Assembly Of The Blade And Adjustments; Replacement Of The Saw Blade - Fox F28-186A Manual De Instrucciones

2. If necessary, adjust workbench's inclination.
3. Place the rip fence according to the type of cutting you want to carry out, or choose
the outline of the support for the piece to be cut.
4. Position and lock the upper blade guide at a distance of 3 mm over the workpiece.
5. Select blade speed.
6. Before starting working, do a shear test on a piece.
7. Connect the bandsaw to the power supply and switch on the machine.
8. Place the piece on the workbench.
9. Cut one piece at a time.
10. Once you have finished cutting, switch off the machine, disconnect from the power
supply and clean it.

ASSEMBLY OF THE BLADE AND ADJUSTMENTS

I. Replacement of the saw blade FIG.11 – 12
DANGER!
Before performing any adjustment or maintenance task and before changing
the blade you must switch off the machine, disconnect it from the power supply and
wait for the saw blade to stop.
DANGER!
The risk of cut exist also when the saw blade is still. When changing the saw
blade, wear protective gloves. Use only suitable blades.
1. Loosen the 4 wing nuts (50) and remove the rail of the rip fence (51).
2. Open the two doors with a screwdriver.
3. Place the upper blade guide (52) in its lowest position.
4. Turn the adjustment knob (53) until when the saw blade is loose.
5. Remove the saw blade and let it pass through the bench hole, the upper and lower
blade guides.
6. Insert a new blade. Pay attention to the position of the blade: teeth must point towards
the operator and downwards.
7. Place the blade in the middle of flywheels rubber coatings.
8. Turn the tensioning knob clockwise to tighten the saw blade.
9. Close the two doors.
10. Then:
 adjust the saw blade if necessary;
 adjust the blade guides;
 let the blade turn for at least a minute;
 switch off the machine, remove the plug from the socket
and check the adjustment of the blade guides
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