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Adjusting Work Stop
The Model G9743 is equipped with a work stop
for repetitive cutting operations. The work stop
will need to be adjusted any time it is removed or
repositioned.
To adjust work stop:
1.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2.
Loosen thumb screw on work stop (see
Figure 34), and adjust work stop position on
rod as needed for workpiece, then tighten
thumb screw to secure.
Work Stop
Rod
Figure 34. Work stop adjustment components.
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Selecting the right blade for the cut requires a
knowledge of various blade characteristics.
Blade Terminology
Work Stop
A. Kerf: Amount of material removed by blade
B. Tooth Set: Amount each tooth is bent left or
Thumb
Screw
C. Gauge: Thickness of blade.
D. Blade Width: Widest point of blade mea-
E. Tooth Rake: Angle of tooth face from line
F.
G. Tooth Pitch: Distance between tooth tips.
H. Blade Back: Distance between bottom of
I.
Selecting Blades
A
B
C
E
H
D
F
G
Figure 35. Bandsaw blade terminology.
during cutting.
right from blade.
sured from tip of tooth to back edge of blade.
perpendicular to length of blade.
Gullet Depth: Distance from tooth tip to bot-
tom of curved area (gullet).
gullet and back edge of blade.
Blade Pitch or TPI: Number of teeth per inch
measured from gullet to gullet.
Model G9743 (Mfd. Since 10/23)
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