Tracking the blade, Adjusting the blade guides and back-up bearing – Sears 113.244501 User Manual

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WARNING: Turn off saw, remove switch key

and unplug before making any adjustments.

TRACKING THE BLADE

Blade tension must be properly adjusted before
tracking the blade.

1 Slowly turn the upper wheel clockwise by hand

and watch the blade on the tire If the blade moves
away from the center of the tire the tracking will
have to be adjusted

2 Insert a 1/8" hex wrench into the tracking adjust

ment screw located on the back of the saw behind
the upper wheel

3 a If the blade moved toward the front of the saw

turn the adjustment screw in (clockwise) while
turning the wheel by hand, until the blade rides
in the center of the tire

b If the blade moved away from the front of the

saw turn the adjustment screw out (counter
clockwise) while turning the wheel by hand, until
the blade rides in the center of the tire

4 Check the position of the blade on the other tires

The blade should be completely on the tire It not,
adjust the tracking until the blade is on all three
tires

5, Rotate the upper wheel by hand in a clockwise

direction for a few more turns Make sure the blade
stays in the same location on the tires Readjust if

necessary, until blade is tracking properly

WARNING: Turn off saw, remove switch key
and unplug before making any adjustments.

ADJUSTING THE BLADE GUIDES AND
BACK-UP BEARING

NOTE: The upper and lower blade guides and back
up bearings support the band saw blade during cut
ting operations The adjustment of the guides and
bearings should be checked whenever a different
blade is installed

1 Adjust the back-up bearing first Loosen the rear

set screw using a 1/8" hex wrench (This set screw
is located on the right side of the upper slide for
the upper bearing and on the right side of the
frame just below the table for the lower bearing )

Move the back-up bearing to within 1/32" of the

blade Tighten the rear set screw. Repeat on the
other back-up bearing

NOTE: The back-up bearing is to support the back
edge of the blade while culling The blade should not
contact the bearings when you stop cutting

3 Adjust the position of the blade guide support next.

Loosen the front set screw using a 1/8" hex

wrench (This set screw is located on the left side
of the support for the upper guides and the right
side for the lower guides )

4 Slide the blade guide support on the shaft until the

front edge of the blade guides are about 1/32"
behind the gullet of the blade Tighten the set
screw Repeat for the other guide

Tracking Adjustment

Set Screw

1/32"