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Blade Tracking
The blade tracking has been properly set at
the factory. The tracking will rarely need to be
adjusted if the bandsaw is used properly.
To adjust the blade tracking on the bandsaw:
1. UNPLUG THE BANDSAW!
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4. Open the wheel access cover.
5. Loosen, but do not remove the lower cap
screw in the blade wheel tilting mechanism
(Figure 40).
7. Adjust the tracking set screw with a 4mm hex
wrench as shown in Figure 40, then tighten
the cap screw loosened in Step 5.
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8. Tension the blade.
9. Spin the wheel by hand and observe how the
blade tracks on the wheel.
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—If the blade drifts away from the shoulder
of the wheel or hits the shoulder, repeat
Steps 5-8.
10. Replace the blade guard and blade guide
assemblies.
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Figure 40. Adjusting tracking set screw.
Tracking
Set Screw
Lower Cap Screw
6. Relax the blade tension.