Magnum Industrial MI-91703, Operating Manual

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TO ADJUST GUIDE POST:
1. Make sure that the blade tension, blade
tracking, support bearing, and blade guides
are adjusted correctly.
2 . Loosen the guide post lock knob shown.
3 . Turn the guide post handwheel to raise or
lower the guide post until the upper blade
guide assembly is within 1 ⁄ 4" from the top of
the workpiece.
4 . Lock the guide post in place with the lock
knob.
BLADE TENSION
Bandsaw blades stretch when tensioned and during operation. Eventually, an over- stretched
blade will break. To minimize over-stretching, blade tension should always be removed after
using the bandsaw.
TO TILT THE TABLE:
1. DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM
POWER!
2. Loosen the lock handle
and lock knob
on
the table trunnion shown in Figure .
Guide Post
Handwheel
Guide Post
Guide Post
Lock Knob
Lock Handle
Lock Knob