King AC Manual Sample Cutter is to help determine the weight of one square yard of fabric. So the reading will be in ounces per square yard.

The AC Sample Cutter is used to cut multiples of 1, 2, 4 or 8 cloth samples depending on thickness of cloth. Samples are then weighed on King Manual or Digital Yield Scales to determine ounces per square yard. We recommend using the King System of 8 samples, to account for weight variances from selvage to center of cloth, to provide a dependable yield test every time.

OPERATION

To protect cutter blade, keep a cutting pad between blade and cutter base at all times.

Cut a 4" wide strip of cloth across full width of cloth. Depending on thickness of cloth, you may fold cloth once, twice or three times to get 2, 4 or 8 samples after cutting. You will need 8 samples for each King System Yield Test.

Put the sample cutter on the table with its back to you.

Raise cutter handle to vertical position. Place a fresh cutting pad on cutter base directly under blade. Place folded cloth on the cutting pad without stretching or distorting the cloth.

CAUTION: When placing cloth under blade, be careful not to touch blade for it is very sharp.

With the folded fabric on the cutting pad, push the handle down to horizontal position and stop at the notched point where the handle tends to rest.

Put one hand on the sample cutter's body to stabilize it and with the other hand, lift the handle to raise the blade and free the cut fabric. It is easier and safer to have the sample cutter's back to you on the table while pushing or lifting the handle. When you are lifting the handle, keep your face away from it, since it is spring assisted to arch back to a vertical position.

After lifting the handle, remove the cutting pad and cut samples.

When not in use, keep the handle (and blade) down for safety (with a cutting pad under the blade).

REPLACING CUTTER BLADE

1. Raise handle to vertical position, remove cutting pad and lay sample cutter on side.

2. Insert a 3/32 Hex Allen wrench through cutter base and remove 2 each blade alignment screws. (On some models, it takes a small flat blade screwdriver.)

3. Insert 1/4" Hex Allen wrench through cutter base into blade mounting screw and turn blade counter-clockwise to remove blade. Do not turn Allen wrench at this time.

4. Hold blade carefully with one hand and remove Allen wrench with other hand to complete blade removal.

5. Hold replacement blade carefully with one hand and insert Allen wrench through cutter base and blade into blade mounting screw. Turn blade clockwise until first thread of blade mounting screw comes through bottom side of blade. Do not turn Allen wrench at this time.

6. Place handle to horizontal position and turn Allen wrench and blade as one unit counter - clockwise until blade is approximately 1/32" above cutter base.

7. Place sample cutter in upright position, raise handle and insert new cutting pad.

8. Push handle to horizontal position, then raise handle and remove cutting pad. Check depth of cut into cutting pad by bending each corner of cutting pad down.

9. Cutter blade is properly adjusted when depth of cut is 25-50 percent of cutting pad thickness. Repeat Steps 6, 7, 8 and 9 until depth of cut is properly adjusted.

10. When Step 9 is complete, lay sample cutter on side and replace 2 each blade alignment screws.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

• Do not push the handle down beyond the horizontal plane. If the blade cuts through the cutting pad, it will touch the metal base and will get dull.
• Periodically grease between handle and plunger.
• A sharp blade should be kept on the sample cutter. Do not force a dull blade through fabric by applying too much force on the handle.
• If you change the blade yourself, adjust the blade at a height that when the handle is pushed down to horizontal position, the blade will cut through the cutting pad only 1/4 to 1/2 the thickness of cutting pad.
• If some samples of fabric get stuck in the blade, lay the sample cutter down on its side and use a sharp point lead pencil to pry the fabric from the bottom. Do not use paper clips or any other metal objects to extract samples, for inadvertently you may touch the cutting edge of the blade and dull it.
• We recommend initially you buy another new blade for backup (Part No. PTB-473-9) and everytime your blade gets dull, send it to us for exchange and get a reground blade (Part No. PTB-473-9 RGD) at exchange rate. This way you will always have a sharp blade to put on the sample cutter when you send your dull one to J. A. King & Company for exchange.
• Large boxes of 1,000 cutting pads are available (Part No. CP10).
• Depending on frequency of use, we recommend every so often that you send your sample cutter to J. A. King & Company for service, which includes changing the blade, adjusting the blade, resurfacing the handle and the plunger and lubricating all moving parts.
• If your sample cutter was not part of a package that includes calculators, you can buy Linear Yardage Yield Calculators directly from J. A. King & Company to convert ounces/square yard to ounces/linear yard.
• If you have any questions or problems regarding your sample cutter, do not hesitate to call us. We will be glad to assist you any way we can.
• Thanks for doing business with J. A King & Company, Inc.