Blade Guide Adjustment | Woodstock M1113 specs

M1113 18" Wood/Metal Bandsaw

Blade Guide Adjustment

The blade guides provide side-to-side support to help keep the blade straight while cutting. The blade guides adjust in two ways—forward/backward and side-to-side. Properly adjusted blade guides are essential to making accurate cuts.

To adjust the upper and lower blade guides, do these steps:

1.Make sure the blade tracks properly and is correctly tensioned.

2.DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!

3.Familiarize yourself with the blade guide controls shown in Figure 28.

4.Loosen the lateral adjustment thumb screw.

5.Slide the guide assembly so the front edges of the blade guides are just behind the blade gullets as illustrated in Figure 29, then tighten the lateral adjustment thumb screw.

NOTICE

If the blade guides contact the blade teeth dur- ing operations, the tooth set on the blade will be ruined.

6.Loosen the blade guides.

7.Fold a crisp dollar bill in half and place it over the blade (between the blade guides and the blade), as shown in Figure 30.

8.Lightly pinch the dollar bill against the blade with the blade guides, then tighten the blade guide thumb screws.

9.Remove the dollar bill, then re-install the blade guard.

NOTICE

The blade guides should not touch the blade after the dollar bill is removed.

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NOTICE

Whenever changing a blade or adjust- ing tension and tracking, the upper and lower blade guides and guide-blocks must be re-adjusted before cutting operations.

	Lateral
Blade Guide	Adjustment
Blade Guide	Lock Lever
Thumb Screws	Lock Lever
Thumb Screws
	Blade Guide	SETUP
	Thumb Screws

Figure 28. Blade guide controls.

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Figure 29. Lateral adjustment of blade

guides.

Figure 30. Blade guides against both sides

of blade.

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Woodstock M1113 owner manual Blade Guide Adjustment, To adjust the upper and lower blade guides, do these steps

Contents

WOOD/METAL Bandsaw Page Contents Woodstock Technical Support Introduction Introduction Introduction Controls and Features Standard Safety Instructions Safety Always Lock Mobile Bases if Used Before Operating Machinery Additional Safety for Bandsaws Extension Cords Electrical SpecificationsElectrical 220V Operation Main Components Figure Qty SetupInventory Cleaning Machine Machine Placement To lift and move the bandsaw with a forklift, do these steps Lifting & Moving Bolting to Concrete Floors Mounting to Shop Floor To assemble the bandsaw, do these steps Assembly Installing fence onto rails Recommended CFM at each Dust Port Dust Collection To center track the blade Blade Tracking To test run the machine, do these steps Test Run To tension the bandsaw blade Blade Tensioning Support Bearing AdjustmentTo adjust the support bearings, do these steps To adjust the upper and lower blade guides, do these steps Blade Guide Adjustment Table Tilt Scale Calibration Table Stop Adjustment Fence Alignment Table Alignment Basic Controls OperationsGeneral Choosing wood without embedded foreign objects embedded Workpiece Inspection Wood Workpiece Inspection Metal Basic Cutting Tips Cutting OverviewTable Tilt To make a rip cut, do these steps Guide PostRip Cutting To resaw a workpiece, do these steps CrosscuttingResawing To make a 90˚ crosscut, do these steps To complete a stacked cut, do these steps Cutting CurvesStacked Cuts Tooth Style Blade Characteristics Wood CuttingBlade Length Blade Width Most common causes of blade breakage are Tooth PitchBlade Care Blade Breakage To select the correct blade TPI, do these steps Blade Selection Metal Cutting To replace the blade, do these steps Blade Changes To calibrate the scale, do these steps Fence Scale Calibration Model D3122 Shop Fox Push Stick AccessoriesModel D3096 Shop Fox Featherboard Table & Base MaintenanceCleaning Schedule Checking V-Belts ServiceAccessing V-Belts Servicing V-Belts Step Follow all previous instructions for Accessing V- BeltsTensioning/Replacing V-Belts To shim the table, do these steps Shimming TableBlade Lead To skew your fence, do these steps Shimming Upper Wheel Wheel AlignmentVerifying Upper/Lower Wheels are Coplanar To adjust the lower wheel, do these steps Adjusting Lower Wheel Motor junction box wiring Electrical Component Wiring Wiring Diagram Motor & Electrical Troubleshooting Miscellaneous Cutting Operations Wood/Metal Bandsaw PART# Description Bandsaw Body Parts List Table & Guides Breakdown Table & Guides Parts List Fence Breakdown Label Placement M1113 18 Wood/Metal Bandsaw Comments Warranty Registration BOX BELLINGHAM, WA