Changes

====General Procedure====

====General Procedure====

# Make sure the blade guards and fence are in place. These are meant to keep you safe while operating the machine.  

# Make sure the blade guides and fence are in place. These are meant to help your cut, so it is crucial that these are in place.  

## Instructions on adjusting can be found in the manual

## Instructions on adjusting can be found in the manual, but they should be fine by default. The ace should take care of such issues.

### Blade guards (p. 33-34)

### Blade guides (p. 33-34)

### Fence (p. 35-37)

### Fence (p. 35-37)

# Adjust the upper blade guard so that it is just clearing the material being cut

# Adjust the upper blade guard so that it is just clearing the material being cut

# Make sure that the cutting teeth are facing down

# Make sure that the cutting teeth are facing down since the blade moves downward. Otherwise, it will not cut.

# Make sure that the blade has been properly tensioned (blade doesn’t have slack) and tracked (blade moves evenly and consistently as the wheels turn, doesn’t wander back and forth)

# Make sure that the blade has been properly tensioned (blade doesn’t have slack) and tracked (blade moves evenly and consistently as the wheels turn, doesn’t wander back and forth)

## Instructions on tensioning (p. 30) and tracking (p. 29) can be found in the manual

## Instructions on tensioning (p. 30) and tracking (p. 29) can be found in the manual

# Make sure the proper size and type of blade is in use

# Make sure the proper size and type of blade is in use

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##[[File:...woodVerticalBandsawKerf.png|none|thumb]]

## Blade help is in the manual (p. 38-42)

## Blade help is in the manual (p. 38-42)

# Turn the saw on

# Turn the saw on. ‘1’ turns on, ‘0’ turns off. [[File:...woodVerticalBandsawOnOff.png|none|thumb]]

## , ‘I’ turns on, ‘O’ turns off

# Hold the workpiece firmly against the table, flat side down

# Hold the workpiece firmly against the table, flat side down

# Push material into blade at a moderate pace, using a push stick if necessary at the end of the cut

# Push material into blade at a moderate pace, using a push stick if necessary at the end of the cut

# Turn the machine off once the cut is complete

# Turn the machine off once the cut is complete

# Remove the workpiece

# Remove the workpiece and reset the space.

==Safety==

==Safety==