Setup & Operation
Sawmills with gas blade drive engine:
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Setup & Operation
See Figure 3-1.
4.
Repeat the bed rail adjustment with the string at the other side of the sawmill frame.
5.
Install a blade (
See Section 3.2
through
Section 3.4
) and move the saw carriage until the blade is
positioned over the front bed rail.
6.
The blade guide rollers should not touch and deflect the blade and the blade guide arm should be
adjusted all the way out, away from the other blade guide.
7.
Measure the distance from the bed rail to the bottom of the blade near the inside (fixed) blade guide.
8.
Measure the distance from the bed rail to the bottom of the blade near the outside (movable) blade
guide.
See Figure 3-2.
When the blade is parallel to the bed, it will measure the same distance from the
bed rail at the inside and outside of the saw head. To adjust the saw head tilt, loosen the four
mounting bolts of the idle side roller bracket, the two scraper mounting bolts and the two mounting
bolts of the mast retaining bracket. Use the saw head adjustment nuts to move the outside of the
FIG. 3-1
Equal height
object
Measure distance
between string and
bed rails
Equal Height
Object
String Across
Bed Rails
