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Tip: To quickly gauge this setting, fold a crisp
dollar bill in half twice (when folded tightly,
four thicknesses of a dollar bill is approxi-
mately 0.016"). Place the folded dollar bill
between the support bearing and the blade,
as shown in Figure 32.
Figure 32. Dollar bill folded twice to make a
quick 0.016" gauge.
8.
Tighten the cap screw to lock the support
bearing in place.
Adjusting Blade
Guide Bearings
Properly adjusting the blade guides provides side-
to-side support to help keep the blade straight
while cutting.
There are blade guide bearings on the upper and
lower blade guide assemblies. Both adjust in the
same manner.
Important: The blade is tracking and tensioned
correctly before performing this procedure (see
Tensioning Blade on Page 23).
Tool Needed
Hex Wrench 4mm .............................................. 2
To adjust the upper and lower blade guides:
1.
DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!
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2.
Familiarize yourself with the blade guide con-
trols shown in Figure 33.
Guide Bearing
Adjustment
Cap Screws
Figure 33. Blade guide bearing controls.
3.
Loosen the cap screw shown in the figure
above, then use the knurled knob to adjust
the guide bearings laterally so the bearing
faces are just behind the blade gullet, as
illustrated in Figure 34, and re-tighten the
thumbscrew to secure the setting.
Blade
Gullets
Figure 34. Blade guide bearing positioned just
Note: With wider blades, it may not be possi-
ble to bring the guide bearings just behind the
blade gullets. Position them as far forward as
possible without allowing the guide bearing
housing to touch the back of the blade.
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The set of the teeth increase the chance of
the bearings contacting the teeth during a
cutting operation as the set of the teeth is
wider than the blade. The support bearing
must be set to prevent this.
Locking
Cap Screw
(1 of 2)
behind the blade gullets.
G0555LX (Mfg. Since 3/13)
Knurled
Knob
Cap Screw
Blade
Guide
Bearing
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