Southbend 14" METAL CUTTING BANDSAW SB1022 - Manual (Page 34)

MAINTENANCE
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For Machines Mfg. Since 8/09 Model SB1021/SB1022 M A I N T E N A N C E
Maintenance Schedule
For optimum performance from your machine,
follow this maintenance schedule and refer to
any specific instructions given in this section.
Daily:
s #HECKCORRECT
s Check/correct damaged or dull saw blade.
s Check/correct worn or damaged wires.
s Clean/protect table.
s #LEAN
s Correct any other unsafe condition.
Monthly:
s #HECK
s ,UBRICATE
s 2EMOVE
Yearly:
s Open rear lower cover, inspect belts, and
tighten all fasteners (see Page 34).
Use a brush and a shop vacuum to remove chips
and other debris from the machine. Keep the
table rust-free with regular applications of a high
quality anti-rust product.
Once a month, remove the blade and thoroughly
clean all metal chips or oil from the wheel
surfaces. Redress the rubber tires if the become
glazed.
When cleaning the wheel areas, empty and clean
the chip chute and brush (Figure 32).
Cleaning
Always disconnect
machine from power before
performing maintenance or
serious personal injury may
result.
!
Figure 32. Lower wheel and chip chute.
Chip Chute
Chip Brush
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Dressing Grinding
Wheel
Periodically dress the grinding wheel to square
it up and renew the abrasive surface. Dressing
is done in the same manner as a typical grinding
operation but using a diamond-tipped dressing
tool (see Figure 33).
Figure 33. Example of diamond dressing tools.