Selecting Blade Speed; Recommended Speed Settings; Mounting The Saw To The Leg Set - Craftsman 113.247440 Owner's Manual

SELECTING BLADE SPEED
The band saw has two speed settings: 3000 FPM for
normal operation and 1500 FPM for operation requir-
ing more control of the work piece.
When changing speeds from 1500 to 3000 FPM
remove the belt from the band saw pulley first. When
going from 3000 to 1500 FPM remove the belt from
the motor pulley first
1500 3000
RPM RPM
F
MOTOR
RECOMMENDED SPEED SETTINGS
1 3000 Feet per Minute
a. Basic Wood Cutting
b Resawing
Most effective with skip tooth, hook tooth, and
regular tooth blades.
2. t500 Feet per Minute
a Intricate Wood Cutting
b. Veneers, Tile, Plastics
c. Non-Ferrous Metals (Brass, Copper,
Aluminum)*
Most effective with blades that have 15 teeth per
inch
CAUTION: This band saw will not cut steel. Steel
cutting requires the blade speed to be 140 FPM
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MOUNTING THE SAW TO THE LEG SET
*Must use recommended blade for nomferrous metals
1 From loose parts bag find the following hardware:
ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY,
A Truss Head Bolts 1/4-20 x t/2 ........ 4
B Lockwashers External 1/4 ........... 4
C Hex Nuts 1/4-20 ........................ 4
2 Place saw on leg set so that holes in bottom of
saw line up with holes in top of feg set.
3 Install bolts, lockwashers, and nuts as shown
Tighten securely using a 7/16-inch wrench or
socket.. The front two bolts hold the saw, lower
wheel cover and leg set together Install these
bolts from the bottom side,
4. After the band saw has been mounted to the leg
set, go back and tighten all the nuts holding the
leg set together.
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