Shop fox M1048, Owner'S Manual

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M1048 10" x 18" Metal Cutting Bandsaw
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Look for the following signs to determine the best
feed rate setting for your workpiece.
• If you get warn tightly-curled shavings, that are
brown to black in color, you are using too much
downward pressure.
• Blue looking chips are from extreme heat caused
by high blade speed.
• Thin powder-like chips are from insufficient feed
pressure. This will dull your blade faster.
• The best cut and feed rate will give you evenly
shaped spiraled-curled chips with very little color
change, if any at all.
Figure 24.
Coolant system reservoir and
cover.
Figure 25 . Coolant control valve.
Coolant Control Valve
NOTICE
Keep the tray chip screen clear so cool-
ant can recycle to the pump reservoir.
NEVER operate the pump with the
reservoir below the low mark or you
will over-heat the pump and void your
warranty!
Coolant System
This bandsaw has a built-in coolant system that extends
the life of your bandsaw blades by lowering the tempera-
ture of the blade and workpiece when cutting.
See
Cutting Fluid
on
Page 22
for additional information.
To use the coolant system do these steps:
1.
Access the reservoir by removing the rear panel on
the base (see Figure 24 ).
2. Thoroughly clean and remove any foreign material
that may have fallen inside the reservoir during ship-
ping.
3. Fill the reservoir with your chosen cutting fluid solu-
tion and replace the rear panel.
4.
Make sure the coolant control valve is turned OFF.
5.
Turn the coolant pump switch ON before making
your cut.
6. Adjust the valve on the coolant hose to control the
flow of coolant (see
Figure 25
). Make sure that the
pressure is not so high that coolant spills on the floor
and creates a slipping hazard.
7.
When the bandsaw reaches the bottom of the cut,
the motor and coolant system will shut OFF.