Dragon General Operation

Important Machine Operations and Procedures

Powering on/Shutting down Sequence

• The sequence in which the machine/hardware and software are turned on and off is very important. Please follow the instructions as shown here:

Operating the Gates

• The operation of the gates, whether front round, front square, center round or center square, will be conducted on an as needed basis. The movement and adjustment of these gates will not be necessary for every tube/pipe loaded into the Dragon machine. Adjust the gates only when loading a different OD material than the material that was used beforehand.

Front Gate (Round)

Front Gate (Square)

Center Gate (Round)

• If the chuck is positioned behind the center gate upon sending it to load position and after loading the tubing for a project, the round center gate will need to be closed manually. This will require swinging the gate into position enveloping the tube, then pulling out the actuator switch behind the gate to secure it.

Center Gate (Square)

• If the chuck is positioned behind the center gate upon sending it to load position and after loading the tubing for a project, the square center gates will need to be closed manually. This will require swinging the gates into position enveloping the tube, then pulling out the actuator switch behind the gate to secure it. NOTE: The gate on the left side of this picture will need to be closed first so that the gate's flat plates rest on each other.