Steele Products SP-PB140 User Manual

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desired angle is reached.

4. Tighten the miter gauge knob to secure the angle.

Adjusting the rip fence

WARNING.Always ensure that the saw is switched off and unplugged from the power supply before

making any adjustments.

The rip fence allows you to make parallel cuts in a piece of wood, all at the same width.

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Adjusting the miter gauge

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support the workpiece and can be
adjusted when cutting an angle.

Adjusting the bevel angle

WARNING.Always ensure that the saw is switched off and unplugged from the power supply before
making any adjustments.
The bevel adjustment allows material to be cut at an angle from 0° to 45°.

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into the original starting position if you run out of room.

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between 0° and 45°

and the table locking knob to secure the table in position.

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adjust the table as necessary for your requirements.

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using the rip fence locking handle.

length to give a consistent parallel cut.

Adjusting the saw blade tension

WARNING.

Always ensure that the saw is switched off and unplugged from the power supply before making

any adjustments.
The saw blade tension can be adjusted using the blade tension knob.

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finger halfway between the table and upper blade guide. The
blade should flex no more than 5/64 to 1/8 inch.

5. Correct the tension if necessary.

Adjusting the blade tracking

WARNING.

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and unplugged from the power supply before making any
adjustments.

The blade tracking adjustment knob is used to adjust the upper
band saw wheel to have the blade run dead centre on the
rubber tyres of the band saw wheels.

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tracking adjustment knob in a clockwise direction if the band
saw blade runs towards the front of the saw.

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direction if the band saw blade runs towards the rear of the saw.

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Note:

Rotate the bandsaw wheel by hand to check the blade is

correctly aligned before closing and locking the housing doors
and running the band saw.

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