Setting The Cutting Height - Craftsman 119.224000 Owner's Manual

WARNING: To avoid injury from unexpected starting, whenever
changing the saw blade or carrying out adjustments, switch the
bandsaw off and remove the power cord from the main outlet. To
avoid injury to' hands when handling the saw blade, wear gloves
whenever necessary. '
a. Remove the rip fence, the guide rail, the wing nut and screw
from the table,
b. Open the upper and lower doors by turning the door locking
knobs.
c. Loosen the blade tension by turning the blade tension knob on
the top of the upper wheel housing counterclockwise until the saw
blade has slackened (viewed from above) (See FIG. 19),
d. Hemove the saw blade from the upper and lower wheels.
0.
When fitting the new saw blade ensure the blade teeth are
pointing downwards and towards you at the position where the
saw blade passes through the table.
L Re-tension the new saw blade and check the saw blade tracking
by turning the upper vvheel by hand. The saw blade should run in
the center of the bandsaw wheels.
g, If needed adjust the tracking of the saw blade, proceed as
mentioned below" TRACKING THE SAW BLADE"
h. Replace the rip fence, the guide rsil, the wing nut and screw to
the table.
L Close the upper and lower doors by turning the door locking
knobs before reconnecting the power supply,
9. TRAC!(!II!G HiE BANDSAW
Sel the tracking of the saw blade before setting the blade guides.
Once the saw blade is installed and tensioned, track the saw
blade by adjusting the tracking knob by hand (See FIG. 20). The
saw blade should run in the center of the bandsaw wheels. When
the correct adjustment is achieved lock the tracking knob with the
wing nut
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10. SETTING THE CUTTING HEIGHT
a. The upper blade guide should be set as close as practical
against the workpiece.
b. To adjust this height, loosen the wing nut at the side of the upper
wheel housing, (See FIG. 21)
c. Set the blade guide to the required height by turning the guide
post adjusting knob.
d. Tighten the wing nut after setting.
The Upper Blade GuidH
a. To acljust the upper blade guides, tirsl position ttm right and lcfl
roller guides
n~lative
io the blade by loosening lhe lock nut FIG.!<:
and moving the guide r..:;arrier unli! both roll or guides are appro xi·
mal.ely i /i G" behind the gullets of lho s2w blade"
b. Set bolh roller
guides
to within · 1 /32" of the
savv blade by
releasin~J
the guide adjusting screw FIC3.22 on each side of the·
sow blade through turning tho micro-adjusting knobs. Do no\ sd
the roller guides too dose as this
Vlill
adversely affect the life of 1he
saw blade.
FIG,22
c. Adjust the rear roller guide to be just clear of the back of t1
it:
saw
blade releasing the guide adjusting sc(ew FIG.23 through turn!ng
the micro-adjusting knob.
d. When the correct adjustment is reached, lock the roller guide in
position with the guide adjusting screw FIG.23