Garrick BS712, Instruction Manual

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Adjusting Blade Guides
1. Disconnect machine from the power
source.
2. Loosen knob (1, Fig.6) and knob (2).
Slide blade guide assemblies as close as
possible to the material without
interfering with the cut.
3. Tighten knob (1) and knob (2) and
connect machine to the power source.
Vise Adjustment
★
WARNING: Do not make any
adjustments or load/unload material from
vise while machine is running! Failure to
comply may cause serious injury!
To set the vise for 0 to 45 degree cutting:
1. Remove bolt and nut assemblies (C,
Fig.7).
2. Position vise and re-install as pictured in
Fig.8. Pay particular attention to bolt hole
location.
3. Set vise to desired angle, re-install nuts
and bolts, and tighten nut and bolt
assemblies.
4. Adjust movable vise parallel to fixed vise
by loosening bolt (A, Fig.8), adjusting to
parallel, and tightening bolt.
To set vise for maximum width of stock
cutting:
1. Remove nut and bolt assemblies.
2. Position vise and re-install bolt assemblies
as pictured in Fig.7.
Adjusting Blade Tension
★
WARNING: Disconnect machine from
the power source! Blades are sharp! Use
extra care when removing, installing or
adjusting! Failure to comply may cause
serious injury!
Blade tension is important to the proper
operation of the saw. Proper blade tension is
700 to 900 kgs lbs. per square inch as
measured on a blade tension gauge.
To set the blade tension without the use of a
blade tension gauge:
1. Install blade between wheel and insert
blade between bearings on blade guides.
2. Tension blade slightly to remove any sag
in blade between blade wheels.
3. Turn blade tension knob (A, Fig.9) one