South Bend Tools
For Machines Mfd. Since 7/21
Model SB1123
-49-
O P E R A T I O N
Using Foot Brake
The Model SB1123 is equipped with a foot
brake (see Figure 71). Use the brake only in
emergency situations to disconnect power to the
motor and stop the blade.
The foot brake will not stop the bandsaw
wheels and blade instantly. DO NOT
become over confident and relax your safety
awareness because of the foot brake feature.
Figure
Figure 71. Location of foot brake.
. Location of foot brake.
Foot
Foot
Brake
Brake
Items Needed
Qty
Wood Board
3
⁄
4
" x 3" x 16" .....................................1
Hex Wrench 5mm .................................................1
Clamp .....................................................................1
Blade Lead
Bandsaw blades may wander off of the layout
line when sawing, as shown in Figure
72. This
is called blade lead.
Figure 72. Example of blade lead.
Example of blade lead.
Blade
Blade
Wandering
Wandering
Off Layout
Off Layout
Line
Line
Layout
Layout
Line
Line
Blade lead is usually caused by excessive feed
rate/pressure, a dull or abused blade, or improper
blade tension. If your blade is sharp/undamaged,
properly tensioned, and you are using light
feeding pressure, and there is still blade lead,
perform the following procedures.
1.
Make sure blade is properly tensioned and
blade guides are adjusted correctly.
2.
Make sure miter slot and fence are parallel
to blade line (see Aligning Table and
Aligning Fence procedures for detailed
information).
3.
Perform test cut with bandsaw, using less
pressure when feeding workpiece through
cut.
— If there is still blade lead present,
compensate for this condition by skewing
the fence, as instructed in the following
procedure.
Correcting Blade Lead
