6.Remove the table insert and the table pin from the table, if these are
7.With the blade teeth pointing downward, slide the blade through the table slot.
8.Slide the blade through the upper and lower blade guides, and mount it over the upper and lower wheels.
9.Tighten the quick release tension lever, then install the table insert and table pin.
10.Keep the upper and lower blade guides adjusted away from the blade until the blade tracking and tension have been adjusted.
Blade Tracking
Personal injury or death can occur if the machine starts while your hand is touching the bandsaw wheel during tracking adjustments. Disconnect power from the bandsaw before performing blade tracking adjustments.
During operation, the blade needs to ride on the center of the upper and lower wheels. Adjusting the path the blade travels on is called blade track- ing.
To adjust the blade tracking:
1.Make sure the upper and lower blade guides are adjusted away from the blade.
2.Tension the blade (refer to the "Tensioning Blade" procedure on Page 23).
3.DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!
4.Open the upper wheel cover.
Model G0513/G0514 (Mfg. since 8/02+)
5.Loosen the tracking control lock lever shown in Figure 18 by turning it
Blade Tracking Knob
Lock Lever
Figure 18. Release lock lever before adjusting tracking.
Be careful when turn- ing the bandsaw wheel by hand in the next step. The spokes may have sharp edges and blade teeth may extend beyond the edge of the wheel and cause injury.
6.Turn the blade tracking knob clockwise or counterclockwise while turning the upper wheel by hand until the blade tracks centered on the wheel.
7.Turn the upper wheel by hand three aditional rotations to ensure the blade tracks on the center of the wheel.
8.Tighten the tracking control lock lever.
9.Close the wheel cover.
10.Reconnect the bandsaw to power.
