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To adjust the blade tracking:
1. Open the upper wheel cover door then rotate the wheel
slowly forward by hand and check the position of the
blade on the wheel.The blade should remain as cen-
tered as possible on the wheel as it turns.
2. If the blade tracking must be adjusted, turn the track-
ing knob
on the rear of the bandsaw:
A) Clockwise if the blade moves toward the front of the
wheel. This tilts the top of the wheel to the back and
moves the blade toward the center.
B) Counter-clockwise if the blade moves toward the
back edge. This tilts the top of the wheel to the front
and moves the blade toward the center.
Note: Turn the tracking knob in 1/2 turn increments, re-check and adjust again as needed.
3 Once the tracking has been set, tighten the wing nut under the adjusment knob to lock the adjustment.
ADJUSTING THE UPPER BLADE GUIDES AND THRUST BEARING
The blade guides keep the blade from moving from side to side during cutting and must be snug but not touching
the blade in order to ensure accurate cuts. The space between each bearing and the blade must not exceed 0.02"
(the thickness of a sheet of paper). If less space is left, the blade will get stuck or jammed between both bearings.
Too much friction will cause the blade to overheat and break. Also, the guides must remain at least 1/32” behind
the blade teeth to prevent damage to the blade.
The thrust bearing keeps the blade from moving back and out of position when the work is being fed into the blade
and must be very close to the back of the blade to prevent damage to the blade during cutting.
Note: Before adjusting the upper and lower blade guides and thrust bearings, make sure the blade is tensioned and track-
ing properly. Adjust the upper and lower blade guides and thrust bearings after each blade tension and tracking adjust-
ment. Whenever the upper blade guide and thrust bearing are adjusted, the lower blade guide and thrust bearing should
also be adjusted.
Adjust the positioning of the upper blade guides as follows:
To avoid injury, make sure that the switch is in the “OFF”
position and that the power cord is unplugged before
performing any adjustments on the bandsaw.
1. Loosen the two Allen bolts with the supplied 5 mm Allen
key provided and slide the two blade guides along the
elongated hole in the mounting bracket
, toward the
blade.
2. Place a feeler gauge between one of the bearings and
the blade and tighten the Allen bolt until there is a 0.02"
gap left between the blade guide and the blade
.
3. Repeat step 2 for the other guide on the other side of the
the blade.
4. Loosen the lower thumb screw .
5. Turn the micro adjust nut to move the guide bearing
assembly in or out until the guides are at least 1/32” be-
hind the blade teeth . The guides must remain behind the
blade teeth to prevent damage to the blade.
6. Tighten the lower thumb screw to lock the guide bearing
assembly in position.
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