Woodstock M1113 Support Bearing, Adjustment, To adjust the support bearings, do these steps

SETUP

		M1113 18" Wood/Metal Bandsaw
Support Bearing		Cap Screw
Adjustment
The support bearings are positioned behind the blade for
support during cutting operations. Proper adjustment of
the support bearings is an important part of making accu-
rate cuts and also keeps the blade teeth from hitting the
blade guides during cuts.	Support	Lock Lever
To adjust the support bearings, do these steps:	Bearing

1.	Make sure that the blade is tracking properly and	Figure 24. Support bearing controls.
	that it is correctly tensioned.
2.	DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!	�������
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3.	Familiarize yourself with the support bearing con-	�������
	trols shown in Figure 24.	�������
4.	Remove the blade guard.

5.Loosen the cap screw shown in Figure 24.

6.	Look at the face of the support bearing and rotate	Figure 25. Blade should be perpendicular
		(90˚) to the face of the support bearing.
	the blade guide assembly side-to-side, until the
	blade is perpendicular with the face of the support
	bearing, as illustrated in Figure 25.	�������
7.	Tighten the cap screw.

8.Loosen the lock lever on the support bearing adjust- ment shaft.

9.Position the support bearing approximately 0.016" away from the back of the blade as illustrated in Figure 26. To quickly gauge this setting, fold a dol-

lar bill in half twice (when folded tightly, four thick-	Figure 26. Blade should be aligned
nesses of a dollar bill is approximately 0.016"). Place
	approximately 0.016" away from the
the folded dollar bill between the support bearing
	bearing edge.
and the blade as shown in Figure 27.

10.Tighten the lock lever to lock the support bearing in place.

NOTICE

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

	Figure 27. Dollar bill folded twice to make
-20-	a quick 0.016" gauge.