G0513 Series Bandsaws
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Guide Post
The guide post connects the upper blade guide
assembly to the bandsaw. The guide post allows
the blade guide assembly to move up or down so
that it is as close to the workpiece as possible for
safety and blade support.
In order to cut accurately and safely, the bottom of
the blade guide assembly must be no more than
1" above the workpiece at all times—this posi-
tioning provides the greatest blade support and
minimizes the amount of moving blade exposed
to the operator.
To adjust the blade guide assembly on the
guide post:
1. DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!
2. Make sure that the blade tension, blade track-
ing, support bearings, and blade guides are
adjusted correctly, as previously described in
the SETUP section.
3. Loosen the guide post lock knob shown in
Figure 61.
4. Turn the guide post handwheel to adjust the
upper blade guide assembly to within 1" from
the top of the workpiece.
5. Lock the guide post in place with the lock
knob.
Guide Post
Lock Knob
Guide Post
Handwheel
Figure 61. Guide post controls.
Blade Guide
Assembly
Blade Guard
Guide Post
Fine Tune Tracking
During setup, the blade was tracked without the
machine connected to power. In this procedure,
the bandsaw is turned ON to perform fine tun-
ing of the tracking. Make small changes with the
blade tracking knob as you monitor the effect on
the blade tracking.
To fine tune the tracking:
1. Close the wheel covers and turn the bandsaw
ON.
2. Observe the blade tracking path through
the clear window on the right edge of the
bandsaw, as shown in Figure 62.
Figure 62. Blade tracking window.
3. Using the tracking controls, adjust the blade
so it tracks on the center of the wheel.
4. Tighten the tracking lock to secure the set-
ting.
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