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Adjusting.lower.wheel – Woodstock W1770 User Manual

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W1770 21" Bandsaw w/Foot Brake

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Adjusting.Lower.Wheel

Only do this procedure if you cannot make the wheels

coplanar with the tracking knob or by shimming the upper

wheel. Make sure the upper wheel is adjusted as close as

possible to being coplanar with the lower wheel before

beginning. Do this procedure with the blade fully ten-

sioned.

To.adjust.the.lower.wheel,.do.these.steps:

1. DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!

2. Loosen the jam nuts on the lower wheel adjustment

hub (see

Figure.77).

3. Loosen one tilt adjustment bolt, then tighten the

opposing bolt approximately an equal amount.

4. Check the wheels with the coplanarity gauge, then

adjust the lower wheel at the hub as needed until it

is parallel and coplanar with the top wheel.

5. Tighten the jam nuts to lock the tilt adjustment

bolts in position.

Figure.77. Lower wheel adjustment hub.

Top Tilt

Side

Tilt

Bottom Tilt

Side

Tilt

Jam Nut