ADJUSTING THE UPPER GUIDES BLOCKS AND THRUST BEARING
The blade guides blocks keep the blade from moving from side to side during cutting and must be snug but not
touching the blade in order to ensure accurate cuts. The space between each block and the blade must not
exceed 0.02" (the thickness of a sheet of paper). If less space is left, the blade will get stuck or jammed between
both blocks. Too much friction will cause blade to overheat and break. Also, the guide blocks must remain at least
1/32” behind the blade teeth to prevent damage to the blade.
The thrust bearing keeps the blade from moving back and out of position when the work is being fed into the blade
and must be very close to the back of the blade to prevent damage to the blade during cutting.
Adjust the positioning of the upper blade guides blocks:
ADJUSTING THE BLADE GUARD FOR DEPTH OF CUT
1/8” - 1/4”
The blade guard can be moved up or down to accom-
modate the height of the work to be cut. To prevent the
blade (which is flexible and which would not otherwise
be supported) from slipping out of position during cut-
ting, and to reduce risks of injuries, a minimum amount
of blade should be exposed.
The blade guard should be set 1/8” - 1/4” above the work-
piece
A
to prevent the blade from flexing out of position or
off-line during cutting.
Adjust the height of the blade guard
B
to suit the thick-
ness of the workpiece as follows:
1.
Make sure the bandsaw is turned off and the power
cord is disconnected from the power source.
2.
Loosen the smaller lock knob
C
.
3.
Move the blade guide assembly up or down
D
, then
re-tighten the lock knob
C
.
Note: The depth gauge
E
on the front of the blade guard can
be used as a reference but it is not intended for high preci-
sion measurements.
1.
Loosen the two set screws
A
using the supplied 3 mm
Allen key.
2.
Push the guide blocks
B
towards the blade.
To avoid injury, make sure that the switch is in
the “OFF” position and that the power cord is
unplugged before performing any adjustments
on the bandsaw.
A
B
C
Note: Before adjusting the upper and lower blade guides and thrust bearings, make sure the blade is tensioned and track-
ing properly. Adjust the upper and lower blade guides and thrust bearings after each blade tension and tracking adjust-
ment. Whenever the upper blade guide and thrust bearing are adjusted, the lower blade guide and thrust bearing should
also be adjusted.
A
B
A
E
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REAR VIEW
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