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SHOPSMITH 11” BANDSAW
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To move the guide post and bearing closer
to the blade (without changing the tilt of
the guide post) turn both of the adjusting
screws an equal number of revolutions
counterclockwise.
To move the guide post and bearing away
from the blade (without changing the tilt
of the guide post), turn both of the screws
an equal number of revolutions clock-
wise.
9. If the bearing is not the same distance
away from the blade close to the table and
5"-6" above it, turn each screw equally in
opposite directions. This will change the
tilt of the guide post.
For example, to move the bearing closer
to the blade when the blade guide is at its
lower position, turn the top adjusting
screw clockwise, and the bottom adjust-
ing screw counterclockwise.
To move the bearing away from the blade
at this position, reverse the procedure.
Figs. A-9 and A-10 show making adjust-
ments.
Fig. A-9
Fig. A-10
Getting these adjustments just right may
take some time, but once you’ve got them
right they will seldom need attention.
Here are a few tips to help make this
procedure a little easier:
•
Mark your starting position with a grease
pencil and turn the screws only 1/4 revo-
lution at a time until you see how much
the bearing moves with each minor ad-
justment.
•
Be sure that when you lock the upper
blade guide height lock handle, the up-
per blade guide’s roller bearing does
not push the blade away from the lower
blade guide roller bearing.
•
Each adjustment of the post will change
the tension on the upper blade guide’s
height lock. To adjust the lock tension,
follow the procedure described in “Ad-
justing the Upper Blade Guide’s Height
Lock” in this section. Once you’ve com-
pleted these adjustments to your satis-
faction, hold the screw from turning with
a screwdriver and tighten the jam nuts.
See Fig. A-11.
Check each roller bearing one more time.
With the bearings correctly adjusted, the blade
should ride in the center of all three of them.
The back of the blade should lightly contact
the auto-track roller bearing and the lower
blade guide’s roller bearing, and it should be
no more than 1/64" away from the upper
blade guide’s roller bearing no matter what
the position of that bearing is above the table.
10. Reattach the blade guide.
WARNING
Never attempt to operate the Bandsaw with-
out the blade guard in place.
Fig. A-11
