6.Look at the face of the support bearing and rotate the blade guide assembly side-to-side, until the blade is perpendicular with the face of the support bearing, as illustrated in Figure 21.

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Figure 21. Blade should be perpendicular (90˚)

to the face of the support bearing.

7.Tighten the lock bolt.

8.Loosen the thumbscrew on the support bear- ing adjustment shaft.

9.Position the support bearing approximately 0.016" away from the back of the blade as illustrated in Figure 22.

0.016''

Figure 22. Blade should be aligned approxi- mately 0.016" away from the bearing edge.

10.To quickly gauge this setting, fold a dollar bill in half twice (when folded tightly, four thicknesses of a dollar bill is approximately 0.016"). Place the folded dollar bill between the support bearing and the blade as shown in Figure 23.

Figure 23. Dollar bill folded twice to make a

quick 0.016" gauge.

11.Tighten the thumbscrew to lock the support bearing in place.

NOTICE

Whenever changing a blade or adjusting ten- sion and tracking, the upper and lower blade support bearings and guide-blocks must be re-adjusted before cutting operations.

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