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=== Precautions ===
=== Precautions ===
Alway wear:<br>'''Tight clothing,<br>Safty googles,<br>Ear protection''',<br> when working with heavier workpieces, - '''safty-boots''' and<br>especialy while working with toxic woods, - '''dust mask'''.
Alway wear:<br>'''Tight clothing,<br>Safty googles,<br>Ear protection''',<br> when working with heavier workpieces, - '''safty-boots''' and<br>especialy while working with toxic woods, - '''dust mask'''.
-Keep your workspace decent and clean and your footroom free of obstacles.<br>-Check bandsaw for foreign particles.<br>-Check bandsaw-blade for cracks and that saw teeth are looking downwards.<br>-Adjust blade: tensioning the blade by turning the tighting-screw on top of the bandsaw. The numbers on the chart shows the width of the blade (the thicker the blade the tighter the tension, what a sentence...).


== Suggested Reading ==
== Suggested Reading ==

Revision as of 13:05, 19 July 2018

This page is INCOMPLETE and still missing some important information before it can be used as a resource. Please use the "Discussion" feature above or talk to one of the tutors if you would like to help improve it. Thanks!



This is the content required for an introduction to our <Bandsaws> - reading this does NOT replace the mandatory session with a tutor! It will make it a lot quicker though ;-)

Let's begin! First off, make sure you have read the machine's <MANUAL>.

Safety

Dangers

ENTANGLEMENT HAZARD!
NEVER use without instaled saveguard.
DO NOT use close by flameable liquides and/or gas.
DO NOT modify the machine on your own authority (insurance, you know).
Befor servicing, adjusting or cleaning the machine ALWAYS wait for the blade to grind to a halt.
ALWAYS keep bandsaw-blades in safe custody.
SPECIAL CAUTION when working with toxic woods (like; Eiche, Esche, Eibe, Buche, Buchsbaum).
small splinters can fly towards the operator

Precautions

Alway wear:
Tight clothing,
Safty googles,
Ear protection
,
when working with heavier workpieces, - safty-boots and
especialy while working with toxic woods, - dust mask.

-Keep your workspace decent and clean and your footroom free of obstacles.
-Check bandsaw for foreign particles.
-Check bandsaw-blade for cracks and that saw teeth are looking downwards.
-Adjust blade: tensioning the blade by turning the tighting-screw on top of the bandsaw. The numbers on the chart shows the width of the blade (the thicker the blade the tighter the tension, what a sentence...).

Suggested Reading

Besides these safety notes, you should read <...>

Demonstration

The tutor will show you these steps in detail:

  • <...>