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RR5055 Blade Grinder

Range Road Enterprises Ltd
Box 944
Eckville AB T0M 0X0
www.range-road.ca

Slide the left pressure
wheel over the center of
the blade

Lock into position by
tightening wing-nut

Slide the Right pressure
wheel over the center of
the blade

In the photo shown, the
angle between the pressure
roller arm and blade is
about 90°

Orange

lines to show the

intersecting angles

You don’t want that angle
to be any large than 90° as
it will cause the blade to
slowly come away from the
guides during sharpening

Summary of Contents for RR5055

Page 1: ...RR5055 Blade Grinder Range Road Enterprises Ltd Box 944 Eckville AB T0M 0X0 www range road ca RR5055 Blade Grinder Owner s Manual Assembly Set up ...

Page 2: ...ck Bolt 6 Left Pressure Wheel Adjustment Rod 7 Right Pressure Wheel 8 Pressure Wheel Plate 9 Pressure Wheel Adjustment Seat 10 Left Pressure Wheel 11 Compressor Handle 12 Compressor Support 13 Saw Blade Guide 14 Push Tooth Cam 15 Front and Rear Feed Cam 16 Front and Rear Adjustment Wheel 17 Saw Blade Press Plate 18 Workbench 19 Adjustment Support 20 Grinding Wheel 21 Grinding Wheel Forwards Backwa...

Page 3: ...heel can be used Grinding the back of the tooth If the back of the tooth is to be ground this can be achieved by adjusting the relative positions of the cams 14 and 15 This step needs to be performed after the blade has been installed onto the grinder The specific operation is stop state loosen the screw on the cam 14 and point the pointer on it to the scale 5 and then tighten the screw then turn ...

Page 4: ...oil as needed 5 Clean off dust frequently and keep the countertop and electrical system clean and dry 6 To replace the grinding wheel just loosen the screw on the rounded corner of the protective cover and remove the outer cover Before replacing you should first check whether the speed rating of the new grinding wheel is consistent with the specifications listed in the manual If it is lower than t...

Page 5: ...ge road ca Ensure you are wearing gloves and eye protection when working with the Band saw blade Open the box Remove all items You will have 4 items The tower for holding the blade upright The grinding stone Some round handles and hardware will be in the 3rd bag Blade Grinder Assembly ...

Page 6: ...are Find the small round silver handle and attach it to the shaft located just below the grinding stone electric motor Lock the handle onto the shaft by tightening the Allen head fastener Find the round black handle Attach this handle to the shaft on the same side as the electric motor controls Lock the handle to the shaft by tightening the small Allen head fastener ...

Page 7: ...label facing outward Tighten up the lock nut There are two small bolts that are installed near one of the corners loosen and remove these bolts Un package the tower Install the tower onto the top plate of grinder with the 2 small bolts we just removed in the previous step Make sure to align the tower so the flag is over top of the grinder and not facing away ...

Page 8: ...e teeth are facing If you set the blade on the machine and find the teeth are facing the opposite way then you must turn your blade inside out to reverse the teeth Do so with caution as the blades are very sharp and have plenty of spring tension Once the blade is facing the correct direction slide it towards the grinding wheel The teeth should be free and clear of the plate that the blade is sitti...

Page 9: ...de is sitting in the correct position lock it into place Loosen the small black cap shown in the photo Adjust Band Saw guide so that it is snug against the back of the blade Tighten the black cap to lock guide into position Repeat the same process with the rear guide Lock into place by tightening the black cap ...

Page 10: ... both guides are locked into place set the press plate onto the blade Install compressor handle and compressor support on top of press plate Do not tighten wing nut shown in picture yet Leave this loose for now as you will be adjusting the upper table assembly to line up with the grinding stone properly ...

Page 11: ...k into position by tightening wing nut Slide the Right pressure wheel over the center of the blade In the photo shown the angle between the pressure roller arm and blade is about 90 Orange lines to show the intersecting angles You don t want that angle to be any large than 90 as it will cause the blade to slowly come away from the guides during sharpening ...

Page 12: ...chine Make sure the other orange switch located just left of this panel is in the off position for now Turn the dial up to around the fourth dot this is a nice speed to use when setting the blade up This dial controls how quickly the upper table assembly moves back and forth Now turn the black switch that is shown in this picture to the on position The upper table assembly should be moving back an...

Page 13: ...e 16 and start turning clockwise You will see that the upper table assembly gradually moves toward the grinding stone as you do this Your table should still be moving back and forth during this step Keep adjusting until the blade moves right up against but not touching the grinding stone Once you are happy with the adjustment made here switch off the table when the blade is against the grinding st...

Page 14: ...one side and push the other side to achieve a change in angle in either direction you are essentially turning the whole top table left or right in relationship to the workbench 18 Use this adjustment to line up the angle of the blade tooth with the angle of the back of the grinding stone You can lock the upper table into position by tightening the wing nut on the compressor support 12 The wingnut ...

Page 15: ... the grinding stone should now be spinning The stone will not be contacting the blade tooth yet Return to the silver handle located under the grinding motor 21 By adjusting this you can run the motor inwards and outwards Use this adjustment to line up the grinding stone to now touch the blade tooth Now your machine should be self feeding one tooth at a time and making a small grind at the appropri...

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