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6.
look at the face of the support bearing and
rotate the blade guide assembly side-to-side,
until the blade is perpendicular with the face
of the support bearing, as illustrated in figure
21.
Support
Bearing
figure 21. Blade should be perpendicular (90˚)
to the face of the support bearing.
7.
tighten the lock bolt.
8.
loosen the thumbscrew on the support bear-
ing adjustment shaft.
9.
position the support bearing approximately
0.016" away from the back of the blade as
illustrated in figure 22.
figure 22. Blade should be aligned approxi-
mately 0.016" away from the bearing edge.
Model g0621 (Mfg. since 10/06)
Bandsaw
Blade
0.016''
10. to quickly gauge this setting, fold a dollar
bill in half twice (when folded tightly, four
thicknesses of a dollar bill is approximately
0.016"). place the folded dollar bill between
the support bearing and the blade as shown
in figure 23.
figure 23. dollar bill folded twice to make a
quick 0.016" gauge.
11. tighten the thumbscrew to lock the support
bearing in place.
NOTICE
Whenever changing a blade or adjusting ten-
sion and tracking, the upper and lower blade
support bearings and guide-blocks must be
re-adjusted before cutting operations.
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