
Sawmill Alignment
Blade Wheel Alignment
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Sawmill Alignment
rails. There should be a small gap (just wide enough to slide a business card through)
between one of the inner pads and the mast rail.
WARNING!
Always secure the saw head with a 5/16" (8mm) chain
with at least 1900 lbs. (860Kg) working load capacity before adjusting
the mast pads. The cutting head may fall, causing severe injury or
death.
2.
Make sure the saw head is adjusted up off the safety chain to ensure the chain is not
affecting the alignment of the mast pads.
3.
To adjust the spacing of the upper set of pads, lower the saw head until you can access
the upper slide pad adjustment bolts.
4.
Loosen the upper locking bolts and turn the adjusting bolt as necessary to provide the
pad spacing described in Step 1.
5.
Lower the saw head to the bottom of the vertical mast. Check the bottom set of four pads.
There should be a small gap between one of the outer pads and the mast rail. The gap
should be just wide enough to slide a business card through. The inner two pads should
be touching the mast rails.To adjust the spacing of the lower set of pads, raise the saw
head until you can access the lower slide pad adjustment bolts.
6.
Loosen the lower locking bolts and turn the adjusting bolt as necessary to provide the pad
spacing described in Step 5.
CAUTION!
Due to variations in the vertical mast, the pad spacing may
vary throughout the travel of the saw head. Check the pad spacing at
the top and bottom ends of the mast only. Pads adjusted too tight will
cause premature up/down motor failure.
Blade Wheel Alignment
The blade wheels should be adjusted so they are level in the vertical and horizontal
planes. If the blade wheels are tilted up or down, the blade will want to travel in the tilted
direction. If the blade wheels are tilted horizontally, the blade will not track properly on the
wheels.