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14" resaw bandsaw
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Model W1849 (For Machines Mfd. Since 11/16)
4. Place coplanarity gauge up against both wheels in
positions shown in Figure 100. Make sure gauge fully
extends across rims of both wheels.
5. Check wheel alignment and adjust tracking knob
to bring both wheels into alignment as much as
possible. If wheels cannot be adjusted coplanar,
use Figure 101 to determine how to proceed with
alignment adjustments.
Coplanarity Gauge
Tracking
Knob
Adjustment
Hub
Figure 100. Illustration of using
coplanarity gauge to check wheel
Wheels parallel
and aligned: No
adjustment
needed.
Upper wheel not
vertically aligned
with lower wheel:
Use blade tracking
knob to tilt upper
wheel.
Figure 101. Wheel alignment illustration
with solutions to misalignment problems.
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Gauge Positions
Wheels
alignment.
or
Wheels parallel, but
not coplanar with
each other: Shim
upper or lower wheel.
Lower wheel not
laterally aligned
with upper wheel:
Adjust rear set
bolts to tilt lower
wheel left/right.

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