Setting Table Square Front And Back Of Blade; Tilting The Table; Fence Adjustment; Adjusting The Rip Fence Guide Scale - Craftsman Professional 119.224010 Owner's Manual

1 hp motor 14-in. bandsaw
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3. SETTING
TABLE
SQUARE
FRONT AND BACK
OF
BLADE
Place a suitably sized square against the saw blade on back and
force position. If the table requires adjustment, proceed as follows:
a. Using a wrench, release the flange nut on the lower table
trunnion, (See FIG,14)
b. Place the M5 Hex "L" wrench on the hex. socket set screw and
adjust until the table is square to the saw blade on the front and
back position.(See FIG.14)
b. Horizontal alignment of the rip fence is made by adjusting the
two knurled nuts and the fence adjusting knob.
The fence should be aligned with the table slots along its
length.(See FIG. 17)
[Hex, socket set screw
c. lighten
lh,_.,ian_je, . nut and r.ch_.,ck
1he saw fiade
and the tr_bie
for squareness,
4. TIJING
THE PABLE
For bevel cuts, the table rifts 0 througls
45 degrees.
a. -Io tilt the table,
!oosen
lhe wing nut on the table trunnion,
sel tile
table to the required
angle and tigl_ten l!e
wing
nut again
(See FIG.
15).
b. It is recommended
to verify the correct
angle setting
using an
angle guide,
or by making
trial cuts in scrap
wood.
Adjust
the
indicator
accordingly
by using a phillips
ltead screwdriver.
5, FENCE ADJUSTMENT
a. Vertical
alignment
of the rip fence
is made
by adjusting
the two
knurled
nuts and the fence adjusting
knob.
The fence
should
be adjusted
vertically
with a suitable
square
placed
on the table surface.
_-"
,C
E
6o ADJUSTMG
"THE RiP _=EN_LS GUIDE S AL_s
To ad}ust
[he rip fence
scale loosen
the four wing screws
below
the table and move the scale
and the guide rail sideways
to
adiust.
Re4ighLen
the wing
screws
when
the adjustment
is
correct
(See FIG.17)
qh,o adjustment
may be checked
by setting
/-_e ip fence to a
thickness
and cutfng
a test piece.
When
the adjustment
is correct
the thickness
of the test piece will
correctpond
with the rip fence
scale
setIJng,
FIG, !7 ]
7. A©JLISTING
THE BLADE
TENSION
To loosen
the tension
of the blade,
turn the
blade
tension
knob
counter
clockwise
and the tension
ildicator
will be lower. To
tighten
the tension
of the blade, turn the tension
knob
clockwise,
and the tension
indicator
will rise.(See
FIG.18)
Tension indicator
8. CHANGING
AND ADJUS'TmNG THE SAW BLADE
This bandsaw is factory-equipped
with a general-purpose
wood
cutting blade, the saw blade is set prior to delivery.
To change the saw blade, the following procedure must be
followed:

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