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WEARPLATEREPLACEMENTS(Continued….)
Visejawwearplates
1. Themachinehaseight(8)visejawwearplates:four
(4)onthefrontvisejawsandfour(4)ontheindex
vise jaws. All wear plates are mounted with low‐
headscrews.Besurethevisejawsareseparated
andthemachineturnedoffbeforetryingtoreplace
thewearplates.
Viseguiderails
1. Each ofthe two (2) vise guide railsfor bothfront
andindexviseshaseight(8)mountingscrewswhich
mustberemoved.Replacementrequires:(a)
removing the mounting screws; (b) pulling the
guiderailstowardstheleft.
BANDWHEELS
1. Occasionally check each band wheel’s back‐up
flangeandwheelthreadforwear.Sawbandwillnot
trackproperlyifthetaperiswornfromthewheel
thread.
2. Replacetheentirebandwheeliftherimbecomes
badlyworn.
3. Ideally, the saw band should be tracking on both
wheelssothatthebackedgewilljustlightlycontact
thewheelflangesorrun‐offmaximum1to2mm.
CLEANINGCHIPCONVEYOR
1. To cleanthechipconveyor,turnthe machineoff.
Then: (a) disconnect the hydraulic hoses; (b) pull
theaugerfromitscradledpositioninthemachine
base;(c)cleanthechipconveyortrough;(d)clean
thereservoir floor; (e)reinstall the augerand the
cover.