Woodstock M1113 - Manual (Page 23)

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M1113 18" Wood/Metal Bandsaw
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The blade guides provide side-to-side support to help
keep the blade straight while cutting. The blade guides
adjust in two ways—forward/backward and side-to-side.
Properly adjusted blade guides are essential to making
accurate cuts.
To adjust the upper and lower blade guides, do these
steps:
1. Make sure the blade tracks properly and is correctly
tensioned.
2. DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!
3. Familiarize yourself with the blade guide controls
shown in Figure 28.
4. Loosen the lateral adjustment thumb screw.
Blade Guide Adjustment
Figure 28. Blade guide controls.
Lateral
Adjustment
Lock Lever
Blade Guide
Thumb Screws
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Figure 29. Lateral adjustment of blade
guides.
Figure 30. Blade guides against both sides
of blade.
5. Slide the guide assembly so the front edges of the
blade guides are just behind the blade gullets as
illustrated in Figure 29, then tighten the lateral
adjustment thumb screw.
6. Loosen the blade guides.
7. Fold a crisp dollar bill in half and place it over the
blade (between the blade guides and the blade), as
shown in Figure 30.
8. Lightly pinch the dollar bill against the blade with
the blade guides, then tighten the blade guide
thumb screws.
9. Remove the dollar bill, then re-install the blade
guard.
NOTICE
If the blade guides contact the blade teeth dur-
ing operations, the tooth set on the blade will be
ruined.
NOTICE
Whenever changing a blade or adjust-
ing tension and tracking, the upper and
lower blade guides and guide-blocks
must be re-adjusted before cutting
operations.
NOTICE
The blade guides should not touch the blade after the
dollar bill is removed.
Blade Guide
Thumb Screws