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TRACKING THE SAW BLADE
1. Open the upper and lower covers
by releasing the twist knobs.
2. Manually rotate the upper wheel,
taking care of the sharp blade.
If the saw blade does not run on the
centre of the rubber tyre the tracking
needs to be corrected before use by
adjusting the tilt angle of the upper
bandsaw wheel.
3. Turn the blade tracking knob
clockwise or anticlockwise until the saw blade tracks centrally on the
rubber tyre of both wheels.
4. After adjusting, close both covers.
ADJUSTING THE BLADE TENSION
1. Raise the upper blade guide fully
by twisting the guide setting knob.
2. Check the tension by pressing
with a finger against the side of
the blade, halfway between the
table and upper guide.
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The blade should not flex
sideways by more than 2 mm at its
longest span.
3. Turn the blade tension knob to
adjust the tension.
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Turning the blade tension knob clockwise will increase the blade tension.
CAUTION: TOO MUCH TENSION CAN CAUSE THE SAW BLADE TO BREAK.
TOO LITTLE TENSION CAN CAUSE THE BLADE TO MAKE IRREGULAR
(WANEY) CUTS.
