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Adjusting Feed Rate
The speed at which the saw blade will cut through a workpiece is controlled by blade type,
feed rate, and feed pressure.
Note: If the coolant system is used during the cut, the feed rate can be increased by
approximately 15%.
1. Raise head to vertical position to remove spring tension. Close feed On/Off valve (A)
Fig.12 to lock head in place.
2. Adjust feed pressure tension spring (A) Fig.13 by rotating adjustment nut (B). Tighten
enough to remove play but not enough to apply tension to spring.
Note: This spring adjustment is an initial setting. Depending on cutting circumstances,
you will have to fine-tune the feed pressure with this adjustment. Increasing the spring
tension will reduce the feed pressure.
3. Clamp workpiece in table vise.
4. Open feed ON/OFF valve (A) Fig.12, allow head to lower until blade is a few inches
above workpiece, then close valve.
5. With correct saw blade and blade speed selected, turn saw and coolant pump ON.
6. Open feed ON/OFF valve, then slowly rotate feed rate control knob clockwise to a slow
feed rate until saw begins to cut workpiece.
7. Observe chips that exit cut, and increase or decrease feed rate according to chip
characteristics.
• If chips are tightly curled, warm shavings, brown to black in color, there is too much
downward pressure.
• If chips are blue looking chips, blade speed is too high.
• If chips are thin and powder-like, there is insufficient feed pressure. This will dull blade
rapidly.
• The best cut and feed rate will give you evenly shaped spiraled curls with very little color
change, if any at all.
Using and Adjusting Vise
To use and operate the vise, proceed as follows:
1. Rise the head a few inches above the workpiece, close the feed ON/OFF valve (A)
Fig.12 to maintain the head above the workpiece.
2. Put your workpiece on the table. Move the vise tightening lever (A) Fig.14 upwards to
loosen the vise. Move the vise jaw against the workpiece by turning the vise handle
(B). Then lower the vise tightening lever (A) to lock the workpiece in position.
3. To loosen the workpiece from the vise, hold the workpiece and lift the vise tightening
lever (A) to a 90 degree position (completely opened). Remove workpiece.
For multiple cuts of the same workpiece
When you need to cut a workpiece many times, just raise the vise tightening lever (A)
Fig.14 to loosen and adjust workpiece position. Then lower the vise tightening lever to
retighten vise.
How to set up the vise for angled cuts
1. Loosen hex. bolt (A) Fig.15 and hex. nut (B).
2. Adjust angle of rear vise (C) using the angle scale (D) as a guide. Retighten hex. bolt (A) and hex. nut (B).
3. Loosen lock handle (E) and hex. bolt (F) and adjust the front vise (G) parallel to the rear vise (C). Retighten lock handle (E) and hex. bolt (F).
Adjusting vise for cutting a 12" workpiece
1. Remove hex. bolt (A) Fig.15 and loosen hex. nut (B) at the rear of the rear vise (C).
2. Reposition the rear vise (C) so the rear vise hole lines up with the second threaded hole in the table (H) and secure rear vise using the hex. bolt
(A) removed previously and retighten hex. nut (B).
ADJUSTMENTS
FIGURE 12
FIGURE 13
FIGURE 14
FIGURE 15
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