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WARNING:
FOR
YOUR
OWN
SAFETY'
TURN
SWITCH "OFF''
AND
REMOVE
PLUG
FROM
POWER
OUTLET
BEFORE
READJUSTING
OR
ALIGNING
YOUR
BAND
SAW.
REMEDY
PROBABLE
CAUSE
TROUBLE
1.
Replace
defective
parts
before
using
Band
Saw
again.
2. Consult
Sears
Service.
Any attempt
to
repatr
this
motor
may create
a
HAZARD
unless
repair
is done
by
a
qualif
ied
service techni-
cian.
Repair
service
is available
at
your
near-
est
Sears
Store.
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Defective
On-Off
switch.
Def
ective
Power
or
motor
cord.
2
t"4otor Defective.
Motor
will
not
run.
1.
Adjust tracking,
see
Assembly
Section,
"Trackino
the
Blade."
1. Not
tracking
ProPerlY
Blade
does
not
run in the
approximate
center
of
the
upper
wheel.
1. Stop
feeding,
and
back
up the
material
slightly,
until
the
band
saw
speeds
up.
2.
Replace
blade.
1.
Cutting
too
small
a
radius
2. Dull
blade.
Band
Saw
slows
down
when
cutting.
1. Adjust
tension.
See
Assembly
section
"Tensioning
The
Blade."
2. Use correct
cutting
technique.
See
Basic
Band
Saw
Operation
Section.
1. Too
much tension.
2.
Krnk
in blade
caused
bY cut-
ting
too
small
a
radius or
turn-
ing the
material
too
fast
when
c utt
ing.
Blades breakinq.
Adjust
blade
tension.
See
Assembly
section
"Tensioning The
Blade'"
Adjust
belt tension.
See
Assembly
Section
"Drive
Belt
Tension."
.1.
Too
much
blade
tension.
2.
Too
much
belt
tension.
Motor
sounds
under
load
when
not
cutting.
1.
Adjust
upper
and
lower
blade
guides
and
bearings.
See
Assembly
section
"Adjusting
Upper
Blade
Guide
AssemblY."
2.
Reolace
blade.
Blade
guides
and
bearings
not
properly
adjusted.
Defective
blade.
Blade
will
not allow
for
general
straight
cutting.
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