Woodstock ST1000 owner manual Adjusting Support Bearings, To adjust the support bearings

Adjusting Support

Bearings

The support bearings are positioned behind the blade and support the back of the blade during cut- ting operations. Proper adjustment of the support bearings is an important part of making accurate cuts and also keeps the blade teeth from coming in contact with the guide blocks while cutting.

To adjust the support bearings:

1.Make sure that the blade is tracking properly and that it is correctly tensioned.

2.UNPLUG THE BANDSAW!

3.Familiarize yourself with the support bearing controls shown in Figure 22.

Support

Bearing Lock

Bolt

Assembly

Lock Bolt

Support

Bearing

Figure 22. Support bearing controls.

4.Loosen the assembly lock bolt.

5.Look at the face of the support bearing and rotate the blade guide assembly side-to-side, until the blade is perpendicular with the face of the support bearing as illustrated in Figure 23.

Bandsaw

Blade

Support

Bearing

Top View

Figure 23. Blade should be perpendicular (90˚) to

the face of the support bearing.

6.Tighten the assembly lock bolt.

7.Loosen the support bearing lock bolt on the support bearing adjustment shaft.

8.Using the feeler gauge, slide the support bear- ing approximately 0.016" away from the back of the blade as illustrated in Figure 24.

0.016"

Side View

Figure 24. Blade should be aligned approximately

0.016" away from the bearing edge.

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