Pulleys
With the bandsaw unit mounted firmly onto the stand, the pulleys need to be installed next.
1.Locate the upper pulley from your loose parts. Make sure the key is in the upper pul- ley shaft keyway as shown in Figure 12.
Figure 12. Key in wheel pulley shaft.
2.The wheel pulley is shaped so that it must be installed with the curved side out (look at the side profile of the wheel pulley to determine this shape).
3.Align the the keyway in the pulley to the key on the shaft and insert the wheel pulley as far as it will go on the shaft. A few taps with a dead blow rubber hammer may be neces- sary to fit the wheel pulley all the way onto the shaft.
4.Insert one of the 1⁄4"-20 x 1⁄4" setscrews into the wheel pulley and tighten to the shaft as shown in Figure 13.
Figure 13. Securing wheel pulley to shaft.
5.Install the stepped pulley through the open- ing in the bandsaw unit, directly below the wheel pulley.
6.Thread one of the 5⁄8"-11 hex nuts onto the stepped pulley shaft, followed by a 5⁄8" wash- er. Place this assembly through the opening in the bandsaw unit and secure with another washer and hex nut from inside the bandsaw unit. Leave the last hex nut loose enough that you can still move the stepped pulley for further adjustments.
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