lantz_xvx
Well-known member
Hey all,
I've got this Challenge MC-305 hydraulic cutter, and it's pretty great, except that the backstop keeps coming out of square which makes it all but useless. I can literally skew the backstop with my hands, and even if I set it back to where it is, the force of the machine as it's cutting will move it unknowingly. It's slight, but it makes all my cuts crooked.
Every bolt that I can find is tight. It was missing one on the side that is most likely to come out of square, so I got a replacement and made it super tight, but that didn't solve the problem. The manual says absolutely nothing about which bolt does what and how to adjust / square the backstop. I've got a pile of paper to cut that will take no time at all, IF I can solve this problem and the cutter is reliable. Otherwise, I'm pretty much ruined (not to be dramatic!).
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
- Lantz
I've got this Challenge MC-305 hydraulic cutter, and it's pretty great, except that the backstop keeps coming out of square which makes it all but useless. I can literally skew the backstop with my hands, and even if I set it back to where it is, the force of the machine as it's cutting will move it unknowingly. It's slight, but it makes all my cuts crooked.
Every bolt that I can find is tight. It was missing one on the side that is most likely to come out of square, so I got a replacement and made it super tight, but that didn't solve the problem. The manual says absolutely nothing about which bolt does what and how to adjust / square the backstop. I've got a pile of paper to cut that will take no time at all, IF I can solve this problem and the cutter is reliable. Otherwise, I'm pretty much ruined (not to be dramatic!).
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
- Lantz