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Getting to Know Your Band Saw
1. Warning Label
2. Blade Tension Knob - Clockwise rotation of the
knob will increase the tension on the blade. Counter-
clockwise rotation of the knob will decrease the ten-
sion on the blade.
3. Blade Tracking, Adjustment Knob - Turn knob to
adjust blade tracking.
4. Blade Guides - The guides are adjustable to provide
full support of the blade.
5. Back-up Bearings - These thrust bearings support
the back of the blade and are adjustable for the vari-
ous blade widths.
6. Blade Guard Support Adjustment Knobs - Loosen
this knob to vertically adjust the blade guard support
so that it just clears the workpiece to be cut. Always
adjust the guard/support before turning on the band
saw. Tighten the knob to lock the guard/support in the
proper location.
7. Tilting Table - Table tilts for angular cuts. Use the
table tilt scale under table to measure angular set-
tings.
8. Table Tilt Lock Knobs - Loosen knobs to move tilt
table to required angle. Retighten knobs to secure
table.
9. 90° Table Stops - Ensures table is perpendicular to
blade.
10. Upper Cover - Pull knob to expose upper wheel dur-
ing blade changes.
11. Lower Cover - Pull knob to gain access to lower
wheel, remove the blade or to clean out sawdust
build-up.
12. Sawdust Ejection Port - Your band saw is equipped
with a vacuum hookup. This feature will allow you to
attach any standard 2-1/2 inch diameter wet/dry vac-
uum hose into the hole provided for convenient saw-
dust removal.
WARNING: Sawdust can clog motor. Motor could
ignite sawdust. Even if saw is connected to vacuum,
blow out sawdust regularly from motor.
13. Lower blade guard. Safeguards user from acciden-
tal blade contact.
14. Motor.
15. Motor pulley cover.
16. Blade Hangers - Extra blades may be stored here.
17. Model nameplate.
4 Blade Guides
6 Blade Guard
7 Tilting
8 Table Tilt
9 Tilt Table
18 On-Off
10 Upper
11 Lower
12 Sawdust
13 Lower
1 Warning Label
Support
Adjustment Knob
15 Motor
Pulley Cover
3 Blade Tracking
2 Blade Tension
17 Mode
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Knob
Adjustment Knob
Nameplat
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4 Motor
Blade Guard
Table
Cover
Switch
Cover
Ejection Port
Lock Knobs
5 Back-Up
Bearings
Stops
16 Blade Hangers