Woodstock M1113 Support Bearing, Adjustment, To adjust the support bearings, do these steps

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SETUP

 

 

M1113 18" Wood/Metal Bandsaw

Support Bearing

 

Cap Screw

Adjustment

 

 

The support bearings are positioned behind the blade for

 

 

support during cutting operations. Proper adjustment of

 

 

the support bearings is an important part of making accu-

 

 

rate cuts and also keeps the blade teeth from hitting the

 

 

blade guides during cuts.

Support

Lock Lever

To adjust the support bearings, do these steps:

Bearing

 

 

1.

Make sure that the blade is tracking properly and

Figure 24. Support bearing controls.

 

 

that it is correctly tensioned.

 

2.

DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!

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3.

Familiarize yourself with the support bearing con-

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trols shown in Figure 24.

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4.

Remove the blade guard.

 

5.Loosen the cap screw shown in Figure 24.

6.

Look at the face of the support bearing and rotate

Figure 25. Blade should be perpendicular

(90˚) to the face of the support bearing.

 

the blade guide assembly side-to-side, until the

 

 

blade is perpendicular with the face of the support

 

 

bearing, as illustrated in Figure 25.

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7.

Tighten the cap screw.

 

8.Loosen the lock lever on the support bearing adjust- ment shaft.

9.Position the support bearing approximately 0.016" away from the back of the blade as illustrated in Figure 26. To quickly gauge this setting, fold a dol-

lar bill in half twice (when folded tightly, four thick-

Figure 26. Blade should be aligned

nesses of a dollar bill is approximately 0.016"). Place

approximately 0.016" away from the

the folded dollar bill between the support bearing

bearing edge.

and the blade as shown in Figure 27.

 

10.Tighten the lock lever to lock the support bearing in place.

NOTICE

Whenever changing a blade or adjusting tension and tracking, the upper and lower blade support bearings and guide-blocks must be re-adjusted before cutting operations.

 

Figure 27. Dollar bill folded twice to make

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a quick 0.016" gauge.

 

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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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