General International 90-290 Setup & Operation Manual page 2

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18"/22" Wood Cutting Bandsaw. This bandsaw has been carefully tested and inspected before
shipment and if properly used and maintained, will provide you with years of reliable service.
For your safety, as well as to ensure optimum performance and trouble-free operation, and
to get the most from your investment, please take the time to read this manual before assem-
bling, installing and operating the unit.
The manual's purpose is to familiarize you with the safe operation, basic function, and features
of this bandsaw as well as the set-up, maintenance and identification of its parts and com-
ponents. This manual is not intended as a substitute for formal woodworking instruction, nor
to offer the user instruction in the craft of woodworking. If you are not sure about the safety of
performing a certain operation or procedure, do not proceed until you can confirm, from
knowledgeable and qualified sources, that it is safe to do so.
Once you've read through these instructions, keep this manual handy for future reference.
Disclaimer: The information and specifications in this
manual pertain to the unit as it was supplied from the
factory at the time of printing. Because we are com-
mitted to making constant improvements, General
International reserves the right to make changes to
components, parts or features of this unit as deemed
necessary, without prior notice and without obligation
to install any such changes on previously delivered
units. Reasonable care is taken at the factory to ensure
that the specifications and information in this manu-
al corres-ponds with that of the unit with which it was
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supplied. However, special orders and "after factory"
modifications may render some or all information in
this manual inapplicable to your machine. Further, as
several gene-rations of this model of bandsaw and sev-
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eral versions of this manual may be in circulation, if you
own an earlier or later version of this unit, this manual
may not depict your machine exactly. If you have any
doubts or questions contact your retailer or our support
line with the model and serial number of your unit for
clarification.
International model 90-290/90-380
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