1425 N.W.

88th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33172
MASTERLIGN® basic
Phone: (305) 591-8935 Alignment of horizontal machines

File No. _____ Machine No. Type ___________________ Operator ____________________ Date ________________

1. Mount MASTERLIGN® basic and

switch on 3. Measure

• Adjust prism so that laser beam strikes center of the

prism cap cross hair.
Rotate the This lever must
side thumb always be in
wheel to the horizontal position
raise or except for mounting
lower and dismounting
basic the prism

Stationary
Machine • Remove cap.
• Adjust prism until coordinates are close to 00.
MTBM
(Machine To • 0369 will appear on the screen.
Be Moved) • Rotate shaft to the first clock position using the
ALI 5.020 external inclinometer.
Resume: You can resume where you • Press the number key of the clock position (e.g.
last left off by pressing . for 12 o'clock) and press . Measure at least three of
the four clock positions, as viewed towards the stationary
machine. Go to Step 4a or 4b è

2. Enter dimensions • If or appear during rotation, turn shafts

back until numbers reappear and initiate InfiniRange®
manually by pressing .

• Adjust beam close to 00 and press .

• Proceed with measurement.

Soft Foot

• Position shafts at either 90° or 270° (±4°).

• Adjust beam close to 0 0 if necessary.
Press . (Not necessary if "----" appears.)
• 1. Laser to prism ________
• Press then loosen the bolt, press
(Arrow point to hash mark "f" on prism)
(Center-to-center of support posts) to record value then tighten bolt.
• 2. Laser to center of coupling ________ • Press or to move to the next foot.
(Center of flex planes)
Follow this procedure for all remaining feet and correct soft
• 3. Working diameter 10"
________ foot if greater than 0.002".
(Coupling diameter) (Default value)

• 4. Laser to front foot ________

• 5. Front foot to back foot ________

 4a. Coupling Results
Vertical Offset Vertical Gap Horizontal Offset Horizontal Gap

(+) p (-) q (+) (-) (+) p (-) q (+) (-)

1. ______________ _____________ _____________ _____________

2. ______________ _____________ _____________ _____________

3. ______________ _____________ _____________ _____________

4. _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

5. _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

4b. Foot Corrections

Front Foot Shim Back Foot Shim Front Foot Move Back Foot Move

(+) p add
shims (-) q remove
shims (+) p add
shims (-) q remove
shims (+) p toward
3 o’clock (-) q toward
9 o’clock (+) p toward
3 o’clock (-) q toward
9 o’clock

1. ______________ _____________ _____________ _____________

2. ______________ _____________ _____________ _____________

3. ______________ _____________ _____________ _____________

4. _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

5. _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

Tolerances for Shaft Alignment

5. Move
RPM Offset Gap Spacer Shaft
(mils) (mils/10") (mils/inch)

• Turn shafts to the 1:30 clock position (45°) using the Excellent Acceptable Excellent Acceptable Excellent Acceptable

external inclinometer 600 5.0 9.0 10.0 15.0 1.8 3.0

900 3.0 6.0 7.0 10.0 1.2 2.0
• Adjust beam close to 00 if necessary. 1200 2.5 4.0 5.0 8.0 0.9 1.5
1800 2.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 0.6 1.0
• When appears press . 3600 1.0 1.5 2.0 3.0 0.3 0.5
• Loosen bolts. 7200 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.2 0.3

• Move machine horizontally into alignment. All Speeds: Maximum Soft Foot Reading 2 mils.
Use OEM or in-house tolerances if available.
• Retighten bolts.

Order No. 01-207-01

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