ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING:
Failure to turn the saw off, remove the switch key, and unplug the saw could result in accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields to protect your eyes while uncoiling band saw blades. Failure to do so could result in possible serious personal injury.
INSTALLING AND ADJUSTING THE BLADE
See Figures 40 - 41.
n Turn the saw off, remove the switch key, and unplug the |
saw from the power source. |
n Remove the table pin and the throat plate from the saw |
table. |
n Turn the blade guard adjustment knob counterclockwise |
to unlock the blade guide assembly. Raise the blade guide |
assembly as high as it will go. Turn the blade guard |
adjustment knob clockwise to retighten. |
n Turn the blade tension knob counterclockwise to release |
tension on the blade. |
n Insert screwdriver through table insert hole to loosen the |
screw holding the guard under the saw table. Rotate guard |
out of the way. |
BLADE
TENSION KNOB
UPPER
WHEEL
BLADE
GUARD
SAW
TABLE
UPPER COVER |
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REAR |
| 45° | |
BLADE GUARD | 10° 0° 15° | 30° | |
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SAW | LOCK KNOBS | ||
BLADE | |||
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LOWER COVER | LOWER WHEEL | Fig. 40 | |
| BLADE |
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n Open the upper and lower cover by pulling on the |
BLADE
GUARD CLAMP
knobs. |
n Remove the screws and clamps from the rear blade guard. |
Remove rear blade guard. |
n Wearing gloves, carefully remove the old blade. Turn the |
blade to pass through the slot in the saw table. |
n Carefully uncoil the new blade at arms length. If the new |
blade was oiled to prevent rusting, it may need to be |
wiped to keep the oil from your workpiece. Carefully wipe |
in the same direction the teeth are pointing so the rag |
does not catch on the teeth of the blade. |
NOTE: The blade may need to be turned inside out if the |
teeth are pointing in the wrong direction. Hold the blade |
with both hands and rotate it inward. |
n With the teeth of the blade toward the front of the saw |
and facing downward, slide the blade through the saw |
table slot. |
n Place blade in the upper and lower blade guides, and |
over the upper wheel and under the lower wheel. |
n Turn the blade tension knob clockwise to tension the blade. |
See Assembly section "Adjusting Blade Tension". |
n Adjust the tracking of the blade. See Assembly section |
"Tracking the Blade". |
n Replace rear blade guard. Secure with screws and |
clamps. |
GUARD SCREW
REAR BLADE
GUARD
BLADE
GUARD CLAMP
BLADE
GUARD SCREW
Fig. 41
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