Adjusting the Blade Guides
Upper G ides:
To adj st the pper blade g ides, first position the
roller g ides relative to the blade by slackening off
the hex n t (A--Fig.9) and moving the g ide carrier
ntil the roller g ides are approx. 1/16" behind the
g llets of the blade. Next set the roller g ides to
within 1/32" of the blade by releasing the screw (B--
Fig.9) on each side of the blade. Do not set the
g ides too close as this will adversely affect the life
of the blade. Finally, adj st the thr st bearing to be
j st clear of the back of the blade by nlocking the
hex n t (C--Fig.9). When the correct adj stment is
reached, lock the thr st bearing in position with the
hex n t (A--Fig.9).
Lower G ides
To adj st the lower blade g ides, first slacken off the
hex n t (A--Fig.10) then move the g ide carrier
casting to the approx. 1/16" behind the g llets of the
bandsaw blade and tighten the hex n t (A--Fig.10).
Next set the roller g ides to within 1/32" of the blade
by releasing the screw (B--Fig.10) on each side of
the blade. Finally, adj st the thr st bearing to be j st
clear of the back of the blade by nlocking the hex
n t (C--Fig.10).
Fig.9
Fig.10
AB
C
A
BCD
Fig.11
Fig.12
Adjusting the Cutting Height
Loosen the guide post lock knob (Fig.12) and turn the
guide post handwheel (Fig.12) to raise or lower the
guide post/upper blade guide assembly to the
desired height. Then tighten the guide post lock knob.
Note The bottom edge of the guide bearings are
approximately 1.4" above the top surface of the
workpiece.
Guide Post
Lock Knob
Guide Post
Handwheel
Adjusting the Rip Fence Guide Scale
Slide the rip fence against to blade along the rail.
and loosen the fixing screw (A--Fig.11). Then move
the scale (B--Fig.11) sideways and align the zero of
scale with the line on the magnifying window (C--
Fig.11). Retighten the fixing screw when the
adj stment is correct.
The adj stment may be checked by setting the rip
fence to a thickness and c tting a test piece.
When the adj stment is correct the thickness of the
test piece will correspond with the rip fence scale
setting.
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