MiniMax MM 16, Manual

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TILTING THE TABLE, ADJUSTING THE MITER GAUGE,
FENCE, AND THROAT PLATE
TABLE TILTING
The bandsaw table will tilt up to 45 degrees. To tilt the table loosen the large bolt
enough for the table to slide in both trunions in the table tilt scale and adjust tilt
by hand (SEE FIGURE 26 TRUNNION BOLT). Tighten the bolt. Note that if the
lower guide assembly has been positioned close to the bottom of the table it will
be necessary to move this guide assembly down in order to tilt the table more
than 10 degrees. On some machines, if the bolt is only partially loosened, the
left trunnion tends to bind a bit. You can tilt about 8-10 degrees in
the opposite direction by removing the zero degree positive stop at
the rear underside of the table.(SEE FIGURE 27,
POSITIVE STOP BOLT) . This may be desirable for such
operations as cutting Bandsawn dovetails where the ability to tilt in
both directions is useful.
On some saws, the tilt mechanism trunnions are very tight. This can be eased
by removing the table and using some very fine valve grinding(abrasive)
compound to loosen the sliding action of the trunnion. Valve grinding compound