Operatic – Craftsman 315.214770 User Manual
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To Adjust Blade Guides;
The blade guides help keep the
blade
from
twisting
and
binding. The blade
will
be ruined if
the
blade teeth hit the
blade guides
while
using the band saw. The set of teeth
and the sharpened edge of teeth will be damaged by hit
ting the blade guides. Proper adjustment of the upper and
lower blade guides will prevent this from happening.
■ Remove the blade guard by loosening the two screws
set with the 4 mm hex key.
■ Loosen the
two
blade
guide
support screws that lock
the upper
blade
guides. Slide the two guides to
within
1/32 in. of the blade. Do not pinch the blade. Make
sure one
guide
is not further away from the
blade
than the other. Retighten the two blade guide support
screws securely.
■ Replace
the blade guard if no additional adjustments
are to be made.
■ Repeat this procedure on the lower blade guides
located under the saw table.
BLADE GUARD REMOVED
FOR CLARIFICATION ONLY
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WARNING;
Do not allow familiarity with tools to
““ make you careless. Remember that a careless
frac
tion
of
a
second is
sufficient
to inflict severe injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety
glasses
with
side
shields
when operating
tools.
Failure to do so
could result
in objects being thrown
into your eyes resulting
in
possible serious
injury.
A WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or acces-
** sories not recommended by the manufacturer of
this tool. The use of attachments or accessories not
recommended can
result
in serious personal injury.
APPLICATIONS
This
product has been designed only for the
purposes
listed below:
■ Scroll
cutting
and
circle
cutting of wood and wood
composition products
■ Relief
cutting of wood and wood
composition
products
A WARNING;
Before starting any
cutting operation,
clamp or bolt the band saw to a workbench. Never
operate the band saw on the
floor
or in
a
crouched
position. Failure
to heed this warning can
result in
serious personal injury.
BASIC
OPERATION
OF THE BAND SAW
A band saw
is
basically a "curve
cutting"
machine that
can also be used for straight-line
cutting
operations
like
cross
cutting,
ripping, mitering, beveling, compound cut
ting, and resawing. It
is
not capable of making
inside
or
non-through cuts.
This band saw is designed to cut wood and wood compo
sition products only.
Before starting a cut, watch the saw run. If you experience
excessive vibration or unusual
noise,
stop immediately.
Turn the saw off, remove the switch key, and
unplug
the
saw. Do not restart
until
locating and correcting the prob
lem.
CUTTING
PROCEDURES
■ Hold the workpiece
firmly
against the saw table.
■ Use
gentle pressure and both hands when feeding the
work into the blade. Do
not
force the work;
allow
the
blade
to cut.
■ The smallest diameter circle that can be cut
is
deter
mined by
blade
width. A 1/4 in. wide blade
will
cut a
minimum
diameter of 1 -1/2 in.; a 1/8 in. wide blade will
cut
a minimum diameter of 1/2 in.
■ Keep your hands away from the blade. Do not handle
pieces so
small
your fingers will go under the blade
guard.
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