Wilton 8020 - Maintenance Procedures; Cleaning and Lubrication; Changing Saw Blades

A coarse blade is generally used for a solid steel bar
but a finer tooth blade used on a thin-wall tube. In
general, the blade choice is determined bythe
thickness of the material;the thinnerthe material,the
finer the tooth pitch.
For very high production on cutting of special
materials, or to cut hard-to-cut materialssuch as
stainless steel, tool steel, or titanium, contact your
industrial distributor for more specific blade recom-
mendations. Also, the supplierwho providesthe work
piece material should be preparedto provide you with
very specific instructions regardingthe best blade for
the material andshape supplied.
Setting Blade Guide Support
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Figure 6: Setting Blade Guide Support
The blade guide support must be adjusted for the
thickness of the material to be cut. Adjust the
position of the support as follows:
1. Loosenthe bladeguide support byturningthe
hand wheel on the left side of the saw enclosure.
2. Placethe material to be cut adjacent to the blade
guide. Adjust the blade guide support up or down
usingthe hand wheelon the front of the enclo-
sure. Adjust untilthere is clearance betweenthe
material to be cut and the blade guide.
3. Tightenthe handwheel.
Maintenance
Cleaning
WARNING: DISCONNECTELECTRICAL POWER
TO AVOIDPOTENTIALFORUNINTENDEDSTART-
UPDURINGMAINTENANCE.
1. Periodicallyemptythe chip pan (inside the lower
door on the leftside of the machine).
2. Use a brush to loosenaccumulatedchips and
debris. Use vacuum cleaning to remove accu-
mulateddebris.
Lubrication
Bearings: The bearings used in vertical band saw
are pre-lubricated,sealedbearingsand requireno
additionallubrication.
Air Pump: Lubricatethe air pump every six
months. Add oil through the oil fitting on the
front of the band saw.
Changing Saw Blades
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Figure 7: Changing Saw Blades