Setting Up The Saw - Axminster AWESBS User Manual

Setting Up the Saw...

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Tensioning and tracking the blade
Make sure both top and bottom blade guides are well clear of the blade.
Open the front covers fully, giving good access to the top compartment of the saw and good
visibility into the bottom compartment (see fig 8). Check that the blade is sitting
approximately in the middle of the wheels. Apply some tension to the blade by turning the
tensioning wheel clockwise, spin the top wheel and check that the blade remains centrally on
the tyre, if it does not, adjust the tracking by turning the tracking control at the rear of the
head box (see fig 7). (Viewed directly onto the tracking control wheel, turning clockwise
should cause the blade to track to the rear of the tyre, anti-clockwise to the front, DO NOT
make large adjustments).
Spin the top wheel again, check again. Continue until the blade tracks in the centre of the
tyres with no appreciable to and fro movement. Tension the blade fully. (A sideways push of
about 7-8 lbs(3+kgs) in the middle of the blade should allow a
Check the tracking again, adjust if necessary. Check that the drive belt is tensioned correctly,
if it is slack, apply 'take up' pressure to the belt by adjusting the 'idler' pulley, using the knob
at the side of the machine.(See fig 8).
Connect the power to the machine. Stand clear and start the saw, check that the saw is
running smoothly, (no thumps, bumps, knocking or excessive vibration) and the blade
appears to be tracking correctly (in one place). You can check this by holding a marker, e.g. a
pencil, close to the back of the blade (approach from the back of the blade only) and check
that the gap remains constant. If it doesn't, adjust the tracking until it does. (If you adjust the
tracking with the saw running, make very small adjustments and wait for the saw to react
before you adjust again, sometimes the reaction is not instantaneous). Once you are satisfied
that the tracking is correct switch the machine off and allow it to run to a stop.
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Checking the table is square
Loosen the butterfly nut clamping the tilt mechanism, and turn the table hard against its stop.
(This is a bolt with a lock nut screwed into the underside of the table, (See fig 9), the head of
the bolt acts as a stop when it strikes the machine frame). Tighten the butterfly nut. Make
sure the upper blade guide is raised as high as possible. Place a square on the table and
move it up against the blade (behind the teeth). Check that the blade is perpendicular to the
table. If it is not, try resetting the table. If it is still not correct, loosen the locking nut and
adjust the bolt until perpendicularity is achieved, tighten the lock nut and then re-check.
When you are satisfied that the table is set correctly, check that the pointer of the tilt gauge
reads zero, if not, adjust it.
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DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM THE MAINS SUPPLY
DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM THE MAINS SUPPLY
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