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• All guides are aligned and set at the factory, but occasionally they get moved out of
adjustment in shipping or after a period of usage. It is important that they be checked
often for proper alignment and adjusted correctly.
• To adjust your guides correctly you must first tension the blade properly as
previously described. A tensioned blade should come off the bottom of the band wheel
and run straight across to the other, so there is NO sag between the two wheels.
3 - Now that the blade is tight, slightly loosen the Allen head that holds the guide shoes,
so that they slide up and down freely. Now loosen the bolt that fastens the aluminum
guide bracket to the guide rod, so that the guide bracket can be moved in, out and it
can be rotated in either direction.
4 - Set the guide bracket so that the back bearing is on the same plane as the blade, so that
if the blade were to wander back it would hit the back bearing evenly across the
middle of the roller. If the bearing needs to be adjusted up or down, loosen the bolt
that holds it to the guide bracket and space it in either direction using the washers that
are on either side of the bearings.
5 - Once the bearing is set, position the guide bracket so that the bearing is 1/8" behind
the back of the blade. Once the bearing is in position, tighten the bolt on top of the
guide bracket in to place. Be sure the guide is 90
o
to the blade.1
6 - The guide shoes are to be set using a sheet of paper to gauge the spacing. Place the
paper between the shoe and the blade, slide the shoe so that it is pinching the paper
and tighten the bolt so that the shoe is set in place. Do the same on the bottom of the
blade. Note that you do not want the shoe to be pinching the blade so hard that it is
prohibiting blade travel
7. Make sure that all nuts and bolts are tightened firmly.
N. Using the Lumber Scale
1 - All Hud-Son sawmills are equipped with a Lumber Scale. The scale is used to make
the dimensioning process simple. The scale incorporates 4 separate scales with the
blade kerf factored in for each increment.
Guide Care and Maintenance
NOTE:
.
Hud-Son Saw Mills require a certain amount of care and maintenance, so that it may con-
tinue to perform at its best. If you are not confident in your ability to perform the main-
tenance that is required, please look into having a professional come in and perform the
work for you.
Scale
Resulting Thickness
4/4
1”
5/4
1 - 1/4”
6/4
1 - 1/2”
8/4
2”
Note:
The 1" standard ruler does NOT account for kerf. When using this scale be sure to plan
on kerf. 1" increments will result in approximately a 7/8" end result, depending on what
blade is being used. (See Fig. H on page 16)
