Getting To Know Your Band Saw; Indicator System - Craftsman 113.247440 Owner's Manual

12-inch electronic band saw
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getting to know your band saw
4
BEVEL LOCK KNOB
BLADE
GUIDES
SLOT
8
GLJ
LOCK
KNOB
5 6
4
BLADE GUIDES
HANDWHEEL
/
ON-OFF
SWITCH
3
t
ELECTRON_C/tNDICATOR
SYSTEM
7
BACK-UP
BEARING
ARING
5
6
BLADE
GUIDES
GETTING
TO KNOW
YOUR BAND SAW
I, Warning
Labels
2 Tensions adiustment
knob - Tightening
the knob
will increase the tension on the blade Loosening
it will decrease the tension
Clockwise
to tension,
counter clockwise
to loosen
3 Electronic
Indicator
System -Digitai
readout for
blade
tension,
bevel
angle
and blade
speed
(FPM)
4 Setting
Bevel Angle - Pull the bevel _ock knob
and adjust the band saw to the desired angle by
turning
the handwheel,
then push in the bevel
lock to secure
5 Blade Guide Adjustment
- The guides
can be
adjusted
in or out for various widths
of blades
and locked in place by the set screws
6 Lateral Blade Guide Adiustment
- The guides
can be adjusted sideways and locked in position
by the capscrews
to prevent
the blade
from
twisting
during operation
7 Blade Backup
Bearing Adjustment
- The thrust
bearings
can be adjusted
in or out for various
widths
of blades and locked
in place
by the
setscrews
8 Guide Bar Lock Knob - The upper blade guides
should
just clear the workpiece
while cutting
Always
adjust the guides before turning
on the
band saw and lock the guide bar by tightening
the knob
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