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9.0
Adjustments
The settings on your band saw, such as blade
squareness and tracking, were carefully
performed by the manufacturer. You should,
however, verify these before operating, in case
misalignment has occurred during shipping.
9.1
Squaring blade to table
1. Disconnect machine from power source.
2. Place machinist’s square (A, Figure 14) on
table and against blade.
3. Check to see that blade contacts the square
along entire width of blade.
4. If adjustment is needed, loosen screws (B,
Figure 14) and rotate blade guide
assemblies until blade makes contact with
square along its entire width.
5. Tighten screws (B).
NOTE: If adjustment of squaring blade to table
was necessary, re-verify all other blade
adjustments.
Figure 14
9.2
Squaring blade to vise
1. Disconnect machine from power source.
2. Place a machinist’s square (A, Figure 15) on
the bed against the blade and the fixed vise
jaw. The square should lie along entire
length of jaw and blade without a gap.
3. If adjustment is necessary, loosen screws
holding vise (C, Figure 15) and shift vise
until it aligns with square.
4. Retighten
screws.
Figure 15
9.3
Vise positioning
Keep hands away from blade
while adjusting vise. Do not make any
adjustments to vise while the machine is
running.
The vise has a quick-release feature which
allows fast positioning of the floating jaw against
the workpiece, and then a final tightening with
the handwheel.
1. Make sure fixed jaw (D, Figure 16) has been
squared (section 9.2,
Squaring blade to
vise
).
2. Position workpiece against fixed jaw.
3. Loosen hexagonal stud (E) on floating jaw.
4. Rotate handwheel (F) slightly counter-
clockwise, then push floating jaw by hand
until it contacts workpiece and adjusts to its
shape.
5. Tighten stud (E).
6. Use handwheel to tighten the clamping
pressure.
The quick release function can also be used to
quickly disengage floating jaw when the cut is
finished.
Figure 16
