Maintenance
Sawdust Removal
Maintenance
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Check the rollers for performance and wear every blade change. Make sure the rollers
are clean and spinning freely. If not, replace them. Replace any rollers which have worn
smooth or have become cone shaped.
5.3
Sawdust Removal
WARNING!
Before performing service near moving parts such as
blades, pulleys, motors, belts and chains, first turn the key switch to
the OFF (#0) position and remove the key. If the key is turned on and
moving parts activated, serious injury may result.
Remove the excess sawdust from the blade wheel housings and sawdust chute every
blade change.
WARNING!
Always keep clear of exiting sawdust. Keep hands, feet
and any other objects away from the sawdust chute when operating
sawmill. Failure to do so may result in serious injury.
WARNING!
Always check to ensure the steel fingers inside the saw-
dust chute are in place before operating the sawmill. The steel fingers
have been designed to help prevent a broken blade or some other
object from becoming a projectile and exiting the sawdust chute. Fail-
ure to have these fingers in place may result in serious injury.
Remove all sawdust and debris from around the velocity fuse valves every 8 hours of
operation. The valves are located at the bottom of the optional log loader cylinders.
5.4
Carriage Track, Wiper & Scraper
WARNING!
Before performing service near moving parts such as
blades, pulleys, motors, belts and chains, first turn the key switch to
the OFF (#0) position and remove the key. If the key is turned on and
moving parts activated, serious injury may result.
Properly maintaining the sawmill carriage track is critical in preventing corrosion that can
cause pitting and scaling on the rail surfaces. Pitted and scaled surfaces can, in turn,
cause rough cuts or jerky power feed movement.
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