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6.
remove the table insert and the table pin
from the table, if these are pre-installed.
7.
With the blade teeth pointing downward, slide
the blade through the table slot.
8.
slide the blade through the upper and lower
blade guides, and mount it over the upper
and lower wheels.
9.
tighten the quick release tension lever, then
install the table insert and table pin.
10. Keep the upper and lower blade guides
adjusted away from the blade until the blade
tracking and tension have been adjusted.
Blade Tracking
personal injury or death
can occur if the machine
starts while your hand
is touching the bandsaw
wheel during tracking
adjustments. Disconnect
power from the bandsaw
before performing blade
tracking adjustments.
during operation, the blade needs to ride on the
center of the upper and lower wheels. adjusting
the path the blade travels on is called blade track-
ing.
To adjust the blade tracking:
1.
Make sure the upper and lower blade guides
are adjusted away from the blade.
2.
tension the blade (refer to the "tensioning
Blade" procedure on page 23).
3.
disConneCt BandsaW FroM poWer!
4.
open the upper wheel cover.
Model g0513/g0514 (Mfg. since 8/02+)
5.
loosen the tracking control lock lever shown
in figure 18 by turning it counter-clockwise.
figure 18. release lock lever before
adjusting tracking.
Be careful when turn-
ing the bandsaw wheel
by hand in the next
step. The spokes may
have sharp edges and
blade teeth may extend
beyond the edge of the
wheel and cause injury.
6.
turn the blade tracking knob clockwise or
counterclockwise while turning the upper
wheel by hand until the blade tracks centered
on the wheel.
7.
turn the upper wheel by hand three aditional
rotations to ensure the blade tracks on the
center of the wheel.
8.
tighten the tracking control lock lever.
9.
Close the wheel cover.
10. reconnect the bandsaw to power.
Blade tracking Knob
lock lever
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