Craftsman 113.244513 Saw User Manual


 
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TRACKING
THE
BLADE
Tension
knob
must
be tightened
before
tracking
blade.
1. Turn the
upper
wheel
by
hand
(clockwise)
and
check
if
the
blade
remains
in the
approx-
imate
center
of the
tires.
lf
the
blade
moves
away
from the
center
of
the
tires,
while
you
are turning
the
wheels,
adjust
as
follows:
A.
Turn the
tracking
adjustment
set screw
slightly
with a
1/8"
hex
wrench.
(Turning
the
set
screw
moves
the
tension
wheel back
and
forth.)
B.
lf
the
blade
moves
toward
the
front of the
band
saw:
Turn the
tracking
adjustment
screw
clock-
wise
about
114 ol
a turn.
as thougn
you
were
tightening
it
lf the
blade
moves
tor^,'ard
the
back of
the
band
saw:
Turn the
tracking
adJUstment
screw
counterclocki','
se
about
114
of
a
turn
as
though
yo-
.'.e'e
toosening
it.
Turn
the
scre,^,
just
enough
to
cause the
blade to
run in the
approximate
center of
all tires.
C.
After
adjusting,
turn
upper
wheel
by
hand
clockwise
a
few turns
and
notice
if
the
blade
remains
in
the
approximate
center
of
the
tires,
readjust
if
necessary,
until
blade
is
tracking
Properly.
ALIGNING
THE
TABI-E
SOUARE
TO BLADE
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Place
a
UIdUU d)
Tilt
table
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tighten
lock
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:^e table
in
front
of the
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4. Adlust zero
sio: sel screw
using a
1/8"
hex
wrench untrl
sei screv/
iust
touches
frame
Check soUareness
c'blade to table.
Make
readjustments,'
-?,essary
Set bevel
indtcatc'::
^e
up vrtth zero.
I
I
iIOTE: When table
is
tilted to
a bevel
angle, the
lower blade
guide
support
should
be
lowered to
clear the
table.
After bevel
cutting
and
returning
table to
zero
position,
always
raise the
lower
blade
guide
up to
provide
maximum
support
for
ii-re blade.
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