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Palmgren Operating Manual & Parts List 9683122 & 9683123
OPERATION
CONTROLS
Refer to Figures 1, 2 and 3.
A. Speed Readout – Displays speed in feet per minute.
B. Speed Selection Dial – Variable speed control.
C. Power Switch – Main power control with key.
D. Power Lamp – Lights up if power is getting to the machine.
E. Saw Motor/Blade Welder Switch – Switches power between
band saw motor and blade welder. (The saw motor and blade
welder cannot operate at the same time.)
F. Start – Starts the saw motor.
G. Emergency Stop – Stops the machine quickly. To reset, twist and
pull the knob to allow motor to be reactivated.
H. Blade Guide Up and Down Handwheel
I. Blade Guide
J. Blade Tension Handwheel
K. Blade Tracking Knob
L. Blade Guide Lock Knob
INSTALLING/REPLACING BLADE
WARNING
: Ensure the saw is disconnected from power supply, so
there is no possibility of saw activation!
WARNING
: When handling blades always wear thick work gloves.
REMOVE SAW BLADE
1. Open upper and lower cabinets
2. Loosen Blade tension handle “J”. Beware the blade does not
spring off the wheel
3. Start with the upper section and remove the saw blade from the
top of the wheel
4. Work the saw blade out of the blade guide “I”
5. Slide the saw blade through the table slit
6. Remove the rest of the saw blade from around the lower wheel.
B
A
C
D
E
F
G
Figure 1 – Controls
Figure 2 – Controls
H
I
J
Figure 3 – Controls
K
L