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MAKE SURE THE MACHINE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND UNPLUGGED FROM THE POWER SOURCE BEFORE PERFORM-
ING ANY MAINTENANCE OR ADJUSTMENTS.
ADJUSTING THE LOWER THRUST BEARING
1.
Loosen the set screw
A
located under the table us-
ing a 3 mm Allen key.
2.
Then manually adjust the thrust bearing bracket in
or out until the bearing is 1/64” behind the blade.
Retighten the set screw
A.
Thick material = Slower speed
Harder or denser material = Slower Speed
Blades with fine tooth pitch = Slower Speed
Thin material = Faster speed
Soft material = Faster speed
Blades with few teeth per inch = Faster speed
SELECTING AND CHANGING THE BLADE SPEED
This bandsaw is equipped with 2 speed settings: High - 3280 Feet Per Minute (fpm) and Low- 1574 fpm, allowing you
to achieve better results by selecting the appropriate speed based on the type of cut.
Some general guidelines to consider for selecting blade speed:
1/64"
A
1.
Open the lower door.
2.
Loosen the belt by turning the handwheel clockwise.
B
3.
Push the belt while turning the wheel by hand until
the belt slips off the pulley.
4.
Place the belt on the motor pulley and on the wheel
pulley as per the desired speed. See the diagram
below.
To change blade speed:
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