Setting Up The Saw; Tensioning And Tracking The Blade - Axminster AC1950B Original Instructions Manual

DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM
THE MAINS SUPPLY!

Tensioning and tracking the blade

Make sure both top and bottom blade guides and thrust
bearing are well clear of the blade, see fig 26
Fig 26
1) Open the front covers fully, giving good access to the top
compartment of the saw and good visibility into the bottom
compartment, see page 13. For tracking the blade first adjust
all bearing guides so that they are well clear of the blade.
Check that the blade is sitting approximately in the middle of
the wheels, see fig 27.
Fig 27
2) Apply some tension to the blade by turning the tensioning
wheel clockwise, spin the top wheel by hand and check that
the blade remains centrally on the tyre, see fig 28. If it does not,
adjust the tracking by turning the tracking control at the rear
of the head box, see fig 29. Viewed directly onto the tracking
control wheel, turning clockwise should cause the blade to
track to the rear of the tyre; anti-clockwise to the front, Note:
DO NOT make large adjustments otherwise you will over
correct yourself.
3) Spin the top wheel again, check again. Continue until the
blade tracks in the centre of the tyres with no appreciable to
and fro movement. Tension the blade fully. A sideways push
on the blade should allow a maximum of 1 centimetre of
movement with moderate pressure on the blade, see fig 30.
Check the tracking again, adjust if necessary.
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Setting Up the Saw

Fig 28-29
Sideways push on the
blade, max 1 centimetre
of movement
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Fig 30