Dake Model SE 712 - Manual (Page 14)

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BLADE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL
Be sure the Made is assembled to the pulleys such that the vertical edge engages the
work piece first.
BLADE MOVEMENT
Blade Direction
STARTING SAW
Switch button function description (FOR CE ONLY)
CAUIION: NEVER OPERATE SAW WITHOUT BLADE GUARDS IN PLACE.
Be sure the blade is not in contact with the work when the motor is started. Start the motor,
allow the saw to come to full speed, then begin the cut by letting the head down slowly
onto the work. DO NOT DROP OR FORCE. Let the weight of the saw head provide the
cutting force. The saw automatically shuts off at the end of the cut.
BLADE SELECTION
An 8-tooth per inch, general-use blade is furnished with this metal Cutting Band Saw.
Additional blades in 4, 6, 8, and 10 tooth sizes are available. The choice of blade pitch is
governed by the thinness of the work to be cut: the thinner the work piece, the more teeth
advised. A minimum of three (3) teeth should engage the work piece at all times for proper
cutting if the teeth of the Blade are so far apart that they straddle the work, severe
damage to the work piece and to the Made can result .