Clarke 6460120, Инструкция по эксплуатации и обслуживанию

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Preparation for Use
Warning! Do not attempt to start the machine until ALL the following checks
and adjustments are carried out. Ensure the plug is disconnected from mains.
NOTE: Your Bandsaw is fully assembled at the factory, and except for a few checks and
adjustments, detailed below, is ready for use. The adjustments will need to be checked
each time the bandsaw is set up for a new job, or when the blade is replaced, and after any
maintenance.
To achieve the best performance, and to maintain the maximum level of safety,
the blade must be set up correctly.
a. Blade tension must be correct to ensure the blade circulates correctly and
to prevent the blade from wandering during the cutting operation
b. The blade cutting area is supported by blade guides to support the blade
whilst cutting. It is VITAL that these guides are correctly set.
A.
Tensioning the Saw Blade
Turn the Blade Tension Adjusting Knob , arrowed in
Fig. 3, clockwise to increase tension, anticlockwise
to decrease.
The knob is provided with a spring lock to ensure it
does not move during use or whilst the bandsaw is
being moved.
The blade needs to be tight enough to give a straight
cut without allowing it to wander or slip, but must
not be too tight so that it is rigid, there must be a
certain degree of flexibility.
A few minutes using the machine will allow you to get a feel for the correct blade
tension. If the saw is not being used for some time, eg. at the end of a working
day, we recommend that you relieve the tension on the blade.
B. Setting the Blade Guides
The blade guide adjustments are factory set, and
it should not normally be necessary to readjust
unless the blade has been changed or other
maintenance, effecting the guides, has been
carried out.
It is however MOST IMPOR TANT that the
Moveable, Blade Guide Carrier is set to ensure
that the blade is supported
as close to the
workpiece as possible, and also to ensure that
any area of the blade which is not used for
cutting is covered. ‘A’, Fig. 4 shows the Moveable
Guide Carrier at its maximum extension.
Fig.3
Fig. 4
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