laguna MBAND14BX110-175 Manual page 29

8. Open the blade guard door. Slide the blade over the top flywheel and feed through the slot
at the side of the vertical column. Then feed the blade into the blade guard slot and close the
blade guard door.
9. Deactivate the quick action blade tension lever and rotate the blade tension wheel so that
the blade can fit over the lower flywheel.
10. Activate the quick action blade tension lever.
11. Apply light tension to the blade with the blade tension wheel.
Tracking the blade.
Tracking position of the blade on the wheels.
There are different opinions
should be on the wheels. One group of people
recommends that with large blades you should track the
blade so that the teeth hang just over the front edge of the
rubber. The second group recommends that all blades,
regardless of their size, should run in the center of the
wheel. The advantage of running the large blades with the
teeth not contacting the rubber of the wheel is that they
cannot damage the tire. The disadvantage is that the
wheel is crowned and the blade is not tensioned in the
center of the band, which gives the blade a tendency to
wobble or flutter. The advantage of running large blades
on the center of the wheels is that they are tensioned in
the center of the band and have fewer tendencies to
wobble and flutter. The disadvantage is that blades with a
large set on the teeth have a tendency to damage the
rubber of the tire. This does not have a great effect on the
performance of the bandsaw, as all blades are running on
the center section of the tire, which is not affected. We
recommend that you balance all blades on the center of
the wheels for optimum performance and a smoother cut.
1. To track the blade,
the normal direction. As you do this, watch the blade to
determine where the blade wants to track. If the blade is
tracking too far forward or backward, make small
adjustments with the tracking adjustment knob located at
the back of the bandsaw while
Once the blade is tracking in the
tracking adjustment handle.
on the position that the blade
start rotating the wheels by hand in
still rotating the wheel.
correct position, fully tension the blade and
Lock knob
Tracking knob
Blade guard door
Blade in column slot
re-track. Lock the
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