SETUP & OPERATION
Tensioning The Blade
SETUP & OPERATION
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2.4
Tensioning The Blade
See Figure 2-4.
Turn the blade tension handle clockwise to compress the rubber spring
and tension the blade. Check the blade tension occasionally when adjusting the cant
control or while cutting. As the blade and belts heat up and stretch, the blade tension will
change. Adjust the tension handle as necessary so that the indicator is parallel to the
blade guide arm.
Check the blade tension occasionally when adjusting the cant control or while cutting.
Also, ambient temperature changes can cause tension to change. Use the tensioner
handle, if necessary.
CAUTION!
Release the blade tension when the mill is not
in use. Changes in temperature could cause increased
pressure in the blade tensioner and loss of hydraulic fluid
from the tensioner.
FIG. 2-4
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Blade Tensioner
Handle
Outside face of washer
even with indicator
Rubber
Spring
Cant
Control
Blade Tension
Indicator