Installing Guide Rail And Fence - Jet JWBS-14SFX Operating Instructions And Parts Manual

14-inch woodworking band saw
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8.
Use a gauge (Figure 5-6) to carefully measure
distance from miter slot edge to straight edge.
Take measurements at both front and back of
table – these should be identical.
9.
If miter slot is not parallel to blade, bump table
with rubber mallet in the needed direction.
10. When parallelism is achieved (and blade is still
centered through table insert), securely tighten
the four trunnion screws (HP3, Figure 5-5).
5.7.2 Table-to-blade squaring and 90°
stop
11. Insert stop screw with nut (see HP6/8, Figure 5-
5) into table.
12. Set a square on table top and against blade, as
shown in Figure 5-7.
13. Loosen lock handle (L, Figure 5-5) and
manually tilt table until table and blade are
square.
14. Tighten lock handle (L).
15. Turn stop screw (HP6) until it contacts saw
frame, and tighten hex nut (HP8) against table.
16. If needed, loosen screw and move pointer (M,
Figure 5-5) to align with zero on scale.
Retighten screw.
Figure 5-7 squaring table to blade

5.8 Installing guide rail and fence

1.
Install three T-bolts with washers and nuts (see
HP2/5/6, Figure 5-4) into front table edge.
Leave T-bolts loose.
2.
Slide fence body onto end of guide rail (Figure
5-8). Push up guide rail until gap between fence
body and table is even, then snug guide rail nuts
a little more. Do not fully tighten yet.
3.
Loosen handles (E1, Figure 5-9) and install
fence onto bar. Tighten handles (E
5.8.1 Fence to miter slot alignment
4.
Slide fence against edge of miter slot (Figure 5-
9) and tighten handle (E
fence should align parallel to miter slot along
entire length of fence.
5.
If adjustment is needed, loosen four screws (E
Figure 5-9) and shift fence body as needed to
align fence with miter slot.
6.
Tighten screws (E
5.8.2 Fence to blade alignment
7.
Set table at 90° to blade and lock in position.
8.
Move fence against blade (do not deflect blade
by pushing into it). See Figure 5-10.
9.
Verify that fence, top-to-bottom, lies flat against
side of blade. If it does not, loosen guide rail
nuts (see HP6, Figure 5-4) and raise or lower
one end of guide rail as needed.
10. Snug guide rail nuts. Do not fully tighten yet.
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