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Blade Guides
(G0613)
The blade guides have a basic factory adjust-
ment, but due to shipping and storage we recom-
mend that you readjust the blade guides yourself
to ensure the cuts will to be your standards.
Blades are sharp! Put
on heavy leather gloves
when handling a blade
or making adjustments
near a blade or cutter!
To adjust the blade guides:
1.
Make sure the blade is oiled, tensioned, and
tracking correctly.
2.
DISCONNECT THE BANDSAW FROM
POWER!
3.
Raise and lock the bow in place and slide the
guides together as close as you can and lock
into place.
4.
Loosen the two cap screws and the blade
guide guard shown in Figure 39.
Upper
Blade
Guide
Roller
Blade
Guide
Rollers
Figure 39. Upper blade guide components.
5.
Loosen the cap screws (Figure 41), and
adjust the blade guide housing so the back of
the blade slightly touches the bearing and the
guide housing is not tilted.
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CUTTING HAZARD!
Blade Guide
Guard and
Cap Screws
6.
Tighten the cap screws.
Note: To access the cap screws on the other
blade guide, you will have to remove the two
Phillips head screws (Figure 40) and move
the limit switch and its bracket out of the
way.
Limit Switch, Bracket, and Screws
Figure 40. Lower blade guide limit switch.
7.
Loosen the 14mm jam nuts and rotate the
7mm hex on top of the bearing eccentrics
(Figure 41), and adjust the bearings against
the side of the blade.
Tip: There should be no gap between the
blade and the bearings. To set this clearance
to zero without fighting the twist of the blade,
remove the blade guide assemblies, set this
clearance to the blade thickness, then rein-
stall the blade guide assemblies.
Blade Guide
Jam Nuts
and
Eccentrics
Cap Screws
Figure 41. Blade guide adjustment locations.
G0613/14 Swivel Mast Metal Cutting Bandsaw
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