Sawmill Alignment
Complete Alignment Procedure
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Sawmill Alignment
Blade Guide Deflection
Perform the following steps to achieve proper blade deflection with the blade guides.
1.
Raise the saw head until the blade is 15" (375 mm) above a bed rail. Measure the actual
distance with a tape from the top of the rail to the bottom of the blade.
See Figure 7-37. Standard roller guides only:
Loosen the bottom jam nut and tighten the top jam nut until the blade guide deflects the
blade down until the bottom of the blade measures 14 3/4" (370 mm) from the bed rail.
See Figure 7-38. High-Performance roller/block guides only:
Loosen the bottom jam nut and tighten the top jam nut until the blade guide deflects the
blade down until the bottom of the blade measures 14 3/4" (370 mm) from the bed rail.
CAUTION!
Be careful when tightening the vertical adjust-
FIG. 7-37
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Top Vertical
Adjustment Jam Nut
Bottom Vertical
Adjustment Jam Nut