ADJUSTMENTS

ADJUSTING THRUST BEARINGS, BLADE GUIDE SUPPORT, AND BLADE GUIDES

See Figures 13, 14, and 15.

9”

 

BAND

BLADE GUIDE

SAW

 

 

ASSEMBLY

 

3

ZERO STOP

SET SCREW

ON

 

O

SAW

BLADE

SMALL

COMBINATION

SQUARE

Fig. 12

SQUARING THE SAW TABLE TO THE BLADE

See Figure 12.

WARNING:

Failure to turn the saw off, remove the switch key, and unplug the saw could result in accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury.

■Remove the blade guard by loosening the two set screws with the 4 mm hex key.

■Turn the lock lever counterclockwise to unlock the blade guide assembly. Turning the blade guide knob clockwise, raise the blade guide assembly as far as it will go. Retighten the blade guide knob.

The upper and lower blade guides and thrust bearings support the band saw blade during cutting operations. The adjustment of the guides and bearings should be checked whenever a different blade is installed.

WARNING:

Failure to turn the saw off, remove the switch key, and unplug the saw could result in accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury.

To Adjust Thrust Bearings:

The thrust bearings support the back edge of the blade during cutting. The blade should not contact the thrust bearings when you stop cutting. It is important that both upper and lower thrust bearings be adjusted equally.

Note: The thrust bearing screw is the upper cap screw located on the right side of the blade guide assembly. It is the lower cap screw on the right side of the saw housing below the saw table for the lower bearing. See Figures 13 and 14.

■Remove the blade guard by loosening the two set screws with the 4 mm hex key.

■Turn the lock lever counterclockwise to unlock the blade guide assembly. Turning the blade guide knob (clockwise raises the blade guide assembly, counterclockwise lowers it), position the blade guide assembly about halfway between the saw table and saw housing. Retighten the lock lever.

BLADE

GUIDE

ASSEMBLY

■Place a small combination square on the saw table beside the blade.

■Loosen the table lock handle and rotate the angle

adjustment knob to tilt the saw table up or down to align table 90° to blade (0° position). Retighten the table lock handle.

■Using an adjustable wrench, adjust the zero stop set screw until the set screw just touches the saw housing.

■Check squareness of the saw table to the blade. Make readjustments if necessary.

■Loosen screw on scale indicator with a phillips screwdriver and align scale indicator to zero.

■Tighten all screws securely.

■Replace the blade guard once the saw table has been squared.

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THRUST

UPPER BLADEBEARING GUIDE SUPPORT

THRUST BEARING

SCREW

BLADE GUIDE

BLADE GUIDESUPPORT SCREW SCREWS

BLADE GUARD REMOVED

FOR CLARIFICATION ONLY

Fig. 13