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OWNER'S MA NUA L JWBS-20 Woodw orking Bandsaw JET EQU I PM EN T & TOOLS, I N C. P.O. BO X 1349 Phone : 253-351- 6000 A W MH Com pany Auburn, W A 98071-1349 Fax: 1-800-274- 6840 www.j ett ool s .c om e-m ai l j et@ j etto ol s. com M -708752 11/01[...]
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2 Thi s m anual has been prepared f or t he owner and operator s of a J ET J W BS-20 W oodw orki ng Bandsaw. It s purpose, asi de f rom mac hine oper ati on, is t o prom ote saf et y t hrough the use of ac cepted c orrec t operati ng and m ai ntenance pr ocedures. Com pl etel y r ead the saf ety and m ai nt enance i nstruct i ons bef ore operati ng[...]
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3 WARNING 1. Read and u nd erstan d th e entire in stru ctio n man ual b efore att empti ng assemb ly or op erati on . 2. T h is ban d saw is desi gn ed and i nt end ed fo r use by prop erly train ed an d experi enced per sonne l only. If you ar e not fam iliar with the pr oper a nd safe ope ra tion of a bandsa w, do not use until prope r tra ining[...]
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4 T able of Conte nts W arra nty ................................................................................................................................................. 2 W arnin gs ................................................................................................................................................. 3 Tab le of [...]
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5 Contents of S hippi ng Conta iner 1. Bandsaw 1. Tabl e 1. Fence and Rai l Assembl y 1. Resaw Gui de and Knob 1. Mi ter G auge 1. Owner’s Manual 1. W arr anty Card 1. Hardware Package 2. Knobs 1. Hex W renc h 1. Handle 1. 10/12m m W rench 1. Fence H ardware Bag 4. Hex Cap S crews 4. Fl at W ashers 4. Lock W asher 1. Rail Hardware Bag 9. Hex Cap [...]
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6 A ss em bl y and Setup 1. Att ach the handl e (A , F i g. 1) t o the handwheel (B, Fi g. 1). 2. Tur n blade t ension hand wheel (C , F ig. 1) counter -cl ock wise t o t ension bl ade and cl ockwise t o l oosen the tensi on. A gauge on the upper wheel sl i de brack et ( D, Fi g. 1) indi c ates the approx i m at e tensi on accordi ng to t he width [...]
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7 Lower Bea ring Guide A djustment WARNING Disco nn ect mach in e fro m the p ow er so urce, unplug before m ak ing any adjus tm ents ! Blad e teeth are sharp! Use care w hen wo rkin g n ear th e saw b lad e. Failur e to comply m ay c aus e se rious injur y! 1. Disco nn ect th e mach in e from t he po wer sou rce, un pl ug . 2. Bl ade t ension m us[...]
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8 A d j u s t i n g9 0D e g r e eT a b l eS t o p 1. Bl ade tensi on m ust be properl y adjusted pri or t o adjusti ng 90 degr ee stop, see “Adj usti ng Bl ade T ension” page 13. 2. Loosen loc k knobs (A , Fi g. 7) and ti lt t abl e unti l it res ts agai nst t abl e stop bolt ( B, F i g. 7). Ti ght en knobs. 3. Use a square (E , F i g. 8) place[...]
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9 Fenc e A ssembl y and A dj ustm ent 1. At tac h the f ence (A , F ig. 10) t o the f ence body ( B, F ig. 10) wit h f our 5/16” x 3/ 4” hex cap bolt s, f our 5/ 16” loc k was hers, and f our 5/16” f l at was hers. 2. T hread a hex nut (D, F i g. 11) onto t he pad’s threaded st ud (E, F ig. 11) and insert through the f ence and r ear hook[...]
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10 Resaw G uide For resaw i ng att ach the post (A, Fi g. 13) to f ence wit h the l ock knob ( B, Fi g. 13). T here is a slot ted hol e i n the f ence t hat wil l accom m odate the resaw kit . Posit i on the post so that i t is center ed with t he f r ont edge of the bl ade. M iter Ga uge 1. Pl ace t he m i ter gauge i n t he tabl e slot . 2. W i t[...]
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11 Changing Blades WARNING Disco nn ect mach in e fro m the p ow er so urce, unplug! Blad e teeth are sharp! Use care w hen han dl in g t he saw bl ade. Failur e to comply m ay c aus e se rious injur y! 1. Disco nn ect t he mach in e fro m the p o wer sou rce. 2. Rem ov e t he tabl e i nsert (A , Fi g. 16), and tabl e pi n (B, Fi g. 16) . 3. Lower [...]
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12 A dj ust ing B la de T e nsio n 1. Disco nn ect machi ne f rom th e po w er sour ce , unplug. 2. Tur n blade t ension hand wheel (A , F i g. 18) counter -cl ock wise to tensi on bl ade, and cl ockwise t o l oosen the tensi on. A gauge on the upper wheel sli de brac ket (B, F i g. 18) indi c ates the approx i m at e tensi on accordi ng to t he wi[...]
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13 Brake Ped al Depress the br ake pedal (A, F ig. 20) whil e the saw i s runni ng to stop t he saw . Re-start the saw by pressing t he on sw it ch. Replac ing Belt 1. Disco nn ect t he mach in e fro m the p o wer sou rce. 2. Release bl ade tensi on by turni ng blade tensi on hand w heel c l ockwise. 3. Release belt t ension by l oosening the hex c[...]
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14 El ectri cal Conn ecti on s WARNING! All elect rical con necti on s must be do n e by a qu ali fi ed electri ci an! Failur e to comply m ay r es ult in loss of prope rty a nd/or se rious injur y! • JWBS-20 i s rated at 2 HP, 1Ph , 230V only. A pl ug needs to be purchased f or t he bands aw that m at ches the out let you i nt end to use (A, Fi [...]
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15 Tr oubleshooti ng Tr ouble Possi ble Cause Solution Saw s tops or will not sta rt 1. Ov er load t ri pped 2. Saw unpl ugged 3. Fuse bl ow n or ci r cui t break er tri pped 4. Cord dam aged 1. Al l ow m otor t o cool and reset by pushing of f sw it ch 2. Check pl ug connec ti ons 3. Replac e f use or reset ci r cui t breaker 4. Replac e cord Does[...]
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16 U pper Wheel A ssembl y[...]
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17 U pper Wheel A ssembl y Index Pa rt No. No . Descrip ti on Siz e Qty. 1 .......... JW BS20 -50 1.................... Saw Bod y ...................................................... ................................... 1 2 .......... JW BS20 -49 ...................... Ke y................................................................ 7 x 7 x 25[...]
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18 Lo wer W heel and M oto r A ss em bl y[...]
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19 Lo wer W heel and M oto r A ss em bl y Index Pa rt No. No . Descrip ti on Siz e Qty. 1 .......... JW BS20 -20 1.................... Bea ring Ba s e ..................................... ............................................... 1 2 .......... JW BS20 -62 ...................... Adju s ting Bolt .................................... .........[...]
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20 Index Pa rt No. No . Descrip ti on Siz e Qty. 51 ........ JW BS2 0-8 4...................... Sp ring ................................................ ............................................... 1 52 ........ JW BS2 4-8 1A ................... Plate.................................................. ................................. ...........[...]
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21 Blade G uides A ssembly[...]
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22 Blade G uides A ssembly Index Pa rt No. No . Descrip ti on Siz e Qty. 1 .......... TS- 0051051 ..................... Hex Cap B olt ..................................... 5/16 -18 x 1 .............................. 4 2 .......... TS- 0720081 ..................... L ock W as he r ..................................... 5/16 ..........................[...]
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23 Index Pa rt No. No . Descrip ti on Siz e Qty. 56 ........ TS- 0720071 ..................... Lo ck W as he r ..................................... 1/4 .......................................... 1 57 ........ JW BS2 0-3 57.................... H ex Socke t Cap S crew...................... 3/1 6 x 3/8 ................................ 2 58 ........ J[...]
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24 T a ble Assembly[...]
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25 T a ble Assembly Index Pa rt No. No . Descrip ti on Siz e Qty. 1 .......... JW BS18 -40 1.................... Loc king H andle .................................. ............................................... 1 2 .......... TS- 0680021 ..................... Flat W as he r....................................... 1/4 ..............................[...]
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26 El ectri cal Schem atic - 230V, 1 Ph[...]