BS228 11
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Adjusting the blade tension
Warning: Too much tension can cause the band
saw blade to break. Too little tension can cause
the driven band saw wheel to slip and the saw
blade to stop.
– Raise upper blade guide fully. Turn the knob to
adjust tension.
– Check tension by pushing with a finger,
halfway between table and upper guide, against
the side blade (the blade should flex not morn
then 2mm)
– Turning the setting knob clockwise increase
the blade tension
– Tuning the setting knob counter-clockwise
reduce the blade tension.
Adjusting the Upper Guide
The height of blade guide needs to be adjusted:
prior to every cutting/operation, to
accommodate the height of work piece (the
upper blade guide should be set approx. 3mm
above the workpiece).
– Set upper blade guide with the adjusting knob
to the desired height by loosening the locking
knob. After adjustment, be sure to tighten the
lock knob.
Blade tension knob
– Loosen the bolt (A), and adjust guide pin
position, so that guide pin is positioned 1or 2mm
from teeth of blade. Retighten the bolt (A).
– Loosen the bolt (B), and adjust trust bearing to a
position of 0.5mm from rear of blade. Retighten
the knob (B).
– Loosen the set screw, and adjust guide pin to a
position 0.5mm away from blade. Retighten the
set screw.
Locking knob
Adjusting
knob
A
B
Upper blade
guide