Woodstock M1113 Wheel Alignment, Verifying Upper/Lower Wheels are Coplanar, Shimming Upper Wheel

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SERVICE

 

 

M1113 18" Wood/Metal Bandsaw

Wheel Alignment

 

 

 

When wheels are aligned, or coplanar, the bandsaw cuts

 

 

Parallel, Not

straighter, with much less vibration, heat, and blade wear

 

Coplanar

 

Coplanar

because the blade is automatically balanced on the wheel.

 

 

 

 

 

See Figure 55 to better understand coplanarity.

 

 

 

If your bandsaw develops tracking problems that can't be

Gauge

 

 

fixed by adjusting the upper wheel tracking knobs, then

 

 

check the wheel alignment before taking any other steps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coplanarity

Coplanarity Gauge

 

Verifying Upper/Lower Wheels are Coplanar

Contacts Top

 

 

 

 

Both Wheels

 

 

 

And Bottom of

 

1. DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!

 

 

 

2. With the blade on and properly tensioned, hold

 

 

 

a straightedge or a self-made "coplanarity gauge"

 

 

 

(Figure 55) close to the center of both wheels. Make

 

 

 

sure the straightedge or gauge fully extends across

 

 

 

the wheels as shown in Figure 55.

 

 

 

— If the wheels are coplanar, the straightedge will

 

Not Parallel

Adjust

 

Not Coplanar

Tracking Knob

evenly touch the top and bottom of both wheels.

 

 

 

— If the wheels are not coplanar, place the straight-

 

 

 

edge on the lower wheel first (ensuring that it

 

 

 

touches both the top and bottom rim), then adjust

 

 

 

the upper wheel tracking knob to make the upper

 

 

 

wheel parallel with the lower wheel.

 

 

 

— If the straightedge does not touch both wheels

 

 

 

evenly, the upper wheel needs to be shimmed or

 

 

 

the lower wheel needs to be adjusted.

 

 

 

Shimming Upper Wheel

 

 

 

1. DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!

Figure 55. Coplanar diagram.

 

2. Make sure the top wheel is adjusted parallel with

 

 

 

the bottom wheel.

 

 

 

3.With the straightedge touching both points of the wheel that does not need to be adjusted, measure the distance away from the incorrect wheel with a fine ruler (see Figure 56).

4.Remove the blade from the saw, then remove the wheel that needs to be shimmed.

5.Determine how many shim washers you need to com- pensate for the distance measured in Step 3 and place them on the wheel shaft.

6.

Replace the wheel, the original washers, and the

Figure 56. Measuring wheel difference.

 

securing nut.

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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 Electrical Specifications Electrical220V Operation Extension CordsMain Components Figure Qty SetupInventory 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 bladeSupport Bearing AdjustmentTo adjust the support bearings, do these steps Blade Guide Adjustment To adjust the upper and lower blade guides, do these stepsTable Stop Adjustment Table Tilt Scale CalibrationTable Alignment Fence AlignmentBasic Controls OperationsGeneral Workpiece Inspection Wood Choosing wood without embedded foreign objects embeddedWorkpiece Inspection Metal Basic Cutting Tips Cutting OverviewTable Tilt To make a rip cut, do these steps Guide PostRip Cutting Crosscutting ResawingTo make a 90˚ crosscut, do these steps To resaw a workpiece, do these stepsTo complete a stacked cut, do these steps Cutting CurvesStacked Cuts Blade Characteristics Wood Cutting Blade LengthBlade Width Tooth StyleTooth Pitch Blade CareBlade Breakage 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 D3122 Shop Fox Push Stick AccessoriesModel D3096 Shop Fox Featherboard Maintenance CleaningSchedule Table & BaseService Accessing V-BeltsServicing V-Belts Checking V-BeltsStep Follow all previous instructions for Accessing V- BeltsTensioning/Replacing V-Belts To shim the table, do these steps Shimming TableBlade Lead To skew your fence, do these steps Shimming Upper Wheel Wheel AlignmentVerifying Upper/Lower Wheels are Coplanar 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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