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G0504 16" Horizontal Resaw Bandsaw -43-
Figure 49. Straightedge placement when
checking the lower portion of the wheels.
Figure 50. Overhead view of wheel position
when checking with a straightedge and the
blade is installed and tensioned.
9. Place the straightedge across the bottom of
the gauge blocks, as shown in
Figure 49.
The wheels should line up in the same man
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ner as described in Step 6
.
— If they do not, follow Steps 7–8 to correct
them.
10. After the wheels are positioned correctly,
install and tension the blade, and adjust the
guide bearings out of the way of the blade.
11. Check the new position of the wheels. Ideally
the gauge blocks will all be perfectly aligned
with each other, as illustrated in
Figure 50.
— If the gauge blocks are aligned within
0.040" of each other, continue to
Step
12.
— If the gauge blocks are positioned more
than 0.040" from each other, repeat
Steps
6 & 9, and make the new adjustments
according to the change you noticed after
tensioning the blade.
12. Remove the gauge blocks and clamps, and
spin the wheels by hand in the direction of
normal operation to check the blade track
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ing. You can fine tune the blade tracking by
adjusting the blade tension up or down—just
make sure to stay in the color range on the
tension scale for your particular blade.
13. After the blade is tracking correctly, prepare
the saw for a test run by adjusting the guide
bearings, closing the wheel cover, and con
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necting the machine to the power source.
14. Test run the resaw and repeat this entire
section if the blade does not track correctly.