Table Of Contents - Powermatic PM1800B Operating Instructions And Parts Manual

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Section
1.0 Warranty and service ..................................................................................................................................... 2
2.0 Table of contents ............................................................................................................................................ 3
3.0 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ....................................................................................................... 5
4.0 About this manual .......................................................................................................................................... 7
5.0 Features and Terminology ............................................................................................................................. 7
6.0 Specifications ................................................................................................................................................. 8
7.0 Base hole centers ........................................................................................................................................ 11
8.0 Setup and assembly ..................................................................................................................................... 12
8.1 Shipping contents ..................................................................................................................................... 12
8.2 Unpacking ................................................................................................................................................ 12
8.3 Spotting the band saw .............................................................................................................................. 12
8.4 Rear rail .................................................................................................................................................... 13
8.5 Front rail and guide rail ............................................................................................................................. 13
8.6 Fence assembly ....................................................................................................................................... 13
8.7 Resaw fence ............................................................................................................................................. 14
8.8 Fence to table clearance .......................................................................................................................... 14
8.9 Setting cursor (zero) position ................................................................................................................... 14
8.10 Setting table parallel to blade ................................................................................................................. 14
8.11 Setting fence parallel to blade ................................................................................................................. 15
8.12 Fence locking tightness .......................................................................................................................... 16
8.13 Dust collection ........................................................................................................................................ 16
9.0 Electrical connections .................................................................................................................................. 16
9.1 Single phase connections ........................................................................................................................ 16
9.2 Three phase connections ......................................................................................................................... 16
9.3 Grounding instructions ............................................................................................................................. 16
9.4 Extension cords ........................................................................................................................................ 17
10.0 Adjustments ............................................................................................................................................... 17
10.1 Table tilt .................................................................................................................................................. 17
10.2 90° table stop ......................................................................................................................................... 17
10.3 Installing/changing blades ...................................................................................................................... 18
10.4 Blade tension .......................................................................................................................................... 18
10.5 Blade tracking ......................................................................................................................................... 19
10.6 Blade guides ........................................................................................................................................... 19
10.9 Guide post .............................................................................................................................................. 21
10.10 Guide post parallelism .......................................................................................................................... 21
10.11 Resaw pin .............................................................................................................................................. 21
10.12 Miter gauge .......................................................................................................................................... 22
10.13 Blade speed adjustment ....................................................................................................................... 22
10.14 Drive belt tension and replacement ...................................................................................................... 23
10.15 Wheel brush ......................................................................................................................................... 24
10.16 Insert block ........................................................................................................................................... 24
11.0 Operating controls ...................................................................................................................................... 24
11.1 Start/stop ................................................................................................................................................ 24
11.2 Safety key ............................................................................................................................................... 24
11.3 Brake pedal ............................................................................................................................................ 24
12.0 Operation ................................................................................................................................................... 25
12.1 General procedure ................................................................................................................................. 25
12.2 Ripping ................................................................................................................................................... 25
12.3 Crosscutting ........................................................................................................................................... 25
12.4 Resawing ................................................................................................................................................ 26
12.5 Blade Lead ............................................................................................................................................. 26
13.0 Maintenance ............................................................................................................................................... 27
13.1 Lubrication Points ................................................................................................................................... 27
14.0 Blade Selection .......................................................................................................................................... 28
14.1 Width ...................................................................................................................................................... 28
14.2 Pitch ....................................................................................................................................................... 28
14.3 Shape ..................................................................................................................................................... 28
14.4 Set .......................................................................................................................................................... 29
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