Cutting Angle Adjustments; Determining The Problems - Baker A User Manual

Cutting Angle Adjustments

If your Baker starts producing boards that are not square, your cutting angle may need to be
adjusted. Before proceeding, though, make sure your guides are set properly (see "Setting
Guides") and your blade tracking is correct (see "Blade Tracking").
Check the conveyor belt and look for an obstruction that may be caught underneath the belt.
If everything listed above is okay, then continue.
Determining the Problem
 Start by moving the guides away from the blade. The guides should not be touching the
blade in any way.
 Get a metal plate approximately ½" x 6" x 12".
 With the machine off, locked out and tagged out, place the metal plate on the conveyor
about 6 inches in front of the blade about 6 inches behind the blade. Set the blade height
to the thickness of the metal plate.
 Use a straight edge to lie across the blade. Be sure the straight edge is between the
teeth, because the set will give you inaccurate measurements.
 Measure the distance from the straight edge to the metal plate on both ends of the
straight edge.
 Using this method, you will easily be able to determine if the front of the blade is tilted up
or down.
 If the blade is tilted in this manner, the cutting angle needs front-to-back adjustment.
Always make the front-to-back adjustments first.
 To determine whether a side-to-side adjustment is necessary, measure the distance from
the blade to the main conveyor beam at the right and the left of the conveyor . Both
distances should be identical. If not, make a side-to-side adjustment.
Blade should be 1/32" higher in front
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