Powermatic HPS67 operating instructions Precision Tuning Your Panel Saw, Tensioning the Belt

Loosen the three screws on the scale (Figure

35)and nudge the scale until it matches the cut measurement. Make another cut to confirm the measurement.

To avoid the fence contacting the rotating saw blade, the stop ring must be adjusted.

Slide the fence to about 10mm from the saw blade.

Slide the stop ring across the round guide bar until it comes up against the casting of the fence. Tighten the set screw on the stop ring.

Tensioning the Belt

To tension the belt on the main motor:

1.Remove the access door and loosen the four bolts (Figure 36) which hold the motor.

2.Tension the belt by pushing the motor to the right, and tighten the four bolts.

Make sure the belt is not over-tensioned as this may lead to damage to the saw arbor and belt.

To tension the belt on the scoring motor:

1.Loosen the two nuts (Figure 37) which hold the scoring motor.

2.While pushing the motor down, tighten the two nuts.

When replacing belts on the main or scoring motor, make sure the belt is well positioned into the v-groove of the pulley.

Precision Tuning Your Panel Saw

Your HPS67 is a precision machine designed to give accurate performance over many years. But like all fine equipment, it can only meet the tight tolerances required if it is tuned correctly.

Your machine has been so designed that all the major parameters which influence the quality of cut can be adjusted by non-technical staff.

These tuning procedures should be carried out in the proper order, as later adjustments depend upon the earlier being correct.

The four steps of the procedure are:

1.Free Cut from blade to sliding table

2.Free Cut from blade to rip fence

3.Square Cut

4.Scoring Saw

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