Kawasaki Band Saw User Manual
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OPERATING THE BAND SAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25
FEEDING WORK INTO THE SAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
OTHER CONSUMER DO-IT-YOURSELF (DIY) TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Thanks for choosing this product. At Alltrade, our aim is to provide you with quality
products at an affordable price, and we want you to be totally satisfied with your
product and our Customer Service. If any help and advice is needed, please
contact us at 1-800-590-3723. Properly cared for, this product will give you many
years of satisfaction.
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This product is intended for consumer use only. This tool is not designed for pro-
fessional use. The power cord should only be used in approved electrical outlets as
described in this manual. Failure to use the proper power cords and/or extension
cords may result in fire or possible damage to the band saw.
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follow all instructions in this manual may result severe personal injury or death.
Keep this manual and refer to it for Safety Instructions, Operating Procedures
and Warranty.
The safety instructions provided in this manual are not intended to cover all possible
conditions and practices that may occur when operating, maintaining and cleaning
power tools.
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RECOGNIZE SAFETY SYMBOLS, WORDS AND LABELS . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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GENERAL SAFETY RULES – FOR ALL ELECTRIC POWER TOOLS . . . . 4-5
ELECTRICAL SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES FOR BAND SAWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
EXTENSION CORD USAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
IMPORTANT SAFETY RULES FOR METAL CUTTING BAND SAWS . . . . 7-9
SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-22
ASSEMBLING THE TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13
INSTALLING THE WORKLIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
OPERATING THE WORKLIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
CONNECTING THE DUST COLLECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
MOUNTING THE SAW TO A WORKBENCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
OPENING THE HOUSING DOORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15
ADJUSTING THE UPPER BLADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16
ADJUSTING THE THRUST BEARING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
ADJUSTING THE UPPER GUIDE BEARING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
ADJUSTING THE LOWER BLADE GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18
ADJUSTING THE RIP FENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ADJUSTING THE MITER GAUGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ADJUSTING THE BEVEL ANGLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ADJUSTING SAW BLADE TENSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20
ADJUSTING BLADE TRACKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
SETTING THE TABLE SQUARE WITH THE BLADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
INSTALLING THE BAND SAW BLADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22
LASER GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-24
LASER SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
OPERATING THE LASER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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