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General rules for blade selection:
1.
Select coarser pitch blades for thicker or softer
material.
2.
Select finer pitch blades for thinner or harder
material.
3.
Use fine pitch blades to obtain a smooth finish.
4.
Use coarse pitch blades to obtain faster cutting
speeds (thick material).
5.
To prevent premature blade wear, usethe
fastest practical speed.
6.
Adjust the feed rate to ensure continuous
cutting action.
7.
Run the bandsawwith the blade centered in the
upper and lower guides and the gui<;lefingers
adjusted as close as possible without touching
the blade or weld joint.
LfS: WARNING
Never adjust guide fingers while blade is
running! Failure to comply may cause
serious injury!
Blade Shear and Blade Preparation
1.
Blade should be cut to the longest length that
machine will accept.
2.
Put handle in the upright position.
3.
Place blade against the back of the square
cutting guide of the shear.
4.
Bring handle down firmly to cut blade.
5.
Use the blade grinder to assurethe blade ends
are flat, square, and smooth.
6.
With fine pitched blades, one or moreteeth
from each side will have to be removed by
grinding so that the cross section of the weld
area is unjform.
Welder Preparation
1.
Clean the welder jaws and the lowerjaw inserts.
Po"t'on of Cut Rolot'vo
to Tho Gullot of tho
Tooth Tooth G,ound Moo Con,umOd
'/2 TO°
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h 112 Tooth
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. I';::°ff ~ I-By Walding.
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Po,it'on of Cut Rolotivo 4 Pitch
i~o;~o GUII~ tho '-'/2 Tooth Goound A,oo Con,umed
3/4T°Ftrfioth ~ ~ '" r.'ByWolding.
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po,it'on of Cut " 'n 6 Pitch
Tho Canto, of tho
Gullet. -.. 2 Toeth G'ound A,oo Consumed
'TOO~O:_~~ :~ByWolding.
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~~'~~o;3~,Te~t07~~O:iVo~ BP'tch
Teoth "- 2-'/2 Teeth G,ound A'oo Consumod
'-'/4T~
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'-'/4Tooth :-:1 ~Off ~WOlding.
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'0 Pitch
Follow these cutting and grinding Instructions and the teeth will be uniformly
spaced after the weld.
CLEAN BLADE ENDS
WHICH CONTACT WELDER JAWS.
REMOVE DIRT. OIL. S4ALE
AND OXIDE-
~
/' GRIND OFF TEETH
A WITHIN WELDING AREA
Points to remember in preparing the blade for welding
GRIND HERE
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If snips are used
to cut blade,
grind ends square
as shown.
GOOO WELD
WELD NOT IN CENTER OF GULLET
~
'NCORRECT T09TH SPACING
1. TOOTH WHICH WAS NOT
, ~REMOVED HAS JAMMED IN WELD
WEAK. INCOMPLETE WELD
(BLOW-OUT HOLES!
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