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TRACKING THE BLADE
Tension knob must be tightened before tracking
blade.
1. Turn the upper wheel by hand (clockwise)
and check if the blade remains in the approx-
imate center of the tires. lf the blade moves
away from the center of the tires, while you
are turning the wheels, adjust as follows:
A. Turn the tracking adjustment set screw
slightly with a 1/8" hex wrench. (Turning
the set screw moves the tension wheel back
and forth.)
B. lf the blade moves toward the front of the
band saw:
Turn the tracking adjustment screw clock-
wise about 114 ol a turn. as thougn you
were tightening it
lf the blade moves tor^,'ard the back of the
band saw:
Turn the tracking adJUstment screw
counterclocki',' se about 114 of a turn as
though yo- .'.e'e toosening it.
Turn the scre,^, just enough to cause the
blade to run in the approximate center of
all tires.
C. After adjusting, turn upper wheel by hand
clockwise a few turns and notice if the
blade remains in the approximate center of
the tires, readjust if necessary, until blade
is tracking Properly.
ALIGNING THE TABI-E SOUARE TO BLADE
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Place a
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Tilt table -: -'
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tighten lock r-::s
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:^e table in front of the
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4. Adlust zero sio: sel screw using a 1/8" hex
wrench untrl sei screv/ iust touches frame
Check soUareness c'blade to table. Make
readjustments,' -?,essary
Set bevel indtcatc':: ^e up vrtth zero.
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iIOTE: When table is tilted to a bevel angle, the
lower blade guide support should be lowered to
clear the table. After bevel cutting and returning
table to zero position, always raise the lower
blade guide up to provide maximum support for
ii-re blade.
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