ADJUSTMENTS & OPERATIONS
CHANGING BLADES
1. Unplug power cord.
2. Remove the table insert and table pin from the table.
3. Open upper and lower wheel covers.
4. Loosen the upper and lower ball bearing blade guide systems.
5. Loosen the rod lever knob (A) Fig.7 (quick change saw blade system)
on rear of bandsaw to quickly release blade tension.
6. Remove the blade by guiding it through the table slot.
Important: Make sure the teeth of the new blade are pointing downwards.
7. Guide the new blade through the table slot, place blade in upper and
lower ball bearing guide systems.
8. Place blade in the middle of the upper and lower wheels, tension the
blade with rod lever knob (A). If the saw blade is not tracking properly,
you must release the fixed handle and turn blade tracking adjustment
knob (B) Fig. 7 until the blade is tracking properly.
9. Replace the table insert and table pin.
10. Adjust the blade tension by turning handwheel (C) and adjust blade
tracking if the blade width is different.
ADJUSTING UPPER & LOWER BLADE GUIDE ASSEMBLIES
Note: Make sure blade is tensioned and tracking properly before adjusting
the upper or lower blade guide assemblies.
1. Adjust the upper ball bearing guides as far forward as possible to the
blade gullets (A) Fig.9. Loosen cap screw (A) Fig.8 and move the entire
assembly forward, retighten cap screw.
2. Adjust the upper ball bearing guides to within 0.004” on both sides of the
blade, loosen cap screws (B) on both sides, turn both knurled knobs (C)
to bring the ball bearings towards the blade until there is a 0.004” gap.
3. Do not set the bearing too close, as the friction generates heat, which
may have an adverse effect on the bearings and the saw blade as well.
Fig.9 shows the upper bearing blade guide assembly properly adjusted.
4. Adjust the upper back-up bearing (C) Fig.9 by loosening cap screw (D)
Fig.8, position the upper back-up ball bearing approx. 0.016” at the rear
of the blade.
5. The adjustment of the lower blade guide assembly (found underneath
the table) gets adjusted in the same manner as described above.
FIGURE 7
FIGURE 8
FIGURE 9
