Collated T-nut Installation Machine Model Number: HFM-COLL

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Machine Warranty The warranty for this machine is one year on parts; effective from the date the machine was set up. We will guarantee that the mechanical or pneumatic components will operate properly provided the following caution instructions are followed by all the person(s) involved with this machine. This warranty will be considered null and void if the items listed below are not followed:

1. Do not operate without material in position on anvil pin.

2. To prevent unauthorized use of this equipment, disconnect airlines and electrical power line supply to t-nut machine when not in use.

3. DO NOT operate machine with the operator safety shield installed and set to a height of no more than ½” above your work piece.

4. Test the safety switch at the beginning of every shift. This procedure is outlined in Section 8.3 of your operation manual. Do not operate the machine if the safety is not functioning properly. This will void the warranty.

5. Follow the Mechanical Maintenance Outline, Section 8.0, in your machine manual.

6. Do not use synthetic compressor oil in a reciprocating piston type compressor that feeds compressed air to this machine. This type of oil can leak through the reciprocating piston compressor and will damage rubber parts in the pneumatic components rendering them inoperable. Any damage caused by this oil to the pneumatic components may not be covered under warranty.

7. Quality Stafast t-nuts must be used.

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We encourage you to review and stress these caution points with those involved in any way with this machine. To ensure your warranty, please fill out the information on the bottom of page 2, and email a copy to khselle@stafast.com. This will acknowledge and confirm your agreement with the preceding caution points. For machine questions please see the first page of your manual for contact information. Sincerely, STAFAST PRODUCTS, INC. Name: Date: Company: Title: . Email Address: Machine Serial #:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Shipment Damage Information 1.0 Machine Description 2.0 Safety 3.0 Machine Specifications 4.0 Installation 5.0 Set-up 6.0 Operating Instructions 7.0 Troubleshooting 8.0 Preventative Maintenance 9.0 Inbody Replacement Program 10.0 Parts Diagrams 11.0 Rivet Tool Data Sheets 12.0 Air Schematics 13.0 Machine Parts List 14.0 Machine Maintenance Schedule

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SHIPMENT DAMAGE INFORMATION Stafast components are crated with the utmost consideration to minimizing damage in transit. If there is any visible damage to the component crate or machine, the shipment should not be accepted until all damage has been noted on the carrier's acceptance slip or bill of lading. All bills of lading received from a carrier should be noted "PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE ONLY" and are subject to electrical and mechanical testing. If a shipment appears to have been damaged when it is received, a claim for loss or damage should be placed immediately and directly with the carrier, as the responsible party. In the event of damage, document exact damage with photographs, if possible and contact Stafast as follows:

Stafast Products, Inc. 505 Lake Shore Blvd Painesville, OH 44077 (440) 357-5546 FAX (440) 357-7137 800-782-3278 Stafast of the Carolinas 2426 W. Hwy. 160 Fort Mill, SC 29708 (803) 548-4488 FAX (803) 548-1542 800-951-1159 Stafast South 1698 Hwy.15 North Pontotoc, MS 38863 (662) 489-6580 FAX (662) 489-6853 800-888-6887

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Section 1.0 MACHINE DESCRIPTION Stafast Model HFM-COLL Collated T-Nut Installation Machine is designed to automatically feed and drive collated T-Nuts into a pre-drilled hole. Coil packaged Stafast collated t-nuts are coil fed and advanced into the firing position by two pusher cylinders. The collated t-nuts are individually advanced under the insert tool, and by depressing the foot pedal, the collated t-nut is sheared from the coil strip and driven into the positioned work piece. Each machine is tooled per customer specifications. The machine is tooled to feed and drive a collated t-nut at a rate of 60 parts per minute, dependent on operator efficiency and work piece configuration. Section 2.0 SAFETY For operator safety, guards have been installed at hazardous locations. Do not remove these items which are there for your safety. 1. A safety switch is incorporated into the anvil locating pin/rivet tool. The collar

must be depressed with the component for the machine to function. 2. Do not operate without material in position on the anvil tool. 3. Disconnect the air supply line before servicing. 4. To prevent unauthorized use of this equipment, disconnect air lines to t-nut

machine when not in use. 5. Do not operate machine without plastic guard set 1/2" maximum above work

piece. 6. Do not operate machine without safety switch. 7. Use only quality Stafast collated t-nuts in this machine. 8. CAUTION: Do not place hands in the anvil area while air is hooked up to

machine.

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Section 3.0 MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions A. Width 30" B. Height 65" C. Depth 60" at full extension of reel arm Electrical Requirements No electricity required to operate machine. Air Pressure Requirements 90 PSI minimum air pressure (constant clean air) on a 3/4” diameter line. Do not exceed 150 PSI. Feed and Drive Rate 60 t-nuts per minute dependent on operator efficiency and type of work-piece used. Section 4.0 INSTALLATION 4.1 When installing the Model HFM-COLL T-Nut Collated Machine, certain preparation

should be made before use. DO NOT CONNECT THE AIR SUPPLY UNTIL YOU REACH THAT INSTRUCTION IN THE INSTALLATION SECTION.

4.2 Remove the machine and all machine parts and accessories from the shipping

crate. 4.3 Remove the machine from the pallet and carefully position the machine where it will

be used. The area where the machine is mounted must be flat and level. Anchor the machine to the floor. The foot pedal can be moved to suit the operator.

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DO NOT CONTINUE THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS WITH THE AIR CONNECTED.

4.4 Adjust the front guard to the proper height for the work. This is done by loosening

the screws holding the guard. The clearance between the guard and work piece should never be more than 1/2”.

WARNING: DO NOT OPERATE WITHOUT THE GUARD!! 4.5 The safety switch sensor is attached to the bottom of the anvil plate inside the anvil

pedestal. The safety switch is operated by depressing the locator/safety switch assembly with the component.

DO NOT REMOVE THIS SAFETY SWITCH. IT IS FOR YOUR SAFETY AND

ALSO PROTECTS THE MACHINE FROM FIRING WITHOUT A WORK PIECE IN PLACE, WHICH WILL DAMAGE YOUR MACHINE.

4.6 Connect the main air supply to the rear of the machine using 3/4” ID hose. A 3/4”

NPT quick connect is recommended for connection being made to the air flow shut off valve. A constant supply of air of at least 90 PSI 20 CFM must be maintained. DO NOT EXCEED 150 PSI.

WARNING: DISCONNECT THE AIR SUPPLY BEFORE SERVICING THE

MACHINE!! Section 5.0 SET UP

CAUTION: PROTECTIVE GLOVES SHOULD BE WORN DURING ALL SET-UP AND OPERATION PROCEDURES

5.1 Pull and slowly lower the reel arm attachment at the rear of the machine. Once the

reel has reached its bottom position turn the reel plate horizontally and pull it outward to lock its position.

5.2 Remove the cotter pin and clear polycarbonate cover. Carefully lift one sheet of

collated t-nuts and place them over the center hub of the reel plate. Place the clear polycarbonate cover over the collated t-nuts and replace the cotter pin.

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5.3 Push the reel arm towards the machine to unlock its position. Turn the reel plate vertically and slowly lift the arm until vertical and the clip has securely grabbed the frame plate.

5.4 Make sure the pusher cylinders are retracted. If they are not, push them back into

the retracted position. 5.5 Grab the first t-nut of the collated strip and feed it into the escapement opening.

Push it all the way forward until it is in the firing position. You will be able to see this is in position by looking at the escapement from underneath.

Section 6.0 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 6.1 Before operating the machine, make sure all the installation and set up procedures

have been completed. 6.2 Connect main air supply to the air flow shut off valve. 6.3 Place the work piece over the anvil tool and press down to depress the safety

switch. Keep your hands outside of the machine. Depress the foot pedal. A collated T-Nut will be sheared and inserted into the work piece. The insertion tool will remain in the down position as long as the foot pedal is depressed.

6.4 The force with which the T-Nut is inserted is controlled by the regulator. DO NOT EXCEED 150 PSI UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!! 6.5 Each time the tool retracts another T-Nut will feed into position for insertion.

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Section 7.0 Troubleshooting

Problem Potential Cause(s) Remedy Drive cylinder does not fire

Safety switch not engaged or not functioning

Check air lines for kinks in tubing and hoses

Foot pedal not engaged or functioning

Make sure safety switch is performing properly

Switch arm has slipped off the shield

Move switch arm back on the shield

Switch needs to be adjusted because it is no longer being tripped when shield moves up and down.

Adjust by loosening the nut that is holding the arm to the switch, then move the arm to where it needs to be and re-tighten.

Switch has come loose from machine

Tighten switch

Machine is leaking air

Tubing has split or connection with fitting is loose

Locate leak and disconnect air supply to machine

T-nut not seating flush in component

Air pressure setting too low

Increase air pressure until T-nut seats flush with component surface

Pusher has come out of the escapement channels

Escapement channel is bumped or has trash in it or possibly the spring has become weak or is broken

Replace spring to provide tension and keep pusher in escapement channel

T-nuts not feeding properly

Object obstructing T-nuts as they unspool from the coil

Look for slack in the coil that may be catching on something (cardboard, bolt head, etc.)

Debris build-up on pushers or broken pushers

Evaluate pushers and either clean or replace

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Problem Potential Cause(s) Remedy T-nuts not shearing and driving properly

Broken inbody spring or broken drive pin

Evaluate inbody to determine if spring or drive pin are broken

Dull or broken cutting blade and/or inbody cutting edge

Evaluate blade and inbody to determine if they both have sharp edges

Too much separation between inbody and cutting blade

With air disconnected, pull inbody down. There should be less than 0.020" gap between

If gap is larger loosen cylinder bolts and tap cylinder toward the back of machine to reduce the gap. Retighten bolts after gap is 0.020” or less.

Floating shield not working properly

Pivot pins are loose or out Fit pivot pins back into holes

Washer and snap ring are needed

Replace washer and snap ring

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Section 8.0 PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE WARNING: DISCONNECT THE MAIN AIR SUPPLY BEFORE SERVICING THE

MACHINE!! Preventative Maintenance Program Daily Items:

1) Blow off sawdust and debris from the machine at the end of EVERY shift.

a. Particular attention must be the speed bumps on the left and right side of the escapement.

b. Speed bumps must swivel up and down freely.

2) Depress safety switch with a component and make sure machine fires correctly.

3) Making sure that all hands are clear of the T-nut firing area, step on the pedal and make sure the machine does not fire.

a. If the machine can fire without depressing the safety switch there is an error with the safety system.

b. Machine should not be used until Maintenance fixes the issue.

4) Remove stabands from trap door and blow out inside of escapement

a. Blow off trap door and thoroughly clean out the cutout that catches the T-nut barrel

Bi-Weekly Items:

1) With air to the machine disconnected, remove the speed bumps and pivot pin. Thoroughly cleaned them with a degreaser before reassembling.

2) With air to the machine disconnected, extend & retract both pusher cylinders by hand. Make sure there is no resistance and pusher is attached securely.

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Section 9.0 Inbody Replacement Program

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Check sharpness of cutting blade every 2 weeks. If cutting blade is dull, remove bolts and rotate the blade to utilize an unused edge, and then

re-install bolts. When all cutting blade edges have become dull or visibly damaged, discard blade, and replace with a new blade.

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If inbody cutting edge becomes dull, remove cylinder, rotate inbody 180 degees, and replace cylinder.

When both edges of inbody become dull replace with spare inbody and return dull inbody to:

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Attn: Bill Hornick

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Painesville, OH 44077

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Section 11.0 RIVET TOOL DATA SHEET

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Section 13.0 MACHINE PARTS LIST

Item Part Number

Qty Per Machine

Collated Head

Escapement Body COLESCBODY 1 Inbody Guide - Left COLGUIDEL 1 Indody Guide - Right COLGUIDER 1 Speed Bump - Left COLSTOPL 1 Speed Bump - Right COLSTOPR 1 Speed Bump Pivot Pin SBPVTPIN 1 Pushers COLPUSH 2 Pusher Dowel Pin COLPUSHPIN 2 Trap Door COLTRAPDOOR 1 Trap Door Pivot Pin TDPVTPIN 1 Trap Door Stop Bar COLTDSTOP 1 Shearing Blade COLCUTH2 1 Cylinder Mount Plate COLCYLPLT 1 Vertical Post COLCYLPLTV 2 Escapement Mount Plate COLESCPLT 1 Cylinder Cage Top Plate CYLCAGETOP 1 Cylinder Cage Bottom Plate CYLCAGEBOT 1 Cylinder Cage T-nut Guide CYLCAGEGUIDE 1 Cylinder Cage Spacer PUSHCYLSPC 2 Pusher Cylinder Swivel Post PUSHCYLPOST 2 Pusher Cylinder Swivel Post Arm PUSHCYLARM 2

Rear Arm Assembly

Horizontal Arm CLARM 1 Center Hub CLHUB 1 Bearing Mount Disc CFCABSPLH13 1 Table Bearing TBLBEAR 6 Base / Cover Disc CFCABSPL2 2

Inbody Inbody CFINBODYCOLM614 1 Tapered Drive Pin DRPN14T 1 Inbody/Cyl Hex Adapter INBODYADPTR 1

Miscellaneous

Pusher Spring Pin (5/64" X 1/2" Steel Spring Pin) 2 Shoulder Screw (#10-24 Shoulder Screw) 4 Dowel Pin (1/4 X 2-1/2" Steel Dowel Pin) Set Screw (1/4-20 X 1/4 Cone Point Set Screw) 2 E-Style Retaining Clip (3/16 E-Style Clip) 4

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Item Part Number

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Collated Specific

Pneumatic Cylinder (5/8" X 2" Stroke Double Acting Cyl) COLPUSHCYL 2 Extension Spring (3/8" OD X 2-1/2" Music Wire) SPUSHCYL 2 Valve VDRILLCYL2 1 Regulator REG14MAX40 1 5/32 Tube Union F532YUNION 4 1/8 NPT 5/32 Tube Grip F18532TUBE 1 1/4 NPT Vent F14VENT 2 #10-32 5/32 Tube Grip 90 Elbow F1032532TUBE90 4

Core Machine Components

3/4ID Goodyear Hose 34GOODHOSE 3 Drive Cylinder Black CFDRIVEC 1 C-frame CFRAME 1 1/4 NPT 5/32 Tube F14532TUBE90 1 Filter CFF34 1 3/4 Hose Barb Fitting F34HOSEBARB 4 3/4 NPT Brass Muffler F34MUFF 1 3/4 NPT Nipple Fitting F34NIPPLE 2 3/4NPT Silver Muffler F34SMUFF 1 3/4 Street Elbo FTG. F34STELBOW 2 Foot Pedal Cover CFFPCOVER 1 1/8NPT 5/32 Tube Banjo F18532BANJO 2 C-Frame Lexon Safety Shield CFOSHASHIELD 1 Quick Exhaust QEXH 1 3/4 Filter Regulator CFREG34 1 10&1/4 Insert TL. Spring 4 Inch SINTOOL1014 1 Band For Escapement Jaw STABAND 6 3/4 Lockout Valve V34LOCKOUT 1 Foot Pedal Valve CFFPVALVE 1 Poppet Valve VPOPPET 1 Button Pos. Sensor Valve VCSS 1 Angled Anvil Plate ANPLF 1 Locator Tool ANVSS14NC 1 Anvil Pin ANPIN14 2 Anvil Tool Spring SANTOOL 2 Anvil Tool Plug PLUGE 1 Safety Switch Bracket CFSSBRAC 1 Safety Switch Spring SSAFESW 1 1/8 Muffler F18MUFF 1

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Item Part Number

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Core Machine Components

1/4 NPT 5/32 Tube Grip F14532TUBE 6 3 inch 3/4 NPT Nipple F34NIPPLE3 1 Stainless Cotter Pin CFPINCOTTER 1 Pedestal Cap CFPEDCAP 2 1/2 NPT 1/2 Hose Barb F1212HOSEBARB 2 1/2 Goodyear Black 12GOODHOSE 3

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Section 14.0 MACHINE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE

Log date and initial when completed.

Date Blow off track, escapement,

and anvil assembly Clean bowl with a quality degreaser

Disassemble, clean anvil & rivet/locating tool

Tighten all bolts