Kawasaki Band Saw instruction manual Table of Contents, Congratulations, Intended USE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONGRATULATIONS! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 INTENDED USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

SECTION ONE

RECOGNIZE SAFETY SYMBOLS, WORDS AND LABELS . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

SECTION TWO

GENERAL SAFETY RULES – FOR ALL ELECTRIC POWER TOOLS . . . . 4-5 ELECTRICAL SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES FOR BAND SAWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 EXTENSION CORD USAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

IMPORTANT SAFETY RULES FOR METAL CUTTING BAND SAWS . . . . 7-9 SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

SECTION THREE

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-22

ASSEMBLING THE TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13 INSTALLING THE WORKLIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 OPERATING THE WORKLIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 CONNECTING THE DUST COLLECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 MOUNTING THE SAW TO A WORKBENCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 OPENING THE HOUSING DOORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15 ADJUSTING THE UPPER BLADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16 ADJUSTING THE THRUST BEARING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 ADJUSTING THE UPPER GUIDE BEARING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 ADJUSTING THE LOWER BLADE GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18 ADJUSTING THE RIP FENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ADJUSTING THE MITER GAUGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ADJUSTING THE BEVEL ANGLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 ADJUSTING SAW BLADE TENSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20 ADJUSTING BLADE TRACKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 SETTING THE TABLE SQUARE WITH THE BLADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 INSTALLING THE BAND SAW BLADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22

LASER GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-24 LASER SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 OPERATING THE LASER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

OPERATING THE BAND SAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25 FEEDING WORK INTO THE SAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

SECTION FOUR

MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 OTHER CONSUMER DO-IT-YOURSELF (DIY) TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

SECTION FIVE

3 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-30

CONGRATULATIONS!

Thanks for choosing this product. At Alltrade, our aim is to provide you with quality products at an affordable price, and we want you to be totally satisfied with your product and our Customer Service. If any help and advice is needed, please contact us at 1-800-590-3723. Properly cared for, this product will give you many years of satisfaction.

INTENDED USE

This product is intended for consumer use only. This tool is not designed for pro- fessional use. The power cord should only be used in approved electrical outlets as described in this manual. Failure to use the proper power cords and/or extension cords may result in fire or possible damage to the band saw.

RECOGNIZE SAFETY SYMBOLS, WORDS AND LABELS

READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL INSTRUCTIONS. Failure to follow all instructions in this manual may result severe personal injury or death. Keep this manual and refer to it for Safety Instructions, Operating Procedures and Warranty.

The safety instructions provided in this manual are not intended to cover all possible conditions and practices that may occur when operating, maintaining and cleaning power tools.

Always use common sense and pay particular attention to all the DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION and NOTE statements of this manual.

This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.

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