Ryobi BAND SAW manual Lubrication, Brushes, Drive Belt

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MAINTENANCE

LUBRICATION

All the bearings in this tool are lubricated with a sufficient amount of high grade lubricant for the life of the unit under normal operating conditions. Therefore no further lubrication is required.

BRUSHES

See Figure 23.

WARNING:

To prevent accidental starting that could cause possible serious personal injury, turn off the saw, remove the switch key, and unplug the saw before working on the band saw.

There is a brush located inside the saw housing, next to the lower wheel. It helps protect the tire and wheel by brushing off saw dust. As the brush becomes worn, it will need to be adjusted or replaced.

￿Remove the screw then pull the brush off.

￿Place the new brush in the groove.

￿Retighten using the screw.

DRIVE BELT

See Figures 24 and 25.

WARNING:

To prevent accidental starting that could cause possible serious personal injury, turn off the saw, remove the switch key, and unplug the saw before working on the band saw.

Due to wear or breakage, the drive belt may need to be replaced. The drive belt is located behind the lower wheel of the band saw.

￿Remove the saw blade and set it aside. See section on Installing and Adjusting the Blade, page 17.

TIRE

LOWER

BRUSH

SCREW WHEEL

Fig. 23

￿Remove the nut and washer from the middle of the saw housing. See Figure 24.

￿Pull the lower wheel away from the saw housing.

￿Remove the worn drive belt.

￿Place new drive belt on the pulley. As you slide the pulley shaft back into the hole in the saw housing, place the drive belt over the motor pulley.

￿Replace the nut and washer on the pulley shaft and retighten.

￿Replace saw blade.

￿Check thrust bearings and blade guides.

NUT

AND

WASHER

Fig. 24

PULLEY

SHAFT

 

DRIVE BELT

LOWER

MOTOR PULLEY

WHEEL

 

Fig. 25

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Contents Save this Manual for Future Reference Operators ManualIntroduction Table of ContentsSymbol Meaning Safety and International SymbolsRules for Safe Operation Do not expose to rain or use in damp locationsBlade Coasts After Turn OFF Read ALL InstructionsDo not Remove Jammed Cutoff Pieces until blade has stopped Before Making a CUT, be Sure ALL ADJUST- Ments are SecureExtension Cords ElectricalElectrical Connection Grounding InstructionsProduct Specifications FeaturesGlossary of Terms for Woodworking SfpmWorklight Know Your Band SAW UnpackingTools Needed Loose Parts ListMounting Band SAW to Workbench AssemblyClamping Band SAW to Workbench Mounting the SAW TableSquaring the SAW Table to the Blade Tracking the Blade Adjusting Blade TensionSee Figures 9 Blade Tension Knob Blade on Wheel Tracking View WindowOperation Cutting ProceduresAttaching the Worklight Basic Operation of the Band SAWRelief Cuts Locking the SwitchScroll Cutting Before Leaving the SAWUsing the RIP Fence Using the Miter GaugeTilting the Table See Figures 13Installing and Adjusting the Blade AdjustmentsSee Figures 16 BladeAdjusting Blade Guide Assembly Blade Guide Knob Assembly Lock UnlockSee Figures 18 Thrust Bearing Screw Blade Guide AssemblyBlade Guard Removed For Clarification only Blade Guide Screws Support Screw Thrust Bearing Lower BladeGeneral Maintenance MaintenanceTires MOTOR/ELECTRICALLubrication BrushesDrive Belt Problem Cause Solution TroubleshootingPage Operators Manual 9 in mm Band Saw BS902