Operation & Maintenance; Operation - Wen BA1487 Instruction Manual

WARNINGS & SUGGESTIONS
• Do not touch the saw blade when cutting.
• During saw operation, wear safety glasses but do not wear gloves.
• Cut only one workpiece at a time.
• Always hold the workpiece down on the table.
• Do not jam any workpieces.
• Do not try to slow the blade down by pushing the work piece against the saw blade from the side.
• When straight cutting against the fence, use a push stick.
• Use a work support when cutting long stock to avoid pieces from falling down after the cut has been
completed.
• Use a dust collector and regularly empty the dust collection drawer.
• When cutting round stock, make sure the piece is a secure as possible.
• Before starting, check that the saw blade and the upper and lower blade guides are in proper working order.
• Replace damaged parts immediately.
• Assume the correct working position (the blade's teeth should be pointing towards the operator).
• Take all necessary precautions to avoid kickback during operation.
ON/OFF SWITCH
1. To turn the saw ON, move the switch to the up position (Fig. 27 - 1).
2. To turn the saw OFF, move the switch to the down (OFF) position.
3. To lock the switch in the OFF position:
a) Wait until the band saw has come to a complete stop.
b) Remove the safety key from the switch housing. Store the safety key in
a safe place.
4. To unlock the switch and turn the saw ON, insert the safety key into the switch,
and move the switch to the ON position.
LED WORK LIGHT
The work light switch is independent and may be turned ON or OFF separately from the band saw switch. The LED
switch is a smaller switch located directly above the main ON/OFF switch (Fig. 27 - 2).
REVERSING THE RIP FENCE
The rip fence can be used on both sides of the blade. When the
rip fence is to be moved from one side of the saw blade to the
other, the fence needs to be reversed using the following steps:
1. Loosen and remove the two knobs (Fig. 28 - 1).
2. Take off the fence with bolts from the fence support.
3. Assemble fence with bolts to the other side of fence support.
4. Replace the two knobs.
To change the height of the fence, loosen the two knobs, slide the fence out from the fence support, rotate the fence
90°, insert the lock screw into the other groove of the fence, and finally retighten the two knobs.
The fence can be adjusted parallel with the side of the blade by loosening the two socket bolts (Fig. 28 - 2)

OPERATION

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