Table Of Contents - Jet VBS-18MWEVS Operating Instructions And Parts Manual

Metal/wood working band saw

Table of Contents

2.0 Table of contents

Section

1.0 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................... 2

2.0 Table of contents .................................................................................................................................... 4

3.0 About this manual .................................................................................................................................. 6

4.0 Specifications for VBS-18MWEVS ......................................................................................................... 7

4.1 Overall Dimensions ............................................................................................................................ 8

5.0 Setup and Assembly .............................................................................................................................. 9

5.1 Shipping contents ................................................................................................................................... 9

5.2 Tools required for assembly ............................................................................................................... 9

5.3 Unpacking and cleanup ...................................................................................................................... 9

5.4 Assembly ............................................................................................................................................ 9

5.5 Handwheel .......................................................................................................................................... 9

5.6 Installing and aligning table .............................................................................................................. 10

5.7 Installing guide rail ............................................................................................................................ 10

5.8 Fence assembly and alignment ........................................................................................................ 10

5.9 Miter gauge ....................................................................................................................................... 11

6.0 Electrical connections .......................................................................................................................... 11

6.1 GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS ....................................................................................................... 11

6.2 Single phase connections ................................................................................................................. 11

6.3 Circuit Information ............................................................................................................................ 12

7.0 Adjustments ......................................................................................................................................... 12

7.1 Aluminum resaw fence ..................................................................................................................... 12

7.2 Fence fine adjust .............................................................................................................................. 12

7.3 Table tilt ............................................................................................................................................ 12

7.4 Adjusting 90-degree table stop ......................................................................................................... 13

7.5 Leveling table insert.......................................................................................................................... 13

7.6 Installing/changing blades ................................................................................................................ 13

7.7 Blade tension .................................................................................................................................... 14

7.8 Adjusting blade tension lever ........................................................................................................... 14

7.9 Blade tracking ................................................................................................................................... 15

7.10 Overview - bearing adjustments .................................................................................................... 15

7.11 Upper blade guides ........................................................................................................................ 15

7.12 Upper thrust bearing ....................................................................................................................... 16

7.13 Lower blade guides ........................................................................................................................ 16

7.14 Guide post ...................................................................................................................................... 17

7.15 Guide post parallelism .................................................................................................................... 17

7.16 Brushes .......................................................................................................................................... 17

7.17 Drive Belt Changing, Replacement, and Tensioning ..................................................................... 17

8.0 Operating Controls ............................................................................................................................... 19

8.1 Start/Stop Switch .............................................................................................................................. 19

8.2 Setting Speed Digital Readout ......................................................................................................... 20

8.3 Variable Speed Control Dial ............................................................................................................. 20

9.0 Operation - Non-Metal ......................................................................................................................... 20

9.1 General Procedure ........................................................................................................................... 20

9.2 Ripping ............................................................................................................................................. 21

9.3 Crosscutting ...................................................................................................................................... 21

9.4 Resawing .......................................................................................................................................... 21

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