Blade Tracking - Shop fox W1729 Owner's Manual

Model W1729 (For Machines Mfd. Since 1/12)
Blade.Tracking
Perform this adjustment if the Wheel.Alignment.Test
procedure from Page.36 indicates you must do so, or
if the blade tracking needs to be slightly adjusted.
When the wheels are coplanar with each other, the
blade should track slightly to the front of the center of
the rubber tire as you look through the blade tracking
window.
To.adjust.the.blade.tracking,.or.adjust.the.wheel.tilt,.do.
these.steps:
1. DISCONNECT.BANDSAW.FROM.POWER!
2. Open the wheel doors and move the blade-guides out
of the way of the blade.
3. While looking at the blade position through the
tracking window (see Figure.37), slowly rotate the
upper wheel by hand.
. Note: Rotate the tracking-knob clockwise and the
upper wheel will tilt inward at the top and move the
blade to the right. Counter-clockwise rotation makes
the wheel tilt outward at the top and move the blade
to the left.
4. Push the blade-tension lever to the locked position and
recheck the blade tracking.
5. Repeat Steps.4 and 5 until the blade tracks slightly
to the front of the center of the rubber tire (see.
Figure.36).
Note: Once you get the blade to track to a general
location, you can close the bandsaw door, start the
bandsaw, and fine-tune the tracking while looking
through the window.
6. Tighten the tracking knob lock lever,
re-adjust the blade-guide bearings, and close the
wheel doors.
MAKE. SURE. that. your. machine.
is. unplugged. during. all. mainte-
nance. procedures!. If. this. warning.
is. ignored,. serious. personal. injury.
may.occur.
Figure.36..Blade centered on wheel tire.
F 37. Blade tracking system.
igure
An. over-tensioned. blade. may. track.
incorrectly.. Adjust. blade. to. proper.
tension. prior. to. adjusting. blade.
tracking.
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Wheel.
Tire
Tracking
Window
Tracking
Knob and
Lock Lever