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bandsaw guide blocks
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 10:29 pm
by onevw
Bought a 2nd band saw off Ebay. It came with cool blocks. Can someone tell me the proper adjustment of the blocks. Are the blocks pushed up against the blade with no gap. i.e. the blocks touching the blade with some pressure.
RICK
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:50 pm
by curiousgeorge
Here is a quote from the Shopsmith catalog:
Cool Blocks blade guides are made of a special, non-metallic material that lubricates your bandsaw blades as they cut, keeping them cool and reducing the chance of premature breakage. And since they won't damage blade teeth, you can really snug them down for added stability when working with smaller blades.
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:52 pm
by SDSSmith
And
here are some generic instructions for cool blocks.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:32 am
by onevw
SDSSmith wrote:And
here are some generic instructions for cool blocks.
Many thanks
RICK
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:56 am
by bosox
After you properly tensioned the blade and tracking the center of the tires , you have to re-position the guide blocks. Start with rotating the under table blade guard back into place and tightening the screw that holds the guard. Second thing, guard back into place, and tightening the screw that secures the guard. Next, adjust the lower blocks so that they are just shy of touching each side of the blade. Tighten the set screws to hold the blocks in place.Then, adjust the forward position of the blocks so that the blocks are riding just behind the teeth, on the flat part of the blade. You may need to re-adjust the position of either block after this adjustment.