Cutting Speed Adjustment - Makita LB1200F Instruction Manual

Lower band saw wheel
8.3/6.7 m/s 16.7/13.3 m/s
(500/400 m/min) (1,000/800 m/min)
Motor pulley
Lower cover
Motor pulley
Driving belt
approx. 10 mm
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Cutting speed adjustment

1. Open the lower cover.
2. Slacken driving belt by turning the knob clockwise.
3. Put driving belt on the required pulley of the driving wheel (lower band saw
The driving belt must run either on both front or both rear pulleys. Never have the V-
belt run diagonally.
Setting knob for belt tension
Knob With the setting knob the belt tension is corrected if necessary:
- turning the setting knob clockwise reduces the driving belt tension.
- turning the setting knob counter-clockwise increases the driving belt tension.
Tighten the driving belt again by turning the knob counter-clockwise (half-way
between the pulleys the driving belt should flex approx. 10 mm).
Close the lower cover.
Pulley of the driving
wheel
wheel) and the corresponding motor pulley-note label inside the lower cover.
CAUTION: