Hafco TS250SC, Instructions Manual

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8. Care and Maintenance
Danger!
Prior to all servicing:
- Switch the machine OFF
- Unplug the power cable
- Wait untill the machine come to a complete
stop
• Check that all safety devices are operational
again after each service.
•
Replace defective parts, especially of safety
devices, only with genuine replacement
parts.
• Parts not tested and approved by the
equipment maker can cause unforeseen
damage.
• Repair and maintenance work other than
described in this section shall only be
carried out by quali
Þ ed specialists.
8.1 Saw blade change
Danger!
Risk of injury by the saw blade’s teeth. Wear
gloves when changing blades.
1, Remove the blade guard.
2, Lower the saw blade fully.
3, Loosen the screws on the cover plate, and
remove the cover plate slightly.
4, Raise the saw blade fully.
5, To block the saw blade, insert the lock bar into
the hole in the saw table and turn the saw
blade by hand until the lock bar engages in
the saw spindle hole. (Figure 30)
Figure 30
6, Loosen the saw blade spindle arbor nut with
spanner (L.H. thread!).
7, Take the outer blade collar and saw blade off
the saw spindle.
8, Clean clamping surfaces of the saw spindle
and the saw blade.
Danger!
Do not use cleaning agents (e.g. for removing
resin residue) that could corrode the light
metal components of the machine; the
stability of the machine might be adversely
affected.
9, Put on a fresh saw blade.
Danger!
Use only suitable saw blades – when using
unsuitable or damaged blades, parts could be
explosive like hurled from it by the centrifugal
force.
Do not use:
- saw blades with visible damage;
- cut-off wheel blades.
10, Slide the outer blade collar onto the saw
pindle.
11, Screw the arbor nut, with the low side facing
the blade, onto the saw spindle(L.H. thread!).
Danger!
- Do not extent the arbor nut wrench.
- Do not tighten arbor nut by tapping on the
wrench.
- Do not forget to remove the saw spindle lock
bar after tightening the arbor nut!
- Keep surfaces of saw table and saw base
clean.
12, Loosen screw (a) of the riving knife bracket.
13, Adjust the distance between the edge of the
saw blade edge and the riving knife (b).
It must be 3-8mm. (Figure 31)
14, Reinstall the cover plate and blade guard.
Figure 31
7, Push the sliding carriage forward to cut
workpieces in a single pass.
8. Switch the machine off if no further cutting is
to be done immediately afterwards.