Orson Carte
Well-Known Member
Does anybody know, definitively, just which way around that the combs of a Gabej shredder are fitted to the rollers?
Those with such a machine will probably know that the combs perform an integral part of the mechanical operation. And, the tips of these combs have one side flat and the other with a ground, angled taper.
My question is; which side contacts the roller - the angled side or the flat side? (If it's the flat side, you are forced to say that that sharp point contacts the roller. If it's the tapered side, then the flat angled bit does).
Unfortunately these shredders come with little or no user-manual and (ages ago) when I first removed the combs for cleaning and adjustment I just didn't have the foresight to notice their orientation.
This question is presently the source of considerable debate (bordering on violence) amongst myself and a number of friends, most with better than average engineeering experience, who each own one of these machines.
The truth is, you see, all of our machines, despite regular cleaning, lubrication and adjustment are playing-up in one way or another - and we're looking for something to blame.
Those with such a machine will probably know that the combs perform an integral part of the mechanical operation. And, the tips of these combs have one side flat and the other with a ground, angled taper.
My question is; which side contacts the roller - the angled side or the flat side? (If it's the flat side, you are forced to say that that sharp point contacts the roller. If it's the tapered side, then the flat angled bit does).
Unfortunately these shredders come with little or no user-manual and (ages ago) when I first removed the combs for cleaning and adjustment I just didn't have the foresight to notice their orientation.
This question is presently the source of considerable debate (bordering on violence) amongst myself and a number of friends, most with better than average engineeering experience, who each own one of these machines.
The truth is, you see, all of our machines, despite regular cleaning, lubrication and adjustment are playing-up in one way or another - and we're looking for something to blame.