ADJUSTING LOWER BLADE GUIDES AND BLADE SUPPORT BEARING
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE.
The lower blade guides and lower blade support bearing should be adjusted at the same time as the upper guides and bearing as follows:
1.The lower blade guides (A) Fig. 27, are held in place by means of the cap screws (C) Fig. 27. Loosen the cap screws (C) to remove the guides for maintenance. Note: Lower the chip chute out of the way.
2.The complete lower guide block assembly bracket (B) Fig. 27 can be moved in or out by loosening the button head screw (D) Fig. 27. The guides (A) Fig. 27, should then be adjusted so that the front edge of the guide roller bearings are just behind the “gullets” of the saw teeth (F) Fig. 27. Be careful not to pinch the blade.
3.Both lower roller bearing assemblies (C) Fig. 28 can be adjusted by loosening the socket head cap screw (A) Fig. 28. Slide both bearing assembly guides (D) Fig. 28, sideways so the roller bearing outer surface is a couple of thousandths of an inch (about the thickness of a piece of paper) away from the blade. Tighten securely. Be careful not to pinch the blade.
4.The rear lower blade support bearing (E) Fig. 27 should also be adjusted so it is a couple of thousandths away from the back edge of the blade. The lower blade support bearing, prevents the blade from being pushed too far to the rear which could damage the set in the saw teeth.
CHIP CHUTE
The chip chute (B) Fig. 28 can be equipped with acces- sories for easy connection to a central exhaust system as shown in (F) Fig. 28 connector and (E) Fig. 28 adapter. (See ACCESSORIES)
CHANGING THE BLADE
MAKE CERTAIN THE MACHINE IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE POWER SOURCE.
NOTE: Blades for the 14 band saw are 931/2 in length
1.Open the upper and lower wheel guards.
2.Release tension on the band saw blade.
3.Remove the table adjustment pin and table insert.
4.Slide the saw blade off the wheel and guide it out through the slot in the table.
5.To install the new saw blade, reverse the above pro- cedure. NOTE: Blade teeth should be pointing downward at the front of the table.
B
E
AD
C
F
Fig. 27
A C D
B 
E
F
Fig. 28
Fig. 29
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