Tracking The Bandsaw Blade; Setting The Cutting Height; Adjusting The Blade Guides; The Upper Blade Guide - Craftsman Professional 119.224010 Owner's Manual

WARNING: Toavoid injury f rom unexpected starting, whenever
changing thesawblade orcarrying outadjustments; switch t he
bandsaw offandremove thepower cord from themain outlet. To
avoid injury tohands w hen handling thesawblade,
wear gloves
whenever necessary.
a, Remove the rip fence, the guide rail, the wing nut and screw
from the table.
b. Open the upper and lower doors by turning the door locking
knobs.
c. Loosen the blade tension by turning the blade tension knob on
the top of the upper wheel housing counterclockwise until the saw
blade has slackened (viewed from above) (See FIG. 19).
d. Remove the saw blade from the upper and lower wheels.
e. When fitting the new saw blade ensure the blade teeth are
pointing downwards and towards you at the position where the
saw blade passes through the table.
Blade tension knob ]
f. Re-tension the new saw blade and check the saw blade tracking
by turning the upper wheel by hand. The saw blade should run in
the center of the bandsaw wheels.
g. If needed adjust the tracking of the saw blade, proceed as
mentioned below" TRACKING THE SAW BLADE"
h. Replace the rip fence, the guide rail, the wing nut and screw to
the table.
i. Close the upper and lower doors by turning the door locking
knobs before reconnecting the power supply.
9. TRACKING THE BANDSAW BLADE
Set the tracking of the saw blade before setting the blade guides.
Once the saw blade is installed and tensioned, track the saw
blade by adjusting the tracking knob by hand (See FIG. 20). The
saw blade should run in the center of the bandsaw wheels. When
the correct adjustment is achieved lock the tracking knob with the
wing nut.
FIG. 20
10. SETTING THE CUTTING HEIGHT
a. The upper blade guide should be set as close as practical
against the workpiece.
b, To adjust this height, loosen the wing nut at the side of the upper
wheel housing. (See FIG, 21)
c. Set the blade guide to the required height by turning the guide
post adjusting knob,
d. Tighten the wing nut after setting.
Guide post adjusting knob
FIG, 21
11. ADJUSTING THE BLADE GUIDES
The Upper Blade Guide
a. To adjust the upper blade guides, first position the right and left
roller guides relative to the blade by loosening the lock nut FIG.22
and moving the guide carrier until both roller guides are approxi-
mately 1116" behind the gullets of the saw blade.
b. Set both roller guides to within lf32" of the saw blade by
releasing the guide adjusting screw FIG.22 on each side of the
saw blade through turning the micro-adjusting knobs. Do not set
the roller guides too close as this will adversely affect the life of the
saw blade.
Lock nut ]
FIG. 22
c. Adjust the rear roller guide to be just clear of the back of the saw
blade releasing the guide adjusting screw FIG.23 through turning
the micro-adjusting knob.
d. When the correct adjustment is reached, lock the roller guide in
position with the guide adjusting screw FIG.23
Micro-adjusting
knob
Guide adjusting screw J
FIG. 23