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After time all stitcher heads will need serviced. When
heads show signs of trouble producing satisfactory stitches or becomes too dirty,
it's time to remove the head for service. It is recommended that you have spare replacement
heads on hand, keeping machine down time to a minimum. See
Stitcher Head Service
page
 Hohner
Style Heads
HOHNER Lube
specification
As needed or about every 16 hours of operation, apply
first-rate oil only, never a viscous mineral oil or spray lubricants. Hohner
recommends a sliding oil with viscosity grade 65-70 (ISO-viscosity grade
according to DIN 51 519).
Use only Hohner Part No.; 4500000 Kluber Isoflex NBU-15
Grease in one-way bearing Part No.: 4400037. Failure to use proper grease in
this bearing will resulting wire length variations.
Also don’t forget to occasionally rotate and oil the
felt discs on the wire bow. These felt disc have two main functions: 1. to
clean wire and 2. to lightly lubricate the stitching wire. This helps prevent
wire from jamming in lower tubes.
 Acme/Interlake/Bostitch
Style Heads
Lubricate your heads regularly. By LIGHTLY lubricating
the head often it will run much cleaner, to lubricate HEAVILY on occasion will
only produce an oily mess on your work. Always refer to the OEM owners manual
that came with your head for detailed instructions and safety information. Use
only the manufacture's recommended lube, normally a light 10 or 20 weight machine oil.
Do NOT use "motor" oils, use only machine oils.
If you use the heads everyday, lubricate each point
with ONE DROP of oil everyday. If you use you head occasionally, lubricated head
every time you put a new 5 pound spool of wire or every month, which ever comes
first.
| A. Inject lube into
hole, or remove and lube shaft. |
| B. Remove rotator
spring and lube shaft. |
| C. Inject a small
amount of lube on cam surface of driver bar above and below grip housing.
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| D. Wipe area clean,
and inject a small amount of lube on grip release cam. |
| E. Wipe driver clean,
and apply a layer of lube. |
| F. Inject lube into
cutter operating slide. |
| G. Very important!
Remove rotator and clean inside of rotator holder. |
| H. Carefully clean
the rotator and apply lube to its body. |
| I. Apply lube to the
rotator’s ramp. |
| L.
Lube grooves on both RH & LH sides of head. |
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