Check the position ofthe blade on the lower tire.
The blade should be completely on the tire. If
not, adjustthe tracking until the bladeis on both
tires.
•Rotate the upper wheel by hand ina clockwise
direction for a few more turns. Make sure the
blade stays inthe same location on the tires.
Readjust ifnecessary, until blade is tracking
properly.
Note: The 1/8 in. blade may not track propedy in the
center of the wheel. It may be betterto track this
blade on the back half of the upper wheel.
•Replace hex key inholder located inside of the
front cover. Close front cover.
•Rotate angle adjustment knob to tiltthe table up
or down to aligntable 90" to blade (0" position).
Tighten the table lock knob.
•Using the 118in. hex key, adjust the zero stop
set screw until the setscrew just touches the
frame.
Check squareness of table to blade. Make
readjustments if necessary.
Loosen screw on scale indicator and align red
mark to zero on scale. See Figure 7, page 12.
Tighten all screws securely.
BLADEGUIDE
KNOB
BLADEON
TURN
HEXKEY
TOLEFT
(1/8in.)
TURN
HEXKEY
TORIGHT Fig. 18
ALIGNING THE TABLE SQUARE TO THE
BLADE
See Figure 19.
_1_ WARNING: To prevent accidental starting that
could cause possible serious personal injury,
turn offthe saw, remove the switch key, and
unplug the saw before making adjustments.
m:- -From the back of the saw, push the locklever
counterclockwise or to the left 1/4 turn to unlock
the blade guide assembly. See Figure 11,page
13.
•Rotate the blade guide knob to move the blade
guide assembly all the way up. Return lock lever
to the upward position to lockassembly inplace.
•Loosen table lock knob. See Figure 7, page 12.
Place a smallcombination square ontable
beside blade.
ZEROSTOP
SETSCREW
BLADEGUIDE
ASSEMBLY
SMALL
SQUARE
Fig. 19
ADJUSTING THRUST BEARINGS, BLADE
GUIDE SUPPORT, AND BLADE GUIDES
See Figures20, 21_ and22.
The upper and lower blade guides and tl_rustbearings
support the band saw blade during cutting operations.
The adjustment of the guidesand bearings should be
checked whenever a different blade is installed.
WARNING: To prevent accidental starting that
could cause possible serious personal injury,
turn off the saw, remove the switchkey, and
unplug the saw before making adjustments.
To Adjust Thrust •earings
•Adjust the thrustbearings first. Using the 1/8 in.
hex key, loosen the thrustbearing screw.
Note: The thrust b_aring screw is the upper cap
screw locatedon the right sideof the bladeguide
assembly. It is the lowercap screw on the rightside of
theframe below the table for the lower bearing.
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