Woodstock W1770 - Manual (Page 38)

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W1770 21" Bandsaw w/Foot Brake
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Figure 52. Blade tracking window.
To fine tune the tracking, do these steps:
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.52.
3. Using the tracking controls (Page.17, Figure.18),
adjust the blade so it tracks on the center of the
wheel.
4. Tighten the blade tracking lock lever so the tracking
knob cannot move.
Fine.Tune.Tracking
NOTICE
Adjusting. the. final. blade. tracking. setting. requires.
the.machine.to.be.turned.ON.
Blade.Lead
Bandsaw blades commonly wander off the cut line when
sawing, as shown in Figure 53. This is called blade lead.
Blade lead is commonly caused by too fast of a feed rate,
a dull or abused blade, or improper tension. If your blade
is sharp/undamaged and you still have blade lead, per-
form the following instructions.
Correcting.Blade.Lead
1. Use less pressure when feeding the workpiece
through the cut.
2. Check that the miter slot or fence is parallel to
the blade line, and correct if necessary (refer to
Aligning.Table.on.Page.27 and Aligning.Fence.on.
Page.28).
3. Check for proper blade tension. If the blade tension
is correct and it is not convenient to replace the
blade, compensate for lead by skewing the fence or
adjusting the table, as explained below.
To.skew.your.fence,.do.these.steps:
1. Cut a piece of scrap wood approximately 3 ⁄
4
" thick
x 3" wide x 17" long. On a wide face of the board,
draw a straight line parallel to the long edge.
Figure 53. Example of blade leading away
from line of cut.