1.0 WARRANTY AND SERVICE ® warrants every product it sells against manufacturers’ defects. If one of our tools needs service or repair, please contact Technical Service by calling 1-855-336-4032, 8AM to 5PM CST, Monday through Friday. WARRANTY PERIOD The general warranty lasts for the time period specifi ed in the literature included with your product or on the offi cial JET branded website, jettools.com.
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Canada by JPW Industries, Inc. NOTE: JET is a division of JPW Industries, Inc. References in this document to JET also apply to JPW Industries, Inc., or any of its successors in interest to the JET brand. EVBS-26...
31. Turn off the machine and disconnect from power before cleaning. Use a brush to remove chips or debris — do not use your hands. 32. Do not stand on the machine. Serious injury could occur if the machine tips over. EVBS-26...
This manual is provided by JET ® covering the safe operation and maintenance procedures for a JET Model EVBS-26. This manual contains instructions on installation, safety precautions, general operating procedures, maintenance instruc- tions and parts breakdown. Your machine has been designed and constructed to provide years of trouble-free operation if used in accordance with the instructions as set forth in this document.
5.0 SPECIFICATIONS 1290 Model Number EVBS-26 Stock Number 891115 Capacities Height (max. in) 14” Throat (max. in) 26” Blade Speed Variable Low Range High Range 5000 Motor 3 HP 230/460V 1Ph or 3Ph CSA/CUS Certifi ed Blade Length (in.) 185-1/2 Blade Width (min.-max.) (in.)
6.0 UNCRATING AND ASSEMBLY 4. To level the machine, place a machinist’s level on the table and observe in both directions. Note: Read and understand the entire manual before 5. Use metal shims under the appropriate hold down attempting setup or operation. screw.
Blade Clamp Pressure Knob (Q, Figure 4) - Located on blade welder panel. Sets pressure for different width blades. Blade Clamps (R, Figure 4) - Located on blade welder panel. DOWN position allows insertion of blade into clamp. Up position locks blade. Fig. 2 EVBS-26...
Fig. 6 Fig. 4 Blade Tension Handwheel (S, Figure 5) - Located on underside of upper frame. Turn clockwise to 10.0 ADJUSTMENTS tension blade; counterclockwise to release tension on blade. Blade Tracking Knob (T, Figure 5) - Located at upper rear of the saw. Turn clockwise to track All adjustments or repairs to machine must be done blade toward front of the blade wheel.
Adjust lower blade guides in the same manner. Note: Even properly adjusted blade guides will show wear after continual use. Readjust as necessary. If the blade guides become diffi cult to adjust, switch the left and right blade guides. Fig. 8 EVBS-26...
10. Turn on saw and check blade tracking. Adjust track- ing if necessary. Fig. 9 Fig. 10 10.4 TOP GUIDE ADJUSTMENT Always position top guide to within 1/8” of the top sur- face of workpiece. This minimizes exposure of operator’s 10.6 WORK LAMP BULB hands to the saw blade.
• Run the bandsaw with blade centered in upper and with blade. (Continue on next page). lower guides, and guide fi ngers adjusted as close as possible without touching the blade or weld joint. EVBS-26...
Position blade so that cut is made at a place that GRIND HERE allows for uniform spacing of teeth. See Figure 12. Bring handle down fi rmly to cut blade. IMPORTANT: If a blade has been cut by using snips, the ends of the blade must be ground square before welding them together, as shown in Figure 14.
Make corrections welded area and repeat welding-annealing process. before annealing. Check to make sure welded section is same thick ness as rest of blade. If not, grind off excess weld material using the grinder. Refer to section 12.5, Blade Grinding. EVBS-26...
12.4.3 BI-METAL BLADES 1. Heat blade slowly by jogging the annealing switch button until weld just begins to emit light (dull red If blade is thicker at the weld than at the rest of the color). The desired color may not always be visible in blade, using the blade may damage the guides.
JET-supplied blades on lower alloy ferrous materials. then the blade is suffi ciently sharp and is cutting at Use a section of round stock. its most effi cient rate. Operate the saw at low speed. Start the cut with a very light feed rate. EVBS-26...
14.0 MAINTENANCE Before doing maintenance on the machine, discon- nect it from the electrical supply by pulling out the plug or switching off the main switch. Failure to comply may cause serious injury. Use a brush to loosen accumulated chips and debris. Use a shop vacuum to remove the debris.
Decrease annealing temperature. Too large a gap between blade guides Adjust proper gap between guides and Blade becomes damaged easily. and blade. blade. See section 10.3 Blade too wide for short radius cutting. Select narrower blade appropriate to the job. EVBS-26...
15.2 MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS Table 2 Trouble Probable Cause Remedy Verify machine is connected to power source. Make sure START button is No incoming power. Machine will not start/restart or re- pushed in completely, and STOP but- peatedly trips circuit breaker or blows ton is disengaged.
Bend cable and untangle wires. kinked jaw cable or tangled wires. Incorrect annealing heat. Bring weld up to correct color. See section 12.4 Brittle weld. Scale or oil on weld caused poor Keep clamp jaws and blade clean. annealing. EVBS-26...
15.4 WELDER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS Table 4 Trouble Probable Cause Remedy Weld could not be made. Jaws do not Wire connection is poor; connecting Change switch, or grind the connect- move. point of welding switch is bad. ing port with a fi le. Transformer burned out.
17.0 REPLACEMENT PARTS — EVBS 26 Replacement parts are listed on the following pages. To order parts or reach our service department, call 1-855-336-4032, Monday through Friday (see our website for business hours, www.jettools.com). Having the Model Number and Serial Number of your machine available when you call will allow us to serve you quickly and accurately.
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ASSEMBLY PARTS LIST (CONT’D) — EVBS-26 Index No. Part No. Description Size Qty. EVBS26-4060 Air Pump Seat EVBS20-4170 Air Nozzle EVBS20-4180 Air Nozzle Clipper EVBS26-4450 Air Compressor EVBS20-4490 Tube Connecter EVBS26-5000 Main Body EVBS26-5100 Rear Door, Larger EVBS26-5101 Rear Door, Smaller...
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CONTACTOR ANNEAL ON GREEN INDICTOR LIGHT OVERLOAD RELAY EMERGENCY STOP LAMP 115V 20W, TRANSFORMER MAIN MOTOR OFF MAIN SWITCH TRANSFORMER MAIN MOTOR ON FUSE SAFETY SWITCH GREEN SAFETY SWITCH GRINDER MOTOR ON WORK LAMP ON WELD AUTO STOP BLACK EVBS-26...
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