DoAll C-4033NC - Band Drive Gear Box; Machine Cleaning; Machine Alignment; Band Brush

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BANDDRIVEGEARBOX
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1. Gearbox replacement, repair, adjustment or
alignment should be performed only by a DoALL
servicerepresentative.
2. Themachine’sgearboxreservoircapacitydepends
onmachinemodel.Checkthereservoiroildailyby
referringtothesidegauge.
3. Beforechangingthegearboxoil,lowerthesaw
headcompletelyandstopthehydraulics:(a)place
a container under the gearbox; (b) remove the
reservoirdrainplug;(c)allowthereservoirtodrain
completely;(d)removethetubebreatheratthetop
of the gearbox; (e)replace the drain plug making
sureitistightandsealed.
4. Fillthegearboxwithoilthroughthetubebreather
opening until it is above the red line on the side
gauge.
5. Change the oil after the first three months of
operationandtheneverysixmonthsthereafter.
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MACHINECLEANING
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1. Keepthemachineanditspartascleanaspossible
topreventexcessivewearordamage.
2. Usetheflushinghoseassoonaspossibletoremove
metalchipsand otherwastematerials whichmay
collectaroundthesawguides,bandwheels,vises,
slides, sensing arm, etc. The hose has a hand
operatedvalveandattachestothecoolantpump
The DoALL Company recommends using the
flushinghosetoremovechipsatleasttwiceper8‐
hourshift,andmoreoftenwithheavieruse.
3. Useashovel,scooporraketoremoveaccumulated
metal chips or other waste materials from the
machine areas. Be sure the band drive motor is
stoppedbeforecleaning.
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MACHINEALIGNMENT
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1. Misalignment of the machine’s saw guide arms,
slidebar,sawband,pivotpoints,gearbox,etc.will
causeinaccuratesawing.
DONOTattemptanyalignmentprocedures
not covered by this manual. Contact a
DoALL service representative in such case
because special fixtures and techniques may be
required.
BANDBRUSH
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1. Thebandchipbrushwillwearandlosesteelbristles
overtime.Checkoftentobesurethebristlesare
removingmetalchipsfromthetoothtips,butare
nottouchingthebottomofthegullets.
2. Movethebrushclosertothebladeasnormalwear
occurs.Replacethebrusheswhennecessary.
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BANDTENSIONMEASUREMENT
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1. Bandtensionisfactoryset.
 Bandtensionmeasurementcanbemadewith
the hydraulics running and by using a DoALL
Tensigage.
2. Tensionmaybe checked“readingup” or“reading
down”.Toreadup:(a)fixthetensigagetoaslack
sawband;(b)applytension.Toreaddown:(a)fix
the tensigage to a tensioned saw band; (b) relax
tension.
3. AcorrectDoALLtensigagereadingdependsonthe
machine model. See the machine specification
chart.
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UsingaTensigagetomeasurebandtension.
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WEARPLATEREPLACEMENT
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1. Theremovablevisejawandviseguidebarsmustbe
replaced before excessive wear causes the
mounting screw heads to become damaged and
makesremovaldifficult.