•When cutting metal, pay attention to the char- acteristics of the chips when
Chips are width of tooth, thin, curled, and silvery:
Optimum speed and feed rate.
Chips are silvery, thin, small, or powdery: Increase feed rate.
Chips are large, curled, blue or brown, or smoking: Decrease feed rate.
Figure 30. Reading chip characteristics.
Table Tilt
The bandsaw table tilts from
To tilt the table:
1.Loosen the two trunnion knobs underneath the table.
2.Tilt the table to the desired angle. (Refer to the angle gauge on the front table trunnion.)
3.Retighten both
NOTICE
The positive stop must be removed to move the table to the left.
Guide Post
The guide post (shown in Figure 31) connects the upper blade guide assembly to the bandsaw. The guidepost allows the blade guide assembly to move up or down to be as close to the workpiece as possible. In order to cut accurately and safely, the bottom of the blade guide assembly must be no more than 1" from the workpiece at all times— this positioning provides the greatest blade sup- port and minimizes the amount of moving blade exposed to the operator.
Guide Post
Handwheel
Guide Post
Lock Knob
Blade Guide
Assembly
Guide Post
Figure 31. Guide post controls.
To adjust the blade guide assembly on the guide post (the bandsaw must be turned OFF):
1.Make sure that the blade tension, blade tracking, support bearing, and blade guides are adjusted correctly.
2.Loosen the guide post lock knob shown in Figure 31.
3.Raise/lower the guide post so the bottom of the blade guide assembly is less than 1" from the top of the workpiece.
4. Lock the guide post with the lock knob.
