Operator`s manual

Sawmill Alignment

Blade Guide Arm Vertical Adjustment

Sawmill Alignment HD92doc042701 5-11

5.7 Blade Guide Arm Vertical Adjustment

1. Move the saw head so that the blade guide arm is directly over a bed rail.

2. Adjust the blade guide arm out to within 1/2" (15 mm) of full open.

3. Put a block of wood between the bed rail and the arm. Lower the carriage so that the arm

just rests on the block.

See Figure 5-8.

4. Adjust the blade guide arm in to within 1/2" (15 mm) of full closed. Put the block under the

arm as before.

5. When the arm is parallel to the bed, it will touch the block in the open and closed position

with no adjustment of the saw head height.

6. If the arm is too low in the closed position, loosen the lower outside roller and tighten the

upper outside roller (See Step 8.)

7. If the arm is too high in the closed position, loosen the upper outside roller and tighten the

lower outside roller (See Step 8.)

8. The rollers are mounted on cam bolts that raise or lower the arm when turned. To adjust

the rollers, loosen the nut against the blade housing. Locate the cam bolt head inside the

housing and turn until the arm is lowered or raised as needed. Recheck the arm in both

the open and closed positions. Repeat adjustments until the arm is the same distance

from the bed rail in the open and closed position.

9. The blade guide arm should be snug, but not too tight, in the rollers. You should be able to

move it in and out with firm hand pressure. There should be no side-to-side play.

FIG. 5-8

Turn outside rollers to raise

or lower end of blade guide arm

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