Wadkin Ultracare DR, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...At the Cutting Edge of Industry DR BAND SAWING MACHINES 30 36 INSTRUCTION MANUAL No 823 ...

Page 2: ...FACSIMILE OF ORIGINAL WADKIN OPERATING MAINTENANCE MANUAL ...

Page 3: ...aw which can be used 0 1 f Ma xirnum length of saw 0 1F 0 7 Minimum length of saw 161 0 Depth of cut under saw guide II Max lr llum width of material accommodated on the left right Metric 762 mm 44 mm 38mm 5182 ml11 4877 mm 356 mm 711 m 11 81 i 111Krl z 8 English mm EL L Metric 914 ml1l 51 fin 14 mm 6096 J n m 57 n mm 470 mm 5 ...

Page 4: ...table Two lubrication l vuu _ __ A on bottom pulley spindle for built in motor Dustoutlet ___ For lubricants see page 6 Fig 1 Spring controlling saw tension Lock for tracking mechanism Handwheel for tracking saw in centre of saw pulleys ___ Handwheel tensioning saw to reading on tension scale Stop to register table level Handbrake For adjustment of brake see page 6 ...

Page 5: ...NS ENTR rO 4 SO ATOR lNCOMING Cd lL e WHEN _SH A r3 TCH IS NO fTr J 4 HOLf S rOl t o sOt CJI fJOL TS Fig 2 I t 14 56 MAXIMUM yo UNDERSJO E OF SAW GUJDE 7 I I C ru iilGH SPEE Q BANDSAW TYJ E 3Q I ORl Wf1Ji lSWL T AN I1 R D2l j NSmNS IN F J L U CIi Ml L tM I T f Ic Page 3 ...

Page 6: ...1 I J OCA INO CH J START III STO PUSH BUTTON SUI l nH TO 5l EC A ___ ORDIZl ONi_V c I MAINS ENTFW ro lSOI_ATO Fig I A I t__ r l I IBYe 410 I IAK T UNDEFl SlDE OF SAW GUIDE T 7 i 11 iMETi i E5 Page 4 ...

Page 7: ...ge 18 DUST EXTRACTION The 30 machine has a built in chute with a 41V 102 mm x 6 152 mm rectangular exhaust outlet The 36 machine has a built in chute with a 4 102 mm x 6il 165 mm rectangular exhaust outlet BALL BEARING LIST Makers Number Size Number Where used on Machine l Bore OlD Width Per Machine SKF RM12 1 3 n 15 1611 2 Top saw pulley For 30 and I SKF RM13 1 5 8 4 15 16 1 Front end of motor 3 ...

Page 8: ...adkin Grade Shell Mex and B P Ltd Vacuum Oil Co Ltd CaUex Lubricants _ _ _ _c Oil Grade L 4 Shell Vitrea Oil 33 VactraII on Caltex Aleph Oil Heavy Medium BaH Grea Bearing Shell Nerita Grease 3 Gargoyle Grease BRB3 Regal Starfak se Grade L 6 Fig0 4 BRAKE AD TUSTMENT The brake is carefully adjusted leaving our Vorkso If wear takes place brake linings after a period of running the nuts must be screwe...

Page 9: ... above the work TENSIONING Fig 8 Incorrect tension or tightness of the blade over the saw will end in saw breakage The scale and pointer are set before despatch but should they be displaced in transit it is necessary to re set them before use In placing a saw on the pulleys it should be sufficiently tight until it can be pulled out ttl from its true line at a central point between the two pulleys ...

Page 10: ...s provided on the bottom pulley to remove sawdust whilst the rubber on the top pulley should be cleaneq daily to prevent accumulation of sawdust which would cause the blades to run out of true line The saw pulleys must be kept in accurate balance to avoid vibration It is essential that the rubbers on the faces of the pulleys are kept at an even thickness by truing up occasionally or if they are ba...

Page 11: ... of wood approximately lin diameter Apply the glue across the face of the wheel and turn the wood round the rim thereby exposing a section of the rim to be glued Proceed until the whole of the wheel has been covered taking care to glu e the whole face in order to obtain adhesion over the whole width to prevent the edges of the band lifting Tightly apply a piece of tape of the same width as the whe...

Page 12: ...ibed on page 15 can be changed to action but many firms prefer to install a separate inexpensive Inachine 2 S described on page HL The difference between the machines Figures 15 eapacity of saw width and pitch and the advantage of these machines is that push the teeth over are arranged on opposite of the blade and sirnultaneously In this WO ilY shock two strikers cancel each not damag the band rib...

Page 13: ...lar fHes both as illustrated on page 14 The face of each tooth should be filed across and with the same stroke the back of the following tooth should be filed at the same time One stroke of 50 positive hook the file should be sufficient to sharpen each tooth and this stroke should be as light as possible in order to avoid prod ucing a burr The shape of the gullet is automatically maintained at 60 ...

Page 14: ...pened at regular intervals and should never be forced to cut with teeth which have become blunL V hen reconditioning handsaw blades is necessary to set the teeth first before sharpening This ensures that the face of the File position Face of each tooth to be sharpened square across Note Rounded gullet tooth is squar If the sharpening were carried out first the subsequent setting would result an an...

Page 15: ...ting 2 Using a blade that is too wide for the radii being cuL In attempting to curves with a saw too wide the blade tends to twist against the guides causing friction and over heating which destroys the temper in the steel SMALLEST RADII VI HICH VLAY BE SAWN WITH GIVEN WIDTH OF BLADE r idth of Blade in i m i m Radius I I L 1 8t 3 16 1 Bj17 5 1 NOTE ALWAYS USE iIIDEST BLADE COMPATIBLE WITH THIS CHA...

Page 16: ...imum lengths given on page 1 Where it is preferred bandsaw blading in strip form can be supplied for customers to make up their own blades This bandsaw strip is offered either toothed only or toothed sharpened and set SPECIAL MATERIALS In addition to woodcutting we can supply bandsaw blades suitable for plastics bonded wood non ferrous metals meats etc providing that the correct machine speeds are...

Page 17: ...E H E This machine is suitable for brazing band saws from i to 1 wide and is very useful for the efficient brazing of blades which have become broken The two ends of the saw are firmly held by the clamps and controlled heat applied electrically A small quantity of solder and brazing compound are supplied with the machine The actual brazing takes from 25 to 45 seconds according to width of blade Be...

Page 18: ... duty machine which sets two teeth at each revolution giving a rate of approx imatel y 200 teeth a minute on the general run of work The machine may be used either by hand or power the handwheelbeing in the form of a pulley to take a belt from motor or lineshaft Fig 16 FOR NARROW BAND SAWS UP TO 1i WIDE t PITCH TYPE Blss All adjustments are quickly and easily made to this robust and thoroughly pra...

Page 19: ...rt button If machine does not rotate in the right direction interchange any two incoming line leads FAILURE TO START 1 Electric supply is not available at the machine 2 Fuses have blown or have not been fitted 3 Isolating switch has not been closed 4 Lock off or stop button has not been released STOPPAGE DURING OPERATION AND FAILURE TO RESTART 1 Fuses have blown 2 Overloads have tripped They will ...

Page 20: ...ECURED BY MEANS OF LOCKNUTS A HOL E 15 PROVIDED IN THE MACHINE FRAME AT Z FOR THE CONDUIT CARRYINIS IHE L INES 10 IHE CONTACTOR OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS TO START MOTOR CL OSE ISOL ATINIS SWITCH AND PRESS START BUITON TO SlOP MO rOR PRE SS S OP6UliON 0 L OCK OFF MACHINE PRESS AND TURN SlOP BUTTON IHIS MUSI BE REL EASED BEFORE A START CAN BE MADE NOTE CABL INCS SHOWN THUS TO BE CARRIEO OUI BY CUSTOMER...

Page 21: ...d dust in the mechanical parts of machine can interfere with its efficiency A few minutes a week for blowing down ali Woodworking Machinery will be amply repaid in better and easier running in increased life and freedom from breakdown Blowers can be supplied for single phase A c or Direct Current for any voltage up to 250 Please state voltage when ordering SPECI FICATION Horse power of motor lnl N...

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