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7.5 Adjusting the blade guards

Welcome to a new era in bandsawing. You 

have purchased a bandsaw with a revolutionary

blade guide system that is designed to give you 

years of safe, high-quality bandsawing. Most

blade guides are designed to support the blade 

on the sides and either above or below the

side guides at the back of the blade. This can 

allow the blade to twist as pressure from the

wood being cut pushes against the back blade 

guide. The Laguna Guide eliminates this by 

supporting the blade above and below the back 

blade guide, giving the blade unsurpassed

stability. The Laguna Guide also incorporates 

patented ceramic as the blade support material.

The advantage of this material is its ability to 

resist wear, and with care it should give years 

of safe service. 

Please read the following notes as they 

will assist you in getting the optimum 

performance from your Laguna guide 

system.

As with the roller guide systems, the Laguna 

guide system will damage your blade if it is not

adjusted correctly. The guide blocks must not 

come in contact with the teeth of the blade. It is

advisable to run the blade by hand with the 

guide blocks completely clear of the blade, and

only when you are completely sure that the 

blade is running consistently in the correct

position, you may then adjust the surround 

guide blocks as detailed in this manual. 

Note on using the Laguna ceramic guide 

system.

1. 

When fitting a blade to your bandsaw, adjust 

the guide blocks as detailed later and run the

blade by hand through the guide blocks for at 

least two complete revolutions.

2.

 The weld on a new blade may not be 

perfectly aligned, and the misalignment could 

hit the ceramic blocks (side and back), causing 

damage to the blocks or the blade. If the blade 

has a bad weld, return it to your blade supplier 

or side dress and file the back of the blade as 

needed.

3.

 The back blade guide is manufactured from 

ceramic, so as the blade pushes against it, 

friction between the blade and the ceramic 

occurs. This action generates a certain amount 

of sparks. This is normal and will become 

less with time as the back of the blade guide 

smoothes out the back of the blade.

4.

 The back blade guide will slowly form a small 

grove as the blade is used (this is normal). It

is recommended that for approximately every 8 

hours of use, the guide be rotated 15 degrees. 

This will ensure that the groove does not 

become too deep and will greatly extend

the life of your guide.

5.

 The Laguna guide system can be used with 

1/8” to 1-1/4”blades.

6.

 The Laguna guide system uses ceramic to 

support and guide the blade. This has many

advantages (very poor conductor of heat, very 

resistant to wear, etc.). The disadvantage is

that it is very brittle, so the guides must never 

be dropped, exposed to hard knocks, hit with

hard objects or used with badly welded blades. 

Any of the above actions may cause the 

ceramic to chip or break and will detract from 

the performance of the Laguna guide system.

Any mistreatment of the guide system will 

render the warranty void.

7.

 The side guide blocks must be tightened 

before running the machine to avoid jamming 

the blade and damaging the machine and/or 

guide blocks.

8.

 When cutting gummy or green wood, the 

blade can become covered with resin. You will

find that the surround guide system ceramic 

blocks remove the resin as the blade is moved

through the guide blocks and keep that 

part of the blade clean. For this reason it is 

recommended that the blocks be adjusted as 

close to the gullet as possible, but the teeth

must not come in contact with the blocks, as 

they will become damaged. Although the guide

blocks clean the blade, some woods will still 

gum the blade and the resin will have to be

removed with solvent.

7.6 Adjusting the blade guides

The blade should run through the center of

the rear blade guide, and the side guides 

should be parallel with the blade. If they have

been moved out of adjustment, adjust as 

follows:

Top Upper Side Guides Parallel

Adjustment.

Loosen the side guides and move out as far as

possible. Loosen the guide assembly and move 

back away from the blade. Move the back blade 

guide forward so it just touches the back of the 

blade and lock in position.

Loosen the guide clamp screw that allows the 

side guides to move forward and back. Adjust 

so that the ceramic blocks are just behind the 

gullet of the teeth and are parallel to the blade.

Retighten the clamp screws. Gently push one 

side guide so that it touches the blade and 

lock it in position. Bring the other guide toward 

the blade so that there is minimal clearance 

between the blade and the guide. You can put 

a thin piece of paper to put between the blade 

and the guide to obtain the correct clearance 

until you gain experience. Tighten the clamp 

screws and remove the paper. Rotate the blade 

by hand, ensuring that the weld of the blade 

does not hit the ceramic blocks, as this will 

cause damage. If the blade has a bad weld,

dress the blade or return it to your supplier. 

Rotate the blade by hand and check that the

back of the blade does not hit the blade guide

with a bad weld. If the back of the blade hits the

back blade guide at the weld, then dress the 

blade or, in excessive cases, return the blade to

the supplier.

 

 

Lower blade guide.

The lower blade guides have two locking 

screws that, when released, allow the guide 

assembly to be moved forward and back. 

Rotate the blade by hand and ensure that it 

is tracking consistently in the correct position. 

Loosen the side guides and move out from the 

blade. Loosen the two clamp screws that allow 

the guide assembly to move forward and back. 

Adjust it so that the ceramic blocks are just 

behind the gullet of the blade and retighten the 

clamp screws.

Place a dollar bill or piece of paper of similar 

thickness between the guide blocks and the 

blade. Gently bring both side guides toward the 

blade so that slight pressure is exerted on the 

blade. Tighten the clamp screws and remove 

the paper. Rotate the blade by hand, ensuring

that the weld of the blade does not hit the 

ceramic blocks, as this will cause damage. If 

the blade has a bad weld, dress the blade or 

return it to your supplier.

Loosen the rear guide clamp screw and push 

the guide forward so that it just touches the 

back of the blade.

Tighten the guide in position.

Rotate the blade by hand and check to see that 

the back of the blade does not hit the blade 

guide with a bad weld. If the back of the blade 

hits the rear blade guide at the weld, then dress 

the blade or, in excessive cases, return the 

blade to the supplier.

Note:

 You will probably find that the guides can 

be adjusted more easily by tilting the table to 45 

degrees. 

Note:

 Rotate the back guide by approximately 

15 degrees after every 8 hours of use. This will 

greatly extend the life of the back blade guide, 

as it will even out the wear.

Before you cut any wood, read the safety 

rules at the front of this manual.

Side guide clamp screw

Back guide clamp screw

Back guide touching the 

back of the blade

Adjusted guide

Guide locking screws

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Страница 2: ...Assessment and Risk reduction EN 1807 1 2013 Safety of woodworking machines Band sawing machines Part 1 Table band saws and band re saws EN 60204 1 2018 Safety of machinery Electrical equipment of mac...

Страница 3: ...odworking or metalworking techniques that are possible with this product and the appropriate safety precautions necessary for safe practices There are several organizations with published safe practic...

Страница 4: ...guides have ceramic inserts that can be adjusted for almost zero clearance 10 Rip fence assembly The rip fence assembly consists of a guide rail cast knuckle fence attachment casting rule and a high l...

Страница 5: ...line voltage resulting in loss of power and overheating Table a shows the correct size to use depending on cord length and nameplate ampere rating If in doubt use the next heavier gage The smaller the...

Страница 6: ...b Location of warning signs 2 3 4 5 1 8 6 12 9 10 11 7 13 4 13 8 1 3 12 2 5 9 6 7 10 Pic 8a 8b 1 Fence 2 Fence Bar 3 Fence Stop 4 Fence Stop Rule 5 Fence mount 6 Fence Mount Hardware 7 Table Tilt Lock...

Страница 7: ...e bandsaw with one person but far easier if you have two people one to lift the table and one to guide the trunion clamp studs The table has a reference stop bolt that is used to quickly align the tab...

Страница 8: ...The fence clamp screw is shown removed 6 6 Fitting the table insert and Fence Stopper The machine is supplied with a removable table insert that is held in position with a screw The table insert is r...

Страница 9: ...blade up to the machine you will have to turn it inside out To do this hold the blade with both hands and rotate 7 Slide the blade through the table split 8 Open the blade guard door Slide the blade...

Страница 10: ...deflection of the tension spring on the upper flywheel We recommend that you use it only as a general guide and use one of the following tensioning procedures to tension the blade Method 1 Looking at...

Страница 11: ...e blade clean For this reason it is recommended that the blocks be adjusted as close to the gullet as possible but the teeth must not come in contact with the blocks as they will become damaged Althou...

Страница 12: ...pencil the angle on the table This is the angle of drift and you will have to set the fence to the pencil line 4 To adjust the fence loosen the clamp bolts that attach it to the cast bracket Move the...

Страница 13: ...k of the blade to the front of the teeth The wider the blade the stiffer the blade and the straighter the cut This is usually called beam strength But wide blades cannot cut small radiuses The narrowe...

Страница 14: ...r is the size of the tightest cut that can be made with a 1 4 blade A dime is the size of the tightest curve that can be cut with a 3 16 blade A pencil eraser is the size of the tightest turn that you...

Страница 15: ...neously twist your left hand up and your right hand down As the blade starts to fold move your hands closer together while tilting your left hand to the right and your right hand to the left The blade...

Страница 16: ...ke to the bandsaw frame and slide it out of the way of the disc 2 Remove the flywheel shaft nut that clamps the wheel axle back of the bandsaw 3 Pull the lower flywheel off the bandsaw You may have to...

Страница 17: ...art 1 Check that the start switch is fully pulled out 2 Check that the yellow safety plug is fully engaged 3 Check that the electrical power cord is plugged into the power outlet 4 Check that the elec...

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