Craftsman 113.243401 Owner's Manual page 14

assembly
6. Loosen the setscrew which locks the lower thrust bear-
ing and turn the knob until the thrust bearing is all the
way back.
LOWER THRUST BEARING
SETSCREW
LOWER
BLADE GUIDE
SETSCREW
7. Carefully uncoil the blade, holding it at arms length.
8, Place the blade over the wheels with the teeth pointing
downwards toward the table as shown. Make sure the
blade is between the blade guides and is in the center of
the rubber tires.
NOTE: Your bandsaw can be used with blades of
various widths from 1/8" to 1/2"'. The saw must be
adjusted to the proper blade tension setting for the
blade to be used. A 1/4" wide blade is included with
this saw.
9. Screw down the tension knob until the pointer points
to 1/4. This will put sufficient tension on a 1/4" wide
blade.
10. Turn the upper wheel by hand a few times and notice if
the blade remains in the approx, center of the tire on
the top wheel.
If the blade moves away from the center of the wheel
while you are turning it, the blade is not TRACKING
properly.
The top wheel shaft is hinged which allows the wheel to
be tilted so that the blade can be TRACKED. By
turning the tracking adjustment screw, the wheel will be
tilted. (see illustration).
If the blade moves toward the front of the band saw:
a. Turn the tracking adjustment screw clockwise about
1/4 of a turn, as though you were tightening it.
If the blade moves toward the back of the band saw:
a. Turn the tracking adjustment screw
counterclockwise about 1/4 of a turn as though you
were loosening it.
Turn the screw just enough to cause the blade to run in
the approximate center of the tire.
POINTER
--_---TENSION ADJ. KNOB
TRACKING
SCREW
BLADE
CENTERED
ON TIRES
OF BOTH
WHEELS
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