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- Page 1 12” BANDSAW OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MODEL: W721 Charnwood, Cedar Court, Walker Road, Bardon, Leicestershire, LE67 1TU Tel. 01530 516 926 Fax. 01530 516 929 email; sales@charnwood.net website; www.charnwood.net...
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Page 2: General Safety Rules
GENERAL SAFETY RULES WARNING: Do not attempt to operate the machine until you have thoroughly read and understood completely all instructions, rules, etc. contained in this manual. Failure to comply may result in accidents involving fire, electric shock, or serious personal injury. Keep this owner's manual and review frequently for continuous safe operation. - Page 3 17. Never leave the machine running unattended. Turn the power off. Do not leave the machine until it comes to a complete stop. 18. Do not use any power tools while under the effects of drugs, alcohol or medication. 19. Always wear a face or dust mask if operation creates a lot of dust and/or chips. Always operate the tool in a well ventilated area and provide for proper dust removal.
- Page 4 Specification Table size 550 x 400 mm Table height 1090 mm Motor 750W Blade length 2240 mm Blade widths 6 to 19 mm Blade speeds (no load) 360 and 720 m/min Blade widths 6 to 12 mm Maximum depth of cut at 90 160 mm Maximum depth of stock at 45 89.4 mm...
- Page 5 Unpacking Cut the strapping, open the carton and remove all parts from the packaging Assembly Building the stand This is most easily accomplished on a bench or table Leave all nuts and bolts finger tight until you have finished assembling this stand. Start with the long top rail and bolt it inside one leg.
- Page 6 Fitting the Saw to the Stand If you have someone to help you, the easiest way to join the saw and the stand is to lift the saw and lower it into place. Secure it with the four countersunk setscrews, washers and nuts provided. Fixing bolts Alternately;...
- Page 7 Screw the longest of the 6 mm hex headed bolts into its hole as shown. Place the table in position on the trunnion and fix it with the four remaining 6 mm bolts. Check to see if the blade is centred in the slot.
- Page 8 Screw the four hex, wing bolts and washers into the tapped holes on the underside of the table and slide the rip fence carrier on to them. Adjust the two hex headed bolts so that the carrier fits snugly to the table with no gap between its upper edge and the table.
- Page 9 Screw in and lock the push stick hanger. Hang the push stick on it and remember that this is one of the world’s best finger preservers! Locate the tension adjustment knob and using a suitable tool, remove the cap. Be careful not to lose the nut which is inside. Place it over the spindle sticking out of the top of the saw, screw on the nut and lock the knob between the two nuts.
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Page 10: Setting Up Your Saw
Fit the control handle to the spindle protruding from the side of the saw. Rotate the handle, so that the grubscrew tightens onto the flat side on the spindle. Tighten the grubscrew securely. Apply a little tension to the blade and use a set square to position the table at right angles to it. - Page 11 After ensuring that the quick tension lever is set in the tensioned position, adjust the blade tension with the hand wheel on top of the upper housing. ‘Pluck’ the back of the blade, as you would the string of a double bass, at this point.
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Page 12: Changing The Blade
Release the belt tension by turning the tension control handle on the front of the lower housing. Move the belt from the larger pulley to the smaller one and then from the smaller to the larger on the other pair. Always have the drive belt on one large and one small pulley. - Page 13 Lower the blade guard Remove the rip fence carrier Slide the blade off upper and lower wheels, bringing it out of the machine via the slots in the rear frame and the blade guard. Reverse these steps to fit the new blade. Ensure that the teeth are at the front and pointing down.
- Page 15 W721 Parts List Name Name 001 Lower door 002 Cap head bolt 003 Spacer bush 004 Lock nut 005 n/a 006 Pilot guide 007 Spring plate 008 Rivet 009 Pilot pin 010 Upper door 011 Circlip 012 Upper bearing bolt...
- Page 16 097 Wing nut 098 End cap 099 Fence bracket 100 Coach bolt 101 Fence 102 Pressure plate 103 Fence carrier 104 Plastic pressure plate 105 Self tapping screw 106 Cam 107 Handle 108 Cap 109 Shaft 110 Pointer 111 Cap head bolt 112 Cover plate, right 113 Rip fence carrier 114 Wing bolt...