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Fence.
The fence is
a heavy-duty aluminum extrusion that can be fitted to either the
high or low position. The fence is adjustable laterally to suit the job at hand and
the band saw that the drift master is being used on. The fence has two “T” slots,
one for the high position and one for the low position. The “T” slot slides onto
a bar that is pulled towards the drift bar and clamps the fence.
Adjusting the fence for drift.
There are several methods of adjusting the fence for drift. Two methods are
covered in this manual, but it must be noted that Laguna tools recommends
Method 2, as it is far easer, quicker and more accurate.
Method 1
1.
Make a straight pencil line on the edge of a
board.
2.
Feed the wood into the blade, cutting next to
the pencil mark. If the blade is drifting, you will have to compensate by angling
the wood and that way keep the cut straight.
3.
Stop the blade while not moving the wood with the cut in the middle of the
wood. Mark with a pencil the angle on the table. This is the angle of drift, and
you will have to set the fence to the pencil line.
4.
Adjust the fence as detailed earlier.
5.
Cut a piece of wood using the fence and stop the blade in the middle of the
wood. Check that the back of the blade is in the middle of the saw cut.
6.
If the back of the blade is not in the middle of the saw cut, repeat the
procedure.
Blade not centered in cut
Blade centered in cut
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