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G0640X 17" Wood/Metal Bandsaw
Personal injury or death
can occur if the bandsaw
starts during table adjust
-
ment. Disconnect power
from the bandsaw before
performing table adjust
-
ments.
Figure 35. Table tilt controls.
Lock Handle
Table Tilt Handle
Angle Indicator Scale
The bandsaw table will tilt 5° left and 45° right to
provide a wide range of cutting options. Remove
the positive stop bolt to tilt the table to the left.
To tilt the table:
1. DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!
2. Loosen the lock handle on the table trunnion
shown in Figure 35
.
Table Tilt
3. Turn the table tilt handle to position the table
to the desired angle of tilt. Refer to the angle
gauge on the table trunnion scale for the tilt
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ing angle.
4. Retighten the lock handle to secure the
table.
Quick Release Blade
Tension
Bandsaw blades stretch when tensioned and dur-
ing operation. Eventually, an over-stretched blade
will break. To minimize over-stretching, blade ten
-
sion should always be removed after using the
bandsaw.
The Model G0640X is equipped with a quick
release blade tension device, which is controlled
by the lever shown in Figure 34.
Figure 34. Quick release blade tension lever.
Quick Release
Blade Tension
Lever
When the lever is pointed down, the blade is ten-
sioned. When the lever is pointed up, the blade is
not tensioned.
Once blade tension has been properly set for
a certain blade (refer to Page 19), typically the
lever can be used to tension/untension that blade
without futher adjustment with the blade tension
-
ing knob.