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Mid Sized Bandsaw

BS300

Summary of Contents for BS300

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual IMPORTANT For your safety read instructions carefully before assembling or using this product Save this manual for future reference Mid Sized Bandsaw BS300 ...

Page 2: ...U Declaration Of Conformity page 35 Consumable Spare Parts Quick Find 3 Part Description Part Number Blades 1 4 x 6TPI Bandsaw Blade BB1421406 3 8 x 6TPI Bandsaw Blade BB1423806 1 2 x 6TPI Bandsaw Blade BB1421206 3 4 x 3TPI Bandsaw Blade BB1423403 1 x 3TPI Bandsaw Blade BB142103 Table Insert 127 Bandwheels Drive belt 93 Bandwheel tyre 26 Wheel Bearing 18 Brush 58 Upper Blade Guides Hex Bolt M6 1 0...

Page 3: ...maged have them repaired by an authorized service facility or qualified electrician Inspect extension cords if used periodically and replace if damaged Always use properly rated extension cord 16 Disconnect Machine When not in use before servicing changing blades etc disconnect the machine from the power supply 17 Never leave machine running unattended Turn power off do not leave machine until it ...

Page 4: ...e when the door or the blade guard is not closed 14 Adjust the guard as close as possible to the workpiece being cut 15 Ensure the selection of the saw blade and speed are suitable for the material to be cut For most wood cutting applications the fastest of the two speeds should be used See section 9 16 If the mains lead is damaged it must only be replaced by a qualified electrician 17 Never use a...

Page 5: ...our instructions misuse or alteration or repair of the product without our approval 2 2 5 This product has been purchased by you and not used for hire purposes 2 2 6 This Guarantee extends to the cost of carriage incurred by you returning the product to Record Power as long as it is demonstrated that the defect falls within the terms of this Guarantee and you follow the claims procedure as outline...

Page 6: ...Fall Lock Knob M Blade Tracking Knob N Table Tilting Knob O Motor Rating Plate P 100mm Dust Extraction Port Q Motor Blade length 2370mm 93 Blade width 6mm 19mm 1 4 3 4 Max depth of cut 190mm Throat depth 305mm Table size 545 x 400mm Max width blade to rip fence 270mm Table height from floor 990mm Extraction port 100mm Motor power output 1hp Weight 86kg Footprint 700 x 540mm Dimensions 1670mm height...

Page 7: ...he initial assembly Fig 3 1 Fig 3 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 1 2 x Nuts and 1 x small crank handle 2 1 x Table stop safety bolt 3 1 x Rise fall hand wheel 4 1 x Blade tensioning knob Table Assembly 5 1 x Table 6 4 x Table fixing bolts and washers each 7 4 x Long fixing bolts nuts and washers each 8 1 x Nut and bolt Fence Assembly 9 1 x Fence bar 10 2 x Fence fixing bar nuts and washers as pictured 11 1 x Fen...

Page 8: ...panner not supplied See Fig 3 3 3 4 Fitting the table Tools Required 13mm spanner not supplied With the help of another person lift the working table onto the trunnion Mount the working table on the trunnion using the supplied 4 x table fixing bolts and 4 x washers See Fig 3 4 front view 3 5 rear view 3 5 Fitting the fence bar Locate fence bar onto the table fixing with the two fence fixing bar nu...

Page 9: ...or Fig 3 8 4 Replace and re tighten the locking nuts 5 Position the slide underneath the protractor so that the threaded bar sits in the angle slide and the pivot pin inserts into the pivot hole Fig 3 9 and Fig 3 10 6 Tighten the ratchet handle onto the threaded bar Fig 3 10 3 Initial Assembly cont Fig 3 7 Fig 3 8 Fig 3 9 Fig 3 10 Mitre Fence Fence Screws Locking Nuts Protractor Slide Angle Slide ...

Page 10: ...r nuts accordingly 3 9 Fence alignment 2 Check that the fence is 90º to the table using a suitable square If no adjustment is needed fully tighten the fence bar nuts If adjustment is required this is achieved by raising or lowering either side of the fence rail until the fence itself is 90º to the table See Fig 3 14 Once set at 90º fully tighten the fence bar nuts Fig 3 11 FENCE BAR Fig 3 12 3 Ini...

Page 11: ...sembly unit Fig 4 1 Stand 1 2 x Long mid brace supports 2 1 x Short mid brace support 3 2 x Long top brace supports 4 2 x Short top brace supports 5 4 x Legs 6 22 x Stand fixing nuts bolts and washers each Wheel Kit 7 1 x Operating frame pedal 8 2 x Brace support bars 9 4 x Washers 10 4 x Fixing pins 11 2 x Axles 12 1 x Release pedal 13 2 x Back wheels 14 2 x Front wheels 15 1 x Operating frame 1 ...

Page 12: ...op brace supports have been fitted Fig 4 5 5 Locating holes a third of the way down each leg are for securing the mid brace supports Fix the long mid brace supports to the frame using the nuts bolts and washers Fig 4 6 6 Finally fit the short mid brace support to one of the shorter sides Fig 4 7 Note The side with the short mid brace support fitted will referred to as the front of the stand This l...

Page 13: ...hrough the hole in the end of the axle Fig 4 13 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to fit the axle to the front of the stand 7 Place the operating frame over the axle at the back of the stand ensuring that it lies underneath the operating frame pedal and that the release pedal sticks up through the centre of the operating frame pedal Fig 4 14 and Fig 4 15 Secure the operating frame to the stand using the nuts b...

Page 14: ...ixing bolts up through the stand and secure the four corners using the washers and bolts provided Fig 4 17 2 Lift the bandsaw over the stand Locate the long fixing bolts over the four holes in the bandsaw base Fig 4 18 and lower the bandsaw onto the mounted long fixing bolts Fig 4 19 3 Secure the bandsaw to the stand with the remaining washers and nuts Fig 4 19 Fig 4 17 Fig 4 19 Fig 4 18 LONG FIXI...

Page 15: ... The table stop screw is located above the bandwheel on the lower bandwheel housing By first slackening the locking nut and then adjusting the hex screw the table stop screw can be set correctly Re tighten the locking nut making sure that the setting is maintained 5 2 Adjusting the table tilt scale Once the table is set at 90º to the Bandsaw Blade it may be necessary to adjust the angle pointer on...

Page 16: ...the BS300 the simplest way to release and re tension the blade is to use the cam handle located on the back on the machine 6 2 Tracking the Bandsaw blade Isolate the machine from the supply by unplugging the mains plug Set the tracking of the blade before setting the blade guides Once the blade is tensioned track the blade by turning the upper bandwheel by hand and adjusting the tracking knob See ...

Page 17: ...is is done by releasing the hex head socket screw See Fig 6 8B on each side of the blade Finally adjust the thrust bearing to be just clear of the back of the blade See Fig 6 9 To do this first unlock the Hex socket screw See Fig 6 8C then using the adjustment knob at the rear position the thrust bearing Fig 6 10 6 5 Adjusting the cutting height Once the blade is set the cutting height must be adj...

Page 18: ...ng metals The lower bandwheel has two integral multi vee form pulleys and the motor shaft has a twin multi vee form pulley The vee belt passes around the bandwheel pulley the motor pulley and the plain tension roller The belt tension is released and applied by using the crank handle this moves the tension roller and allows the speed to be changed See Fig 7 1 High Speed 820 m min Before changing th...

Page 19: ...ve As the colours of the wires in the mains lead may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals on your plug proceed as follows The wire coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal marked E or by the earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow The wire coloured blue must be connected to the terminal marked N coloured black The wire coloured brown mus...

Page 20: ...er cut When reversing out of a cut it is advisable to leave the blade running but take extreme care not to pull the blade off the band wheel 9 4 Blade stall In circumstances such as cutting deep or wet timber the work piece may close up behind the blade causing it to stall In this instance the machine should be switched off and isolated and the material wedged open so the blade can be carefully re...

Page 21: ...tting radius the blade will twist and possibly jam or break The smaller the radius the narrower the blade has to be Fig 9 2 provides guidance on the minimum radius to be cut with the most commonly used blade widths Fig 9 2 To scale 9 6 Blade selection summary To see how TPI and width of the blade come together see Fig 9 3 Regularly examine the blade for excessive damage or cracking as a result of ...

Page 22: ... blade that can last up to ten times longer than other blades on the market The following range of blades are available for the BS300 To order any of these blades please contact our Customer Services Department on 0870 770 1777 who will advise you of your nearest retailer or alternatively a mail order supplier BB1421406 1 4 x 6 TPI Bandsaw Blade BB1423806 3 8 x 6 TPI Bandsaw Blade BB1421206 1 2 x ...

Page 23: ...d supports used on a bandsaw Fig 9 5 Always support round pieces with a wedge Fig 9 6 Use a side pressure pad for accurate cutting of taller material Fig 9 4 Supporting large workpieces with roller stands or take off tables Fig 9 7 Chamfered pieces can be cut squarely using an additional support jig on the opposite side of the work piece to the fence Fig 9 8 Jig for accurate repetitive wedges Fig ...

Page 24: ... capacity single 1kw motor suitable for intermittent use i e must be switched off for 20 minutes per hour RSDE2 High Filtration Dust Extractor Drum type extractor 50 litre capacity single 1kw motor suitable for intermittent use i e must be switched off for 20 minutes per hour RSDE3 High Filtration Dust Extractor Bag type extractor 80 litre capacity single 1kw motor suitable for intermittent use i ...

Page 25: ...ing the new blade ensure the blade teeth are pointing downwards and towards you at the position where the blade passes through the table Ensuring that the blade is fully in place on bandwheel re apply tension using the cam handle Fine adjust the blade tension further if required using the blade tension wheel 7b If the new blade width is the same as the blade being removed Fit the new blade ensurin...

Page 26: ...various components can be accessed and replaced Undo the relevant hex nuts for either the guide rollers or rear thrust pad Fig 11 6 and fit the new parts Once the new components are fitted The blade should be re fitted Section 11 1 and the guides adjusted as shown in Section 6 3 When replacing components on the lower guide assembly first ensure that the blade is removed Undo hex nuts C D and remov...

Page 27: ...ressed up against each other Take a brass drift or similar and tap one of the bearings out the second bearing should now be able to be pushed out When fitting the new bearings position by hand in the wheel hub and tap in until the bearing seats against the ridge in the casting Fig 11 11 11 7 Cleaning the table The table is ground from cast iron and if cared for properly will provide smooth accurat...

Page 28: ... Blade BB1423806 1 2 x 6TPI Bandsaw Blade BB1421206 3 4 x 3TPI Bandsaw Blade BB1423403 1 x 3TPI Bandsaw Blade BB142103 Table Insert 127 Bandwheels Drive belt 93 Bandwheel tyre 26 Wheel Bearing 18 Brush 58 Upper Blade Guides Hex Bolt M6 1 0x15 149 Upper Guide Support Block 153 Adjust Bar 261 Upper Blade Guide Support 262 Rear Blade Guide Assembly 263 Rear Blade Guide Assembly 264 Hex Socket Screw M...

Page 29: ...12 Parts Diagrams ...

Page 30: ...12 Parts Diagrams cont 30 31 ...

Page 31: ...12 Parts Diagrams cont ...

Page 32: ...t Washer M8 69 Cam 22 Hex Bolt M8 1 25x30 70 Pillow Block 23 Saw Blade 71 Shaft End 24 Board 72 Rod 25 Hex Bolt M6 1 0x30 73 Safety Switch Cord 26 Tyre 74 Shaft 27 Lower Wheel 75 Cap Screw M8 1 25x20 28 Idle Pulley 76 Shaft V Belt Pulley 29 Hex Nut M27x2 77 V Belt Pulley 30 Lock Washer 27 78 Circlip Ring 31 Motor Cord 79 Set Screw M8 1 25x20 32 Spring 80 Hex Nut M8 1 25 33 Roll Pin 3x16 81 Lower W...

Page 33: ... 116 Nylon Nut M8 1 25 222 Hex Nut M6 1 0 117 Phlp HD SCR M5 0 8x6 223 Wing Nut 118 Lock Handle 224 Cap Screw M6 1 0x16 119 Flat Washer M5 225 Hex Bolt M6 1 0x20 120 Pointer 227 Flat Washer M6 121 Trunnion Plate 230 Nut M8 122 Small Crank Handle 231 Hex Bolt M8 1 25x55 123 Hex Bolt M8 1 25x16 261 Adjust Bar 124 Carriage Bolt M8 1 25x80 262 Upper blade guide support 126 Table 263 Blade guide assemb...

Page 34: ...C LOW VOLTAGE DIRECTIVE 73 23 EEC and its subsequent amendment 93 68 EEC ELECTROMAGNETIC 89 336EEC COMPATIBILITY DIRECTIVE 92 31EEC and its subsequent amendments 93 68EEC and conforms to the machinery example for which the EC Type Examination Certificate No BM2010044 01 E9931773E 01 AN 9933942 01 E9931773E 01 CC9859786 P9832796Z 02 has been issued by TUV Rheinland Product Safety GmbH at Am Grauen ...

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