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===Maintenance and Cleaning Instruction=== | ===Maintenance and Cleaning Instruction=== | ||
Ensure all the internal mechanics are cleaned once a | Ensure all the internal mechanics are cleaned once a month using the brush and the vacuum cleaner. If you are not sure how to do it ask the team. | ||
{{:Risk Assessment/ Bandsaws}} | {{:Risk Assessment/ Bandsaws}} | ||
= Induction Script = | |||
The first stage of any induction is to read and familiarise with the Risk Assessment and PPE requirements | |||
===What is a BandSaw For=== | |||
Cutting wood and plastic | |||
* Straight cuts in thick material (within limits, generally 6"/150mm without checking) | |||
* Stopped cuts eg tenons | |||
* Small material you can't take near the mitre or table saws | |||
* Gentle curves | |||
* Generally, safer than circular blades (but not always 'safe') | |||
Alternatives: | |||
* Mitre saw better for straight cuts on strip | |||
* Table saw better for straight rip cuts, where thickness allows | |||
* Mini bandsaw and/ or scroll saw for tighter curves | |||
===Parts of the Saw=== | |||
Point Out: | |||
* The blade | |||
* Inside the cabinet, the wheels | |||
* The wheel tension adjustment | |||
* The top and bottom guides | |||
* The guide height adjuster | |||
* The table | |||
* The fence | |||
* The fence rail adjustment | |||
* The table bevel adjustment | |||
* The on/off switch | |||
===How to Check the Blade Tension=== | |||
===How to Check the Guides=== | |||
===Straight Freehand Cutting=== | |||
===Straight Cutting with the Fence=== | |||
===Curve Cutting=== | |||
===After Use=== | |||
# Always Sweep down the saw and the surrounding bench | |||
# For now, always hoover inside the bottom box. | |||
# Hoover inside the top box once a month or so. Once there is dust extraction the same will apply to the lower box. | |||
