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NOTE:Lettingthebladeteethhit the bladeguides
whileusingthe bandsawwill ruintheblade.Theset
of the teeth and the sharpenee
edge of the teeth
would be damaged. Proper adjustment of the upper
and lower blade guide assemolies
will prevent this
from happening
5. Adjust the b!ade guides
last. Use a 1/8" hex
wrench to turn the blade guides in or out to where
they just clear the side of the blade. Do this for all
four guides,
NOTE: There is a patch on the blade guide threads
that makes them difficult to turn. This ts necessary to
prevent rotation of the guides during oDerahon of the
SaW.
6. Reinstall blade guaro and tighten screw.
7. Close the front cover of the saw.
S_w
Blade
D
WARNING: Never start the saw with the cover
open, Thrown blades can cause injury.
Blade
Guides
FINAL TABLE ASSEMBLY
1. Close the front cover of the band saw ano snap _n
place.
2. Locate a 1/4-20 x 5/8 truss head screw, and a 1/4-
20 wing nut in _oose parts, Insert screw into hole n
table top as i_tustrated.
3. From the underside
of the table, install w_ng nut
onto the truss head screw and tighten finger tight.
This will keep the table flat and in alignment.
J WARNING:Turn off saw, remove switch key and
unplug before making any adjustments.
ALiGNiNG
THE TABLE SQUARE
TO THE BLADE
1. Loosen the upper slide lock knob ana position the
guide assembly all the way up. Tighten the lock
knob.
2. Loosen table lock knob.
3. Place a small square on the table beside the blade
as i!lustrated.
4. Holding the left edge of the table [near the zero
stop set screw], tilt the table up or down to align
table 90 aegrees
to blade (0 degree position).
Tighten lock knob.
5 Adjust the zero stop set screw using a 1/8" hex
wrench until the set screw just touches the frame.
6. Check
sauareness
of
blade
to
table.
Make
readjustments if necessary,_
Combination
Square
_
Look
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[-"
Knob
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