Woodstock M1113 owner manual Additional Safety for Bandsaws

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M1113 18" Wood/Metal Bandsaw

Additional Safety for Bandsaws

SAFETY

READ and understand this entire instruction manual before using this machine. Serious personal injury may occur if safety and operational information is not understood and fol- lowed. DO NOT risk your safety by not reading!

USE this and other machinery with caution and respect. Always consider safety first, as it applies to your individual working conditions. No list of safety guidelines can be complete—every shop environment is different. Failure to follow guidelines could result in serious personal injury, damage to equipment or poor work results.

1.BLADE CONDITION. Do not operate with a dull, cracked, or badly worn blade. Dull blades require more effort to use and are difficult to control. Inspect blades for cracks and missing teeth before each use, and replace if necessary.

2.HAND PLACEMENT. Never position fingers or thumbs in line with the cut. Serious personal injury could occur.

3.GUARDS. Do not operate this bandsaw without the blade guard in place.

4.BLADE REPLACEMENT. When replacing blades, make sure the teeth face down, toward the front of the saw and the blade is properly tensioned before operating.

5.WORKPIECE HANDLING. Never hold small workpieces with your fingers when cutting. Always sup- port/feed the workpiece with a push stick, table support, vise, or some type of clamping fixture.

6.CUTTING TECHNIQUES. Plan your cuts carefully. DO NOT back the workpiece away from the blade while the saw is running. If you need to back the work out, turn the bandsaw OFF and wait for the blade to come to a complete stop. DO NOT twist or put excessive stress on the blade while backing work away.

7.BLADE SPEED. Allow blade to reach full speed before cutting.

8.LEAVING WORK AREA. Never leave a machine running while unattended. Allow the bandsaw to come to a complete stop before leaving unattended.

9.FEED RATE. Always feed stock evenly and smoothly. DO NOT force or twist blade while cutting, especially when sawing tight curves.

10.MAINTENANCE/SERVICE. Do all inspections, adjustments, and maintenance with the machine turned OFF and disconnected from the power source.

11.BLADE CONTROL. Do not attempt to stop or slow the blade with your hand or a workpiece. Allow the blade to stop on its own.

12.EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES. If you experience difficulties performing the intended operation, stop using the machine and contact our Technical Support Department at (570) 546-9663.

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Contents WOOD/METAL Bandsaw Page Contents Introduction Woodstock Technical SupportIntroduction Introduction Controls and Features Safety Standard Safety InstructionsAlways Lock Mobile Bases if Used Before Operating Machinery Additional Safety for Bandsaws 220V Operation Electrical SpecificationsElectrical Extension CordsInventory SetupMain Components Figure Qty Machine Placement Cleaning MachineLifting & Moving To lift and move the bandsaw with a forklift, do these stepsMounting to Shop Floor Bolting to Concrete FloorsAssembly To assemble the bandsaw, do these stepsInstalling fence onto rails Dust Collection Recommended CFM at each Dust PortBlade Tracking To center track the bladeTest Run To test run the machine, do these stepsBlade Tensioning To tension the bandsaw bladeTo adjust the support bearings, do these steps AdjustmentSupport Bearing Blade Guide Adjustment To adjust the upper and lower blade guides, do these stepsTable Stop Adjustment Table Tilt Scale CalibrationTable Alignment Fence AlignmentGeneral OperationsBasic Controls Workpiece Inspection Wood Choosing wood without embedded foreign objects embeddedWorkpiece Inspection Metal Table Tilt Cutting OverviewBasic Cutting Tips Rip Cutting Guide PostTo make a rip cut, do these steps To make a 90˚ crosscut, do these steps CrosscuttingResawing To resaw a workpiece, do these stepsStacked Cuts Cutting CurvesTo complete a stacked cut, do these steps Blade Width Blade Characteristics Wood CuttingBlade Length Tooth StyleBlade Breakage Tooth PitchBlade Care Most common causes of blade breakage areBlade Selection Metal Cutting To select the correct blade TPI, do these stepsBlade Changes To replace the blade, do these stepsFence Scale Calibration To calibrate the scale, do these stepsModel D3096 Shop Fox Featherboard AccessoriesModel D3122 Shop Fox Push Stick Schedule MaintenanceCleaning Table & BaseServicing V-Belts ServiceAccessing V-Belts Checking V-BeltsTensioning/Replacing V-Belts Follow all previous instructions for Accessing V- BeltsStep Blade Lead Shimming TableTo shim the table, do these steps To skew your fence, do these steps Verifying Upper/Lower Wheels are Coplanar Wheel AlignmentShimming Upper Wheel Adjusting Lower Wheel To adjust the lower wheel, do these stepsElectrical Component Wiring Motor junction box wiringWiring Diagram Troubleshooting Motor & ElectricalCutting Operations MiscellaneousWood/Metal Bandsaw Bandsaw Body Parts List PART# DescriptionTable & Guides Breakdown Table & Guides Parts List Fence Breakdown Label Placement M1113 18 Wood/Metal Bandsaw Warranty Registration CommentsBOX BELLINGHAM, WA
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