WARNING ! ! !
BAND BLADES, EVEN DULL ONES,
ARE VERY SHARP AND CAN CAUSE SEVERE CUTS.
EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN HANDLING BLADES.
Putting on new blades:
- Slowly start to put tension on the blades while rotating the upper drum by hand. Never tension the blades without
rotating the drums. After the blades start to get tight, check again to insure that all of the blades are in the guides
correctly. Raise the lower backing roller into place and secure with the latch pin. Replace the upper backing roller. Replace the loose leaf hold down, and put the hone stones on the machine. Replace the scraper and oiler block on the
machine and reconnect the oiler tubes, initially fill the oiler block with oil. Turn the
slicer blades on and check the backing roller position. Both rollers should be .003"- .005" from the blades and evenly
spaced across the entire drum. Adjust as necessary. Replace the doors and covers
and turn power back on. With the drums operating under full power, apply final tension to the blades. Stop the blades and check
the tension with a CALIBRATED tension gauge. Check several blades across the drum for
proper tension, if the tension is not the same it could be an early indicator that the drums are getting out of alignment.
- Replace the discharge guiderails
- Manually cycle the hone and check for proper honing. Adjust if necessary. (For instructions on how to adjust hones click "NEXT TOPIC" below.)