5.Look at the face of the support bearing and rotate the blade guide assembly
Bandsaw |
Blade |
Support |
Bearing |
Figure 21. Blade should be perpendicular (90û)
to the face of the support bearing.
6.Tighten the assembly lock bolt.
7.Loosen the thumbscrew on the support bear- ing adjustment shaft.
8.Use the knurled knob to position the support bearing approximately .016" away from the back of the blade as illustrated in Figure 22.
.016''
Figure 22. Blade should be aligned approxi- mately .016" away from the bearing edge.
9.For a quick gauge, fold a dollar bill in half twice (four thicknesses of a dollar bill is approximately .016") and place it between the support bearing and the blade as shown in Figure 23.
Figure 23. Dollar bill folded twice to make a
quick .016" gauge.
10.Tighten the thumbscrew to keep the support bearing locked in place.
NOTICE
Whenever changing a blade or adjusting ten- sion and tracking, the upper and lower blade support bearings and
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