Woodstock W1770 manual Foot Brake, Guide Post

W1770 21" Bandsaw w/Foot Brake

Foot Brake

The Model W1770 is equipped with a foot brake (Figure 50). Use the brake to cut power to the motor and bring the blade to a halt.

NOTICE
The foot brake will not stop the bandsaw wheels
and blade instantly. DO NOT become over confident
and relax your safety awareness because of the
foot brake feature. Make sure the bandsaw blade
has stopped moving completely before leaving the
machine.	Figure 50. Foot brake location.

Guide Post

The guide post, shown in Figure 51, connects the upper blade guide assembly to the bandsaw. The guidepost allows the blade guide assembly to move up or down to be as close to the workpiece as possible. In order to cut accurately and safely, the bottom of the blade guide assembly must be no more than 1" above the workpiece at all times—this positioning provides the greatest blade sup- port and minimizes the amount of moving blade exposed to the operator.

To adjust the blade guide assembly on the guide post, do these steps:

1.DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!

2.Make sure that the blade tension, blade tracking, support bearings, and blade guides are adjusted cor- rectly.

3. Loosen the guide post lock knob shown in Figure 51.

4. Turn the guide post handwheel to raise or lower the guide post until the upper blade guide assembly is within 1" from the top of the workpiece.

5. Lock the guide post in place with the lock knob.

	Guide Post
	Handwheel
	Guide Post
	Lock Knob
Blade	Guide Post	OPERATIONS
Guard
	Blade Guide
	Assembly

Figure 51. Guide post controls.

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