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Part J: Tube Mill Setup Series: Setting the Fin Section

Roll-Kraft's own Robert Sladky presents this free 14-part training series on tube mill setup. An overview on the tenth step of the tube mill set up series: Setting the Fin Section. 

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Part I: Tube Mill Setup Series: Setting the Side Pass Stands and Breakdown Section

Roll-Kraft's own Robert Sladky presents this free 14-part training series on tube mill setup. An overview on the ninth step of the tube mill set up series: Setting the Side Pass Stands and Breakdown Section. 

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Part H: Tube Mill Setup Series: Using the Setup Chart

Roll-Kraft's own Robert Sladky presents this free 14-part training series on tube mill setup. An overview on the eighth step of the tube mill set up series: Tube Mill Setup Series: Using the Setup Chart.

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Part G: Tube Mill Setup Series: Validating Driven Breakdown Passes with Solder

Roll-Kraft's own Robert Sladky presents this free 14-part training series on tube mill setup. An overview on the seventh step of the tube mill set up series: Validating Driven Breakdown Passes with Solder.

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Part F: Tube Mill Setup Series: Threading through the Coolant System and Sizing

Roll-Kraft's own Robert Sladky presents this free 14-part training series on tube mill setup. An overview on the sixth step of the tube mill set up series: Threading through the Coolant System and Sizing.

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Part E: Tube Mill Setup Series: Threading the Breakdown and Fin Section

Roll-Kraft's own Robert Sladky presents this free 14-part training series on tube mill setup. An overview on the fifth step of the tube mill set up series: Threading the Breakdown and Fin Section.

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Part D: Tube Mill Setup Series: Centering the Strip in the 1st Breakdown

Roll-Kraft's own Robert Sladky presents this free 14-part training series on tube mill setup. An overview on the fourth step of the tube mill set up series: Centering the Strip in the 1st Breakdown.

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Part C: Tube Mill Setup Series: Tapering the End of the Strip

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Part B: Tube Mill Setup Series: Pregapping the Breakdown Rolls

Roll-Kraft's own Robert Sladky presents this free 14-part training series on tube mill setup. An overview on the second step of the tube mill set up series: Pregapping the breakdown rolls.

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Part A: Tube Mill Setup Series: Presetting Side Roll Passes

An overview on the first step of the tube mill setup series: presetting side roll passes.

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Checking OD of Driven Shafts - Tech Tip for Tube, Pipe and Roll form Mills

We are going to cover the procedure of checking the outside diameter of each of the driven shafts of on a typical tube or pipe mill.

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Tooling Alignment - Tech Tip for Tube, Pipe and Roll Forming Mills

We're going to cover the procedure of checking shoulder alignment and parallel of tooling when it is installed in the mill using a straight edge.

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Centering the Turkshead and Adjusting Bottom Line Height - Tech Tip for Tube and Pipe Mill

The final step is to set up the past height and center line.

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Setting the Position of Turkshead Rolls - Tech Tip for Tube and Pipe Mills

Once you have verfiied the alignment and integrity of the tooling, the next step is to position the rolls.

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Checking Alignment and Integrity of Turkshead Rolls - Tech Tip for Tube and Pipe Mills

We are covering the setup of a turkshead. First thing is to check the integrity of the tooling. 

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Roll-Kraft Hosts Latest Live Tube and Pipe Training Seminar

Roll-Kraft’s latest tube and pipe mill training seminar was held on October 24, 2023 at the Waverly, Nebraska Venue location.

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Live Tube and Pipe Seminar - October 24th

Mill operators, maintenance supervisors, engineers, tool room personnel and management will all benefit from the program by learning new skills & produce a better quality product in less time.

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Roll-Kraft announces the Semi-retirement of Robert A. Sladky, Vice President of Tube Mill Engineering 

Robert's extensive expertise in the tubing industry spans over five decades, including 33 years of service at Roll-Kraft.

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