Pipe Threading Machine User Guide – Safety Notes

Pipe Threading Machine Safety

Oster promotes pipe threading machine safety for all users. Improper use or untrained practices can result in serious damage or bodily harm. Follow these recommendations to operate your pipe or bolt threading machine safely.

Proper Setup & Preparation:

Always read the instruction manual for your pipe threading machine before attempting to operate the machine. Understand all of the control devices for your machine and manually operate them to familiarize yourself with where they are and how they work.
Ensure that the threading machine is positioned on a stable, level surface in a clear area that will allow safe material handling. Keep tools where they cannot fall and material to be threaded in a secure storage area. If tools or material fall while you are threading, foot injuries may result. You could sustain a back injury if you try to catch a falling item.
Always ensure that long lengths of material to be threaded are supported by a stand or other device.
Ensure that the electrical system feeding the machine is appropriately sized for the job and properly grounded. Make sure any electrical maintenance is performed by qualified personnel who understand the machine’s controls.
Ensure that the correct number of chasers are properly inserted in the die head. Chasers must be properly sharpened. Do not attempt to run the machine with broken chasers.
Ensure that helpers and others in the area understand what you are doing and how to be safe around the operation.

Safety Equipment & Clothing Guidelines:

Never wear loose-fitting clothing around the machine, and ensure that long hair cannot come in contact with rotating parts of the machine or workpiece. Keep sleeves buttoned, shirts tucked in, and hair retained. Never wear a necktie without a safety breakaway when around rotating machinery.
Always wear suitable eye protection when operating a pipe threading machine. Cutting fluids and chips may fly out of the machine at high speeds. These can damage your eyes if they are not properly protected.
Wear gloves if possible, ensuring that the insides of the gloves remain clean or are changed regularly.

Maintenance & Best Practices:

Always use a brush to clean chips out of dies and die heads. These chips can be very sharp and can cause injury.
Always use a chip hook made of wire or other material to remove the chips from the chip pan. Long, stringy chips generated by chaser-type threading operations are very sharp and strong. They can easily cut or penetrate your skin, resulting in injury.
Always promptly clean up any oil spills or cover them with sand or absorbent clay. Slips and falls around machinery can result in serious injury.
Never contaminate the thread cutting fluid with flammable materials. Never use flammable liquids to clean the machine or threading parts. If you are using a cutting fluid that tends to oxidize or turn rancid, we suggest switching fluid type or regularly changing the liquids. Bacteria or algae growth in cutting fluids can cause infection and increase the risk of contact dermatitis.

Oster is Your Expert on Pipe Threading Machine Safety

At Oster Manufacturing, our technical support staff is ready to help with any issue regarding your threading machine. Oster pipe and bolt threading machines are made in the United States with the highest level of quality. These machines are designed to consistently perform at high production rates for decades.

We’ve prepared a helpful collection of informational guides and resources to help you fully understand your equipment and to promote pipe threading machine safety. The user guides in our threading handbook examine topics including:

From fabrication to agriculture, many industries rely on Oster threading machines. We rebuild existing pipe threading machines and sell refabricated threading machines for a cost-effective alternative.

Request a quote or contact Oster today with any questions and to learn more about pipe threading machine safety.

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