Wilton 8203VS, 8201VS manual Replacement Parts, WMH Tool Group Vantage Drive Elgin, IL Phone

Troubleshooting (Continued)

Blade is twisting	1.	Blade is binding in the cut.	1.	Decrease feed pressure.
	2.	Blade tension too high.	2.	Decrease tension on blade
Unusual wear on	1.	Blade guides worn	1.	Replace blade guides.
side/back of blade	2.	Blade guide bearings not	2.	Adjust blade guide bearings.
		adjusted.
	3.	Blade guide bearing bracket is	3.	Tighten blade guide bearing
		loose.		bracket.
Teeth missing/	1.	Blade tooth pitch too coarse for	1.	Use blade with finer tooth pitch.
ripped from blade		workpiece.
	2.	Feed too slow; feed too fast.	2.	Increase feed pressure and/or
	3.	Workpiece vibrating.		blade speed.
			3.	Clamp workpiece securely.
	4.	Gullets loading up with chips.	4a. Use blade with a coarse tooth
				pitch—reduce feed pressure.
			4b. Brush blade to remove chips.
Motor running too	1.	Blade tension too high.	1.	Reduce tension on blade.
hot	2.	Drive belt tension too high.	2.	Reduce tension on drive belt.
	3.	Blade too coarse for workpiece	3.	Use blade with fine tooth pitch.
	4.	Blade too fine for workpiece	4.	Use blade with coarse tooth pitch.
	5.	Speed reducer requires lubrica-	5.	Check speed reducer.
		tion.
Excessive speed	1.	V-belt is too tight.	1.	Reset V-belt tension.
reducer noise/
vibration

Replacement Parts

This section provides exploded view illustrations that show the replacement parts for the Wilton Model 8201, 8203, 8201VS, and 8203VS Vertical Band Saws. Also provided are parts listings that provide part number and description. The numbers shown on the illustration relate to the item number in the facing parts listing.

Order replacement parts from:

WMH Tool Group

2420 Vantage Drive

Elgin, IL 60123

Phone: 847-274-6848

Identify the replacement part by the part number shown in the parts listing. Be sure to include the model number and serial number of your machine when ordering replacement parts to assure that you will receive the correct part.

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