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ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES FOR BAND SAW S
1. ADJUST the upper blade guide about 1/8 above
the
material being cut.
2. MAKE SURE that blade tension and blade tracking
are properly adjusted.
3. S T O P the machine and wait for the blade to come to
a complete stop before removing scrap pieces from the
table.
4. A LW A Y S keep hands and fingers away from blade.
5. CHECK for proper blade size and type.
6. D O N O T attempt to saw stock that does not have a
flat surface, unless a suit able support is used.
7. HOLD material firmly and feed into blade at a moder -
ate speed.
8. TURN OFF machine if the material is to be backed
out of an uncompleted cut.
9. M A K E release cut s before cutting long curves.
10.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION regarding the safe
and proper operation of this product is available from the
National Safety Council, 1121 Spring Lake Drive, It asca,
IL 60143-3201 in the Accident Prevention Manual for
Industrial Operations and also in the Safety Dat a Sheets
provided by the NSC. Please also refer to the American
National Standards Institute ANSI 01.1 Safety Require-
m e n t s for W oodworking Machinery and the U.S. Depart-
ment of Labor OSHA 1910.213 Regulations.
11. S AV E THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Refer to them fre -
UNPACKING A N D CLEANING
Carefully unp ack the band saw, st and, mobile base, and 12 cap acity rip fence from the shipping cont ainers. Remove
the protective coating from the machined surfaces of the band saw. This coating may be removed with a sof t cloth moist -
ened with kerosene ( D O NOT use acetone, gasoline or lacquer thinner for this purpose). Af ter cleaning, cover all un-
painted surfaces with a good quality p aste wax. Fig. 2, illustrates the component s of the mobile base. Fig. 3, illustrates
the components of the rip fence.
1. Mobile base
2. 5/16-18 x 4 hex head screw
3. 5/16-18 locknut
4. 5/16 hex nut s (2)
5. Flat washers (4)
6. 5/16 x 1-1/2 hex head screws (2)
7. Bolt-on foot lever assembly
8. Caster assembly
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2
4
5
6
7
3
8
1. 1/4-28 x 1 hex socket head screw (2)
2. 1/4-28 x 1-1/4 hex socket head screw (2)
3. S p acer (2)
4. Hand knob (For resawing operations)
5. 1/4-20 x 2 Round head screw
(For resawing operations)
6. Guide post (For resawing operations)
7. Rear rail
8. Front guide rail
9. Fence assembly
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6
5
4
3
2
1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
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