MAINTENANCE
Bandsaw Blade
!WARNING!
The bandsaw blade is sharp and can cause cuts. Warning for personal injury. Wear protective gloves whenever you handle the bandsaw blade.
The bandsaw blade should be set and sharpened regularly to give optimal performance. During normal sawing of most species of wood this should be done at intervals of approx. 2 hours of effective cutting time. Effective cutting time refers to only the time that the bandsaw blade actually works. The bandsaw blade should be sharpened more frequently when cutting those species of wood with a high sand content. For blade sharpening, see the separate instructions for the Grindlux bandsaw blade grinder.
Dismantling
Dismantle the bandsaw blade as follows:
1.Remove the guards over the band wheels. See page 21.
2.Loosen the
3.Carefully remove the bandsaw blade.
Cleaning and inspection
Clean sawdust and any coating from the bandsaw blade. Now check whether there are any cracks
(A)in the gullets. Small cracks can be ground
away when sharpening the bandsaw blade. If the cracks are so large that they cannot be ground away, the bandsaw blade should be discarded. Cracks in the gullets are the most common cause of bandsaw blade breakage. The bandsaw blade can be ground to a minimum width of 24 mm. See FIG. 54. A new bandsaw blade is 32 mm wide. The bandsaw blade should be discarded once any part of it reaches the minimum width.
!WARNING!
Never use a damaged bandsaw blade.
Setting the Saw
The bandsaw blade’s teeth should be set to the dimensions shown in the adjoining figure. Every third tooth should remain unset. The teeth should be set as follows:
B=Set to the right,
The more accurate the set is made, the straighter and smoother the bandsaw blade runs when cutting the log. The bandsaw blade should be set, at a minimum, after every third sharpening.
FIG. 54 |
min. 24 mm |
FIG. 55 |
30 – English