Tool Set Up - Central Machinery 60500 Owner's Manual & Safety Instructions

b. b. How the adjustments should be made.
Operating Instructions
Read the ENTIRE IMpORTANT SAFETy INFORMATION section at the beginning of this
manual including all text under subheadings therein before set up or use of this product.

Tool Set Up

TO pREVENT SERIOUS INJURy FROM AccIDENTAL OpERATION:
Turn the power Switch of the tool off and unplug the tool from its electrical
outlet before performing any procedure in this section.
TO pREVENT SERIOUS INJURy:
DO NOT OpERATE WITH ANy GUARD DISABLED, DAMAGED, OR REMOVED.
TO pREVENT INJURy:
Wear heavy-duty work gloves and ANSI-approved safety goggles whenever
handling blade. DO NOT WEAR GLOVES WHILE SAWING.
Blade Selection
Band Saw blade selection depends on the type of material to be cut,
the size of the workpiece and the type of cut desired:
1. The blade width is the distance from the tip of a
tooth to the back of the blade. Wider blades are
more rigid, wander less and provide a straighter cut.
Narrower blades handle curved cuts better.
2. The blade thickness is the distance between the
two sides of a blade. A thicker blade is more rigid
and has stronger teeth. A narrow blade is used
to make long, straight cuts with less waste.
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3. The blade pitch describes the number of teeth
per inch (TPI). The more TPI, the smoother
(and usually slower) the cut. The type of
material being cut determines the blade pitch.
For soft materials the correct blade should
have 6-8 TPI. If hard materials are being cut,
use a blade with 8-12 TPI for best results.
Note: There must be at least 3 teeth in contact
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with the material to prevent "blade shocking".
This happens when the blade pitch is too large and
a blade tooth contacts too much of the workpiece.
This might possibly strip teeth from your saw blade.
Note: The included blade is
1/4" wide x 0.01" thick x 6 TPI.
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TPI must be at least 3 divided by material
thickness in inches to prevent blade shocking.
Item 60500