7.1 USE AUTOMATIC MODE
To use the bandsaw in automatic mode:
1. Confirm that the blade is appropriate for the material.
If the blade is not appropriate for the material, you must
first change it. Go to "Change a Blade" (page 28).
2. Open the clamps on both vises with the handwheel and
the clamp handle. Then, load the material between the
vises.
Figure 7-1: Handwheel.
Figure 7-2: Clamp handle.
3. Push the material up to the back of the blade.
4. On the infeed table, identify the horizontal quick-
adjustment nut. Press the button on the quick-
adjustment nut to loosen it. Then, move it away from
the blade and past the desired length of cut.
Figure 7-3: Horizontal quick-adjustment nut.
The horizontal quick-adjustment nut controls the length
to which the infeed table moves.
Note:
Use the ruler to determine how far to
move the components to achieve the desired
cut.
5. Adjust the infeed table until the back edge of the table is
just past the desired length of cut on the ruler.
6. Rotate the horizontal quick-adjustment nut to make fine
adjustments to the infeed table until the back edge of
the table is aligned with the desired length of cut on the
ruler.
If the length needed is longer than a full stroke can
move, use the stroke multiplier on the control panel to
achieve the required length. For more information, go to
"Set the Number of Cycles" (page 32).
7. Use the handwheel to close the fixed vise clamp until it
is approximately 1/8 in. from the material.
8. Remove any backlash: pull the fixed vise by hand toward
the handwheel. Then, verify that there's still
approximately 1/8 in. gap between the vise and the
material.
9. Loosen the clamp handle to close the feeding vise clamp
until it is approximately 1/8 in. from the material.
10. Tighten the clamp handle to lock it in place.
11. Remove any backlash: pull the feeding vise by hand
toward the clamp handle. Then, verify that there's still
approximately 1/8 in. gap between the vise and the
material.
12. Adjust the clamping pressure to the desired amount
using the regulator (mounted by the gearbox).
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Specifications subject to change without notice.
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