14
8-in x 13-in Horizontal Cut-Off Bandsaw
8. Turn the
adjustment screws
(F) to stop the motion of
the blade on the wheel as it gets closer to the wheel
shoulder.
Put a 6-inch length of paper (J, Fig. 14) between the
blade and the wheel as shown (the saw is still turned
on). The paper should not be cut as it passes
between the wheel shoulder and the blade.
9. Turn the
adjustment screws
(F) slightly.
Repeat the insertion of the paper between the wheel
shoulder and the blade until the paper is cut in two
pieces.
6. Start the saw. Turn the
adjustment screws
(F) to tilt
the idler wheel (Figure 14) until the blade is touching
the shoulder of the idler wheel.
Note: As a general rule, make the same adjustment to
the two adjustment screws on the right (F, Fig. 13). The
single adjustment on the left is independent.
7. Next, turn the
adjustment screws
(F) so the blade
starts to move away from the shoulder of the wheel
then immediately turn the
adjustment screws
in the
other direction so the blade stops – then moves slowly
toward the shoulder.
Note: You may have to repeat the check with the paper
several times before the blade and the shoulder cut the
paper into two pieces. Do not hurry the adjustment.
Patience and accuracy here will pay off with better, more
accurate, quieter cutting and much longer machine and
blade life.
When the paper is cut:
10. Turn the
adjustment screws
(F) slightly in the counter-
clockwise direction. This ensures that the blade is
not touching the shoulder of the wheel.
11. Shut off the saw.
12. Tighten the
hex locking screws
(E).
13. Install the
blade-guide bearing bracket assemblies
(C, Fig. 13).
14. Position the guides so the top bearing just touches
the blade (see
Blade Guide Bearing Adjustment
on
page 16) .
15. Close the
wheel covers
(K, Fig. 15).
!
CAUTION
While performing the following, keep the blade from
rubbing excessively on the shoulder of the wheel.
Excessive rubbing will damage the wheel and/or the
blade.
!
Keep fingers clear of the blade and wheel to
avoid injury.
Fig. 14
Lifting
Handle
Blade
Tension
Handwheel
Idler Wheel
J, Place paper here
Fig. 13
C
D
1
1
2
2
G
E,F
E,F
E
F
G
A
B
