
Sawmill Alignment
Blade Guide Vertical Tilt Alignment
Sawmill Alignment
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NOTICE:
Check the alignment of the blade guide arm drive motor
sprocket with the roller sprockets. If your adjustments of the rollers
misaligns the drive sprockets, loosen the motor mount bolts (located
on the bottom of the mounting bracket) and move in or out as needed.
Tighten the bolts.
13.
Reassemble all blade guide arm covers removed in steps 1 and 2 of this section.
Blade Guide Vertical Tilt Alignment
The blade guides should be adjusted properly in the vertical plane. If the blade guides are
tilted vertically, the blade will try to travel in the tilted direction.
A Blade Guide Alignment Tool (BGAT) is provided to help you measure the vertical tilt of
the blade.
14.
Open the blade guide arm to within 1/2" (13 mm) of fully open.
15.
Clip the alignment tool on the blade.
NOTICE:
Position the tool close to the outer blade guide assembly. Be
sure the tool does not rest on a tooth or burr, and is lying flat against
the bottom of the blade.
See Figure 9-5.
16.
Move the mast so that the front end of the tool is positioned above the bed rail.
17.
Measure the distance from the bed rail to the bottom edge of the tool.
18.
Move the mast so that the back end of the tool is positioned above the bed rail.
19.
Measure the distance from the bed rail to the bottom edge of the tool.
20.
If the measurement from the tool to the bed rail is not equal within 1/32" (.75 mm), adjust
the vertical tilt of the outer blade guide roller.
FIG. 9-5
SM0069B
Clip tool to blade