Skil 3104 - Installing Thrust Rollers; Attaching the Blade; Tracking the Blade

1 . Find a
Thrust Roller among loose parts and insert
in
upper guide assembly
.
UPPER

I I I B LADE GUIDES
GUIDE
ASSEM.
PHILLIPS
SCREWS
ATTACHINGTHEBLADE
1 . Remove slotted
screw in table .
2 . Carefully uncoil the blade holding it at arms length .
NOTE : Your band saw can be
used
with
a
1/8",
1/4", 3/8" or 1/2" wide bIades, 62"
long .
3 . Turn 1/2" tension adjustment nut CLOCKWISE
until the blade
will fit
over
all
three wheels .
4 . Place
the blade through the
slot in
the saw table,
with the TEETH POINTING DOWNWARD as
shown .
NOTE : In some instances the blade may uncoil
"Inside Out" and the teeth will be facing down,
but away from
the operator . See page
14 for
corrective action
.
5 . Place
the
blade betwaan
upper and lower blade
guides then over WHEEL (1), (2)
and (3) while
centering the blade approximately on all three
wheels .
6 . Turn

1/2" tension adjustment nut COUNTER
CLOCKWISE until all the tension is on the blade
and tension adjustment nut is loose .
7 . Turn
tension
adjustment nut CLOCKWISE until
nut is finger tight against the tracking
bracket,
then turn tension adjustment nut CLOCKWISE
1/4 TURN .
To
prevent personal injury, NEVER
PLUG IN TOOL with the housing
cover off,
or when making adjustments . Also blades
are SHARP
. . . HANDLE WITH CARE .
AWARNING
Turn WHEEL
(2) by
hand CLOCKWISE a few turns
and notice if the blade remains in the approximate
center of
the tires
.
If the blade moves away from the center of the
wheels while you are turning it, the blade is not
TRACKING properly .
If the
TEETH of the blade move TOWARD you :
a . Rotate WHEEL
(2)
CLOCKWISE by hand,
while
turning the tracking adjustment knob CLOCKWISE
just enough to keep the blade
in the approximate
center of tires .
TRACKING THE BLADE
If the TEETH
ofthe
blade
move AWAY
from
you :
b . Rotate WHEEL
(2)
CLOCKWISE by hand, while
turning
the tracking adjustment knob COUNTER
CLOCKWISE just enough to keep the blade in the
approximate center of
tires .
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2 .
Find a
Thrust
Roller among
loose parts and insert
in lower guide
assembly
.
LOWER BLADE GUIDES
THRUST
ROLLER
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