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Shimming Table
To ensure accuracy when cutting stacked
workpieces, table should be 90˚ to back of blade
as shown in Figure 68. If table is not perpen-
dicular to back of blade, the table needs to be
shimmed.
Figure 68. Squaring table to blade back.
To shim table:
1.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2.
Make sure that blade is tracking properly and
that it is correctly tensioned.
3.
Loosen trunnion bolts that secure trunnions
to table.
4.
Place shim stock between table and two trun-
nions to shim table in desired direction.
Note: Another way to shim table is to add
washers between table and trunnion. Very
thin washers are a good choice for this proce-
dure because they are very thin and will allow
for fine adjustment.
5.
Follow Aligning Miter Slot instructions on
Page 31 to complete this procedure.
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Correcting Blade
Lead
Bandsaw blades may wander off the cut line when
sawing, as shown in Figure 69. This is called
blade lead.
Blade lead is usually caused by too fast of a
feed rate, a dull or abused blade, or improper
blade tension. If your blade is sharp/undamaged,
properly tensioned, and you still have blade lead,
perform the following procedures.
Figure 69. Example of blade lead.
To correct blade lead:
1.
Make sure blade is properly tensioned (refer
to Blade Tensioning on Page 26 for instruc-
tions) and the blade guides are adjusted
correctly.
2.
Use less pressure when feeding the workpiece
through the cut.
3.
Make sure miter slot and fence are parallel
to blade line (refer to Aligning Table and
Aligning Fence on Page 30 for instructions).
4.
Perform a test cut with the bandsaw.
— If there is still blade lead present, compen-
sate for this condition by skewing the fence
or shifting the table, as instructed in the
following procedures.
Model G0555XH (Mfd. Since 1/18)
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