SHOPSMITH 11” BANDSAW
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5. Place a precision square along the side of
the blade and on the table, as in Fig. A-21.
6. If the blade is square to the table, use a 5/
32" Allen wrench to adjust the table height
screw (91) to touch the Bandsaw casting. If
the blade is not square to the table, loosen
the trunnion, make the necessary adjust-
ment and lock the trunnion. Now adjust
the table height screw. See Fig. A-22
Figure A-21
Figure A-22
Figure A-23
7. Hold the table height screw in place, while
you use a 1/2" wrench to tighten the hex
nut against the table, see Fig. A-23.
ALIGN THE TABLE SCALE TO THE TRUN-
NION SCALE
1. If the “0” marks on the table scale and the
Bandsaw’s trunnion scale so not align, use
a medium Phillips screwdriver to slightly
loosen the table scale’s screws (32), as
shown in Fig. A-24. Align the “0” marks
and retighten the screws.
ADJUST THE BLADE GUIDES
1. Turn the blade guide adjusting knobs,
shown in Figs. A-25 and A-26, until the
front edges of the guide blocks are just
short of the bottom of the gullets between
the teeth, as illustrated in Fig. A-27. If the
guide blocks extend beyond the gullets,
the teeth will nick the sides of the blocks,
wearing away the blade guides and dull-
ing the blade.
Figure A-24
Figure A-25
Figure A-26
Figure A-27
2. With the locking screws (76,100) loose,
push each of the four guide blocks-two in
the upper blade guide and two in the
lower blade guide-toward the blade until
they just barely clear it on each side. This
clearance should be about .003-.005". Figs.
A-28-A-31 show adjusting the four guide
blocks.
An easy way to gauge the distance of the
blades from the blocks is with tape. Put a
piece of cellophane tape on each side of
the blade, then push the blocks in until
they touch the tape. Tighten the locking
screws and remove the tape. Again, refer
to Figs. A-28-A-31. Many woodworkers
use notebook paper or a crisp dollar bill to
