to slip.
The assembler slide brake pawl is for the purpose of loosening a tight line so as to remove a matrix from the assembling elevator, not to put in one more.
When metal gets into the mold cap screw in the mold disk after a squirt, do not hammer the metal with a screwdriver. To do so merely drives the metal tighter in the threads of the screw hole. Gouge the metal out with a knife a little at a time.
Most machine troubles are caused by dirt. Keep the machine clean.