Use and Care Guide

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GENERAL MAINTENANCE
For your own safety, turn the switch OFF and
remove the plug from power source before
maintaining, cleaning, adjusting or lubricating
your band saw.
To avoid re or toxic reaction, never use
gasoline, naphtha, acetone, lacquer thinner
or similar highly volatile solvents to clean the
band saw.
To avoid eye injury from blowing debris, wear
safety goggles when blowing out sawdust.
MAINTENANCE
Use only mild soap and damp cloth to clean
the tool. Never let any liquid get inside the
tool; never immerse any part of the tool into
a liquid.
BAND SAW
Sawdust will accumulate under the table
and base. This could cause difculty in the
movement of the table when setting up a
band saw cut. Frequently blow out or vacuum
up the sawdust. Keep your band saw clean.
Remove the sawdust from the inside. Vacuum
or blow out frequently.
Do not allow debris to build up on the table,
the guides or the support bearings. Clean
them with gum and pitch remover.
NOTE: Do not immerse the support bearings
in the gum and pitch remover.
Apply a thin coat of paste wax on the table so
that the wood slides easily while cutting.
BLADE WHEEL TIRES
Pitch and sawdust that build up on the tires
should be removed with a stiff brush or
scraped off with a piece of wood.
NOTE: To avoid damaging the tires do not
use a sharp knife or any kind of solvent.
When the tires are worn, they should be
replaced. When replacing the tires, stretch
them around the wheels but do not glue
them on.
MOTOR
Frequently blow or vacuum out any sawdust
from the motor. Follow lubrication instruction
on the motor label.
To avoid electrocution or re, immediately
replace a worn, cut or damaged power cord.
ADJUSTING THE UPPER BLADE GUIDE
TRAVEL (FIG. S)
If the upper blade guide assembly is not
move up and down easily or falls when
the lock knob is loosened, the following
adjustment should be performed.
1. Loosen the upper blade guide lock
knob (1) by turning it counterclockwise.
2. Using a Phillips screwdriver, tighten or
loosen the two screws (2) located beside
the lock knob (1) to adjust the blae guide
travel.
3. Move the blade guide assembly (3) up
and down to check for smooth movement
and ability to hold in position.
4. Make further adjustments to the two
screws if required. When blade guide
is properly adjusted, it should move
smoothly and able to hold in position
when released.
5. Tighten the upper blade guide lock
knob (1) by turning clockwise.
Fig. S
LUBRICATION
All of the bearings are packed with grease
at the factory. They require no further
lubrication.
Never put lubricant on the blade while it
is spinning.
MAINTENANCE
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