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6.2
Installing the Saw Table
1. Fit limit stop screw
(40)
to the
underside of the low house .
2. Guide saw table over the band saw
blade and place it on the table
trunnion.
3.
Attach the saw table with four each
screws
(39)
and washers to the table
trunnion.
6.3 Aligning the Saw Table
The saw table needs to be aligned in two
planes
-
laterally, in order for the blade to run
dead centre through the table insert;
-
at right angles to the band saw blade.
Saw table lateral alignment
1. Loosen the four fastening screws
(35)
that hold the lower support of table
trunnion.
2.
Align working table so that the blade
runs through the centre of the table
insert
’
s slot.
3. Tighten the four fastening screws
(35)
again.
Aligning the working table at right
angles to the band saw blade
1. Raise upper blade guide fully (see
"Operation").
Check band saw blade tension (see
"Initial operation").
2. Loosen lock lever
.
3. Using a try square, set the table at
right angles to the blade and tighten
the lock lever
again.
4. Loosen locking nut
(41)
and adjust
limit stop screw
(42)
until it touches
the working table.
5. Tighten locking nut.
6.4
Installing the Fence Guide
Extrusion
Fasten the fence guide extrusion
(58)
with
four each thumb screws and washers to
the saw table.
6.5
Installing the Rip Fence
The rip fence can be used on both sides
of the blade. When the rip fence is moved
from one side of the saw blade to the
other the fence extrusion
(44)
needs to be
reversed.
Place rip fence on the rip fence guide.
Tighten the lock lever
(45)
of the rip
6.6 Installing the Push Stick
Holder
Note:
If the saw is to be mounted on
the stand, the push stick holder can
only be installed afterwards.
1.
Turn a hexagon nut on a cap
screw
(46)
, all the way up to the
unthreaded part of the shank.
2.
Turn cap screw into the hole on the
left side of the band saw.
3.
Tighten hexagon nut hand-tight only.
4.
Hang push stick
(47)
on the cap
screw when not in use.
6.7 Dust collector connection
Danger!
Dust of certain timber species
(e.g. oak, beech, and ash) can cause
cancer when inhaled: always use a
dust
collector
when
working
in
enclosed spaces (air speed at the
saw
’
s dust extraction port
≥
20 m/s).
Caution!
Operation without a dust
collector is only possible:
-
outdoors;
-
for short-term operation (up to
max. 30 minutes);
-
with dust respirator.
-
If no dust collector is used chips
will accumulate, which need to be
removed periodically.
Connect dust collector or industrial
vacuum with a suitable adaptor to the
dust extraction port.
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