Craftsman 137.214090 Operator's Manual page 13

UPPER BLADE GUIDES AND BLADE SUPPORT
BEARING (FIG. L, M)
The blade guard has been removed for clanty of
illustration. To avoid injury never operate the band saw
without all guards in place and in working order,
To avoid iniury, turn the switch OFF and disconnect the
saw from the power source before making any
adjustments. NEVER make adjustments with the machine
running.
NOTE: Make sure the blade is tensioned and tracking
properly. Adjust the blade guides and support bearing
after each blade tension and tracking adjustment. When
the upper blade guides and support bearings are
adjusted, the lower guides and bearings should also be
adjusted.
Blade guides (Fig. L)
1. Make sure the blade is tensioned and tracking
properly.
2. Loosen the front hex socket screws (1) with e hex
wrench.
3. Move the guide blocks (2) as close to the blade (2) as
possible without pinchingit.
4. Using a feeler gauge, make sure the space between
guide block and blade measures 0.02" (the thickness
of a dollar bill),
5. Tighten the hex socket screws.
6. Loosen the side screw (4) by turning counter
clockwise.
7. Tighten the screw.
Fig. L
Support bearing (Fig. M)
8. Loosen the screw (6).
9. Move the support bearing (8) in or out, until the
bearing is 1/64" behind the blade.
10. Tighten the screw (6).
NOTE: The blade support bearing prevents the blade
from moving back too far and damaging the saw teeth
setting.
11. Check the lateral position of the support bearing (8).
The vertical back edge of the blade (3) should
overlap the front face of the support bearing 1/16" to
1/8" to the le_l of the right bearing edge, as shown.
Fig. M
8
6
3
2
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