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Original Instruction Manual
BS350S Premium
14" Bandsaw
Version 3.2
February 2018
It is important to register your product as soon as possible in order to receive efficient after sales
support and be entitled to the full 5 year guarantee. Your statutory rights are not affected.
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Always wear safety glasses when
using woodworking equipment.
To register this product please visit
www.recordpower.info
Please see back cover for contact details.
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Always read the instructions
provided before using
woodworking equipment.
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before assembling or using this product.
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  • Page 1 Original Instruction Manual BS350S Premium 14" Bandsaw Version 3.2 February 2018 To register this product please visit www.recordpower.info It is important to register your product as soon as possible in order to receive efficient after sales support and be entitled to the full 5 year guarantee. Your statutory rights are not affected. Please see back cover for contact details.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Terms & Conditions Of Usage Explanation of Symbols General Health & Safety Guidance Additional Health & Safety for Bandsaws Record Power Guarantee EU Declaration Of Conformity User Manual Getting To Know Your Bandsaw Machine Specification Stand & Wheel Kit Assembly...
  • Page 3 Explanation of Symbols The symbols and their meanings shown below may be used throughout this manual. Please ensure that you take the appropriate action wherever the warnings are used. Mandatory Instructions Read and fully understand the instruction manual before attempting to use the machine.
  • Page 4 General Health & Safety Guidance Ensure that you carefully read and fully understand the 6. The machine should be level and stable at all times instructions in this manual before assembly, installation and • When using a leg stand or cabinet base that is designed to be fitted to use of this product.
  • Page 5 General Health & Safety Guidance complete stop. • Use extra supports (roller support stands etc.) for any work pieces large enough to tip when not held down to the table top. • If the work area is to be left unattended, all machinery should be switched ‘OFF’...
  • Page 6 General Health & Safety Guidance • Before each use of the machine, it should be carefully checked to 32. Have your machine repaired by a qualified person determine that it will operate properly and perform its • This machine complies with the relevant safety rules and standards intended function.
  • Page 7 Guarantee should be made directly to Record Power or its Authorised Distributor Record Power guarantees that for a period of 5 years from the date (for details of the Authorised Distributor in your country please see of purchase the components of qualifying Products (see clauses 1.2.1 your Product manual or check www.recordpower.info for details).

  • Page 8: Getting To Know Your Bandsaw

    1. Getting To Know Your Bandsaw Fig.1 Blade Tensioning Knob Blade Tension Release Cam Handle Rise & Fall Hand Wheel Rise & Fall Lock Knob Blade Blade Tracking Knob Upper Blade Guides Table Tilting Knob Table Motor Rating Plate Rip Fence 100 mm Dust Extraction Port Rip Fence Rail Motor...

  • Page 9: Stand & Wheel Kit Assembly

    3. Stand & Wheel Kit Assembly 3.1 Stand & Wheel Kit Assembly Fig.3.1 CAUTION! The machine is heavy. Additional help or a suitable lifting device or support will be required for lifting the machine onto the stand. The stand and wheel kit comes as a self assembly unit, Fig.3.1. Stand 1.
  • Page 10 3. Stand & Wheel Kit Assembly Fig.3.2 Fig.3.6 LONG MID BRACE SUPPORT Note: When assembling this legstand do not fully tighten the nuts and bolts until the assembly is complete. When fitting the optional pedal wheekit during initial assembly of the bandsaw, please do so before attaching the bandsaw to the leg stand to ensure greater safety and ease of fitment.
  • Page 11 3. Stand & Wheel Kit Assembly 3.3 Wheel Kit Assembly Fig.3.8 1. Attach the fixed wheels to the rear legs of the machine stand using the M6 x 16 hex bolts, Washers, and M6 nuts provided. Fig 3.8. The rear of the stand is the side which features the medium mid brace support.
  • Page 12 3. Stand & Wheel Kit Assembly 1. Feed the long fixing bolts up through the Fig.3.10 stand and secure the four corners using the washers and bolts provided Fig.3.10. Once LONG FIXING BOLTS this is achieved the whole stand can be fully tightened ready for the bandsaw to be fitted.

  • Page 13: Machine Assembly

    4. Machine Assembly 4.1 Unpacking and Components Included Fig.4.1 The machine is supplied partly assembled. Prior to use, further assembly is required. When unpacking the machine, in addition to the bandsaw itself, the following components are included for the initial assembly Fig.4.1: 1.
  • Page 14 4. Machine Assembly Fig.4.2 RISE & FALL 4.2 Rise & fall hand wheel Attach the rise and fall hand wheel to the rise and fall shaft and tighten the socket head bolt with a 6 mm hex wrench, then attach the handle and tighten with a 10 mm wrench (See Fig.4.2).
  • Page 15 4. Machine Assembly 4.6 Fitting the Fence Bar Fig.4.10 Attach the fence bar to the table as shown in Fig. 4.8, ensuring the washers are placed next to the fixing nuts. Use the remaining 2 nuts and washers to secure the fence bar from the underside of the table, Fig. 4.9. Do not fully tighten yet as adjustment may be necessary.
  • Page 16 4. Machine Assembly Fig. 4.15 4.9 Fitting the Fence Remove the fence carrier from the fence extrusion using a 5 mm hex wrench to remove the hex head socket screws and washers shown in Fig. 4.15. Ensure the T-nut on the underside of the fence as shown in Fig. 4.16 remains in place.

  • Page 17: Setting Table Square To The Saw Blade

    5. Setting Table Square to the Saw Blade Fig.5.1 CAUTION! Before carrying out any adjustments or maintenance ensure that the machine is isolated and disconnected from the electricity supply. 5.1 Setting the table stop at 90º to saw blade Tools Required:- Small 90º square (Not supplied) The table can be set at 90º...

  • Page 18: Bandsaw Blade Set Up

    If the machine is to stand idle for a period it is good practice to slacken tension and re-tension when next using. On the BS350 the simplest way to release and re-tension the blade is to use the blade tension release cam handle located on the back on the machine.
  • Page 19 6. Bandsaw Blade Set Up Fig.6.4 GUIDE CARRIER CAUTION! Before carrying out any adjustments or maintenance ensure that the machine is isolated and disconnected from the KNURLED NUT electricity supply. 6.3 Adjusting the Upper Guides First check that all of the roller guides are moving freely. To adjust the upper blade guides, first position the guide assembly relative to the blade, by slackening off the hex screw (Fig.6.4A) and moving the guide carrier until the roller guides are just behind the gullets of the blade (See...

  • Page 20: Drive Belt Adjustment & Speed Change

    7.2 Changing the Blade Speed The BS350 has two blade speeds 820 m/min for wood and 380 m/min for some plastics and acrylics. This machine is not suitable for cutting metals. The lower bandwheel has two, integral, multi-vee form pulleys and the motor shaft has a twin multi- vee form pulley.

  • Page 21: Electrical Connection & Wiring Diagram

    8. Electrical Connection & Wiring Diagram Machines supplied for use in the UK are fitted with a 3 pin plug conforming machine. If replacing the original fuse, always fit a fuse of equivalent rating to BS1363, fitted with a fuse conforming to BS1362 and appropriate to the to the original.

  • Page 22: Operation & Bandsawing Practice

    Remove the faulty component and replace only with genuine Record Power replacement parts. Any electrical components should only be replaced by a suitably qualified person. To replace a broken blade, please refer to the section of this manual entitled “Band saw Blade Set Up”.
  • Page 23 9. Operation & Bandsawing Practice Blade Selection (TPI) - Cont. Material Material Thickness Having selected an appropriate blade for the particular thickness and type <6 mm 6-12 mm 12-25 mm >25mm of material to be sawn, it is essential that the saw blade is allowed to cut Perspex 16 TPI 14 TPI...
  • Page 24 3/4” x 3 TPI Skip tooth pattern BB10312-3PACK 1/4”, 3/8” & 5/8” Skip tooth pattern Note: As well as the blades listed, we can also supply bandsaw blades to almost any specification please call Record Power Customer Services in your country. Narrow Blade Wide Blade 9.9 Record Power BS350S Blade Range...
  • Page 25 9. Operation & Bandsawing Practice Ex. 2. Always support round pieces with a wedge or vee block. Take extreme Ex. 5. Jig for accurate repetitive wedges. care as there is a danger that if the work is not secured properly the blade will snatch the work piece, potentially causing it to spin or bounce back at you.

  • Page 26: Dust Extraction

    Record Power Dust Extraction Machines 150 litre capacity, 1 kW motor single or twin, 0.5 micron filtration. Below is a summary of the Record Power range. Please visit your local stockist or go online for full details. CGV336 CamVac Series Medium Extractor 55 litre capacity, 1 kW motor single or twin, 0.5 micron filtration.

  • Page 27: Maintenance

    11. Maintenance Fig.11.1 HEX SCREW CAUTION! Before carrying out any adjustments or maintenance ensure that the machine is isolated and disconnected from the electricity supply. 11.1 Replacing the bandsaw blade KEEP PLATE Fig.11.2 HAZARD! Take great care when unpacking the bandsaw blade as they are usually folded and can spring out very suddenly with great force.
  • Page 28 11. Maintenance Fig.11.4 CAUTION! Before carrying out any adjustments or maintenance ensure that the machine is isolated and disconnected from the electricity supply. 13 mm HUB NUT 11.2 Replacing the drive belt To replace the drive belt simply loosen the tension on the belt using the belt tension handle.
  • Page 29 11. Maintenance 11.4 The table insert The table insert on a bandsaw is a consumable item Fig.11.9 and will Fig.11.9 therefore need replacing periodically. This procedure should be carried out with the bandsaw blade removed. To replace the table insert simply push the old insert out from underneath the table and fit the new one into position.

  • Page 30: Trouble Shooting

    1. Check the power cable and fuse. 2. Defective switch. 2. Replace the switch. 3. Doors not closed fully. 3. Ensure both doors are closed fully. 4. Fuse blown. 4. Check and replace the fuse. 5. Defective motor. 5. Replace with genuine Record Power motor.

  • Page 31: Parts Diagrams

    13. Parts Diagrams Stand with wheel kit Ref No. Description Ref No. Description Rubber shoe D-handle clamp Short mid brace support Hex nut Wheel bracket Long top brace support Hex bolt Hex nut Hex nut Washer Flat washer Hex bolt Washer Hex nut Carriage bolt...
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  • Page 35: Parts List

    14. Parts List Ref No. Description Ref No. Description Blade tension knob Nylon nut M6-1.0 Frame Strain relief Set screw M5-0.8 x 10 Strain relief nut Safety switch Crank handle Flat washer M5 Tension rod Power cord Guide post lock knob Hex nut M8-1.25 Blade tracking knob Pointer...
  • Page 36 14. Parts List Ref No. Description Ref No. Description Flat washer M5 Spacer bushing Pointer Bushing Trunnion plate Cap screw M6-1.0 x 16 Rise and fall crank handle Spring washer 6 Hex bolt M8-1.25 x 16 Guide bracket Carriage bolt M6-1.0 x 65 Worm cylinder Table Fixed plate...

  • Page 37: Assembly Of The Optional Bs350S-W Pedal Wheel Kit

    15. Assembly of the Optional BS350S-W Pedal Wheel Kit Fig.15.1 Pedal Flat washer Hex nut Spring washer Washer Axle Split pin Rotating casters Hex bolt Casters Release catch Hex nut Flat washer Operating frame Brace support bar When fitting the optional pedal wheekit during initial assembly 7.
  • Page 38 15. Assembly of the Optional BS350S-W Pedal Wheel Kit Fig.15.2 Fig.15.3 Fig.15.4 FLATTENED AREAS RELEASE CATCH Fig.15.5 Fig.15.6 Fig.15.7 AXLE PEDAL FIXING PIN AXLE FIXING PIN BRACE SUPPORT BAR OPERATING FRAME Fig.15.8 Fig.15.9 Fig.15.10 REAR OF BANDSAW RELEASE CATCH PEDAL Fig.15.11...

  • Page 39: Eu Declaration Of Conformity

    EU Declaration of Conformity Cert No: EU / BS350S / 1 RECORD POWER LIMITED, Centenary House, 11 Midland Way, Barlborough Links, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S43 4XA declares that the machinery described:- Type: Bandsaw Model No: BS350S Serial No ................. Conforms with the following directives:-...
  • Page 40 Woodworking Machinery and Accessories Record Power Ltd, Centenary House, 11 Midland Way, Barlborough Links, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S43 4XA Tel: +44 (0) 1246 571 020 Fax: +44 (0) 1246 571 030 www.recordpower.co.uk To register a product and find your local stockist visit recordpower.info...

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