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Owner's Manual
8-in x 13-in Horizontal Cut-Off Bandsaw
Model: 7015
WMH TOOL GROUP
2420 Vantage Drive
Elgin, Illinois 60124 Part No. M-7015
Ph.: 800-274-6848 Revision B 02/07
www.wmhtoolgroup.com Copyright © WMH Tool Group
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Warranty and Service WMH Tool Group, Inc., warrants every product it sells. If one of our tools needs service or repair, one of our Authorized Service Centers located throughout the United States can give you quick service. In most cases, any of these WMH Tool Group Authorized Service Centers can authorize warranty repair, assist you in obtaining parts, or perform routine maintenance and major repair on your WILTON® tools. For the name of an Authorized Service Center in your area call 1-800
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Table of Contents Warranty and Service....................................................................................................................................2 Table of Contents..........................................................................................................................................3 Warnings .......................................................................................................................................................4 Introduct
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Warnings 1. Read and understand the entire owner's manual before attempting assembly or operation. 2. Read and understand the warnings posted on the machine and in this manual. Failure to comply with all of these warnings may cause serious injury. 3. Replace the warning labels if they become obscured or removed. 4. The bandsaw is designed and intended for use by properly trained and experienced personnel only. If you are not familiar with the proper and safe operation of a bandsaw, do not u
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21. Keep visitors a safe distance from the work area. Keep children away. 22. Make your workshop child proof with padlocks, master switches or by removing starter keys. 23. Give your work undivided attention. Looking around, carrying on a conversation and “horse-play” are careless acts that can result in serious injury. 24. Maintain a balanced stance at all times so that you do not fall into the blade or other moving parts. Do not overreach or use excessive force to perform any machine opera
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Familiarize yourself with the following safety notices used in this manual: This means that if precautions are not heeded, it may result in minor injury and/or possible machine damage. This means that if precautions are not heeded, it may result in serious injury or possibly even death. Introduction The Wilton Model 7015 Horizontal Cut-off Bandsaw is designed for high production cut-off work. Four cutting speeds and a hydraulic feed control allow the efficient cutting of virtually any ma
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Machine Features Saw Head The saw head (Figure 2) consists of a drive Figures 1 and 2 depict the main features of the Model 7015 Horizontal Cut-Off Bandsaw. The motor, drive pulleys, gearbox, blade wheels, blade guides and supports, control panel, blade machine consists of a machine base onto which is installed a saw head. tension/blade tracking mechanism, wire brush, and the saw blade. The drive motor is mounted on a pivoting plate that swings outward to provide V-belt tension. The mo
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The mechanism also has adjustment screws Remove the saw from the shipping skid; discard that enable the saw blade to “track” evenly on any hold-down devices. Place the saw on the the blade wheels. The adjustment screws shop floor; secure the saw to the floor using change the angle of the driven blade wheel shaft mounting anchors secured through four holes in so the wheels are aligned. Tracking adjustments the machine base. If the saw will be used to cut are generally made after the saw blad
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2. Place a warning placard or tag on the 4. Loosen the drive motor locking handle. service panel to prevent accidental Pivot the motor inward to slacken the belt. electrical shock. 5. Select the speed using the placard on the 3. When installing the motor power cord into a cover. Put the V-belt in the pulley grooves receptacle, make sure the plug is of the pulley for the desired speed. Refer to compatible with the receptacle. Figure 6 for belt locations and the speeds available. 4. When us
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3. When the saw has completed 1/3 of the cut, Blade Selection increase the feed rate slightly and allow the saw to complete the cut. The cut-off saw is delivered with a saw blade that is adequate for a variety of cut-off jobs on a 4. Keep the hydraulic cylinder needle valve in variety of common materials. A 10-tooth, the same position and begin a second cut general-purpose blade is provided as standard on the same or similar workpiece. equipment with the machine. 5. When the blade ha
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Evaluating Cutting Efficiency Setting The Vise For Angle Cuts Is the blade cutting efficiently? The best way to Referring to Figure 9, the vise can be adjusted determine this is to observe the chips formed by through a 45-degree arc as follows: the cutting blade. 1. Loosen the lock handle (E) that secures the If the chip formation is powdery, then the feed is fixed vise jaw (D). much too light, or the blade is dull. 2. Rotate the fixed vise jaw (D) to the desired If the chips formed are
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Starting the Saw Important: The efficient operation of the cut-off saw is dependent upon the condition of the saw blade. If the performance of the saw begins to deteriorate, the first item that you should check is the blade. Flats/Strips Rounds If a new blade does not restore the machine’s cutting accuracy and quality, refer to the Knock off sharp edge here with file troubleshooting guide (or the blade manufac- turer’s guide) for conditions to consider and adjustments that can be made to
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Coolant Flow and Nozzle Position Setting the Work Stop Referring to Figure 12: The coolant pump must be The work stop is an accessory that is included submerged before operating to prevent with the Wilton 7015 Bandsaw. It is used to set damage to the pump. up the saw for making multiple cuts of the same Adjust the coolant flow shut-off valve at the top length. of the saw head weldment. The flow should be no more than the saw blade can draw into the Do not allow the blade to rest wo
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Adjustments Blade Tracking Adjustment Refer to Figures 13 and 14. Blade tracking has been set and tested at the factory. Adjustment is rarely required when the blade is used properly or if the blade is correctly welded. If adjustment is needed: 1. Using the blade tension handwheel (D), make sure the blade is properly tensioned. Note: Blade tensioning is described in the Changing Blades section on page 18). Keep proper tension at all times. 2. Raise the saw head (A) as shown. 3. Open
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Repeat the insertion of the paper between the wheel shoulder and the blade until the paper is cut in two pieces. Note: You may have to repeat the check with the paper several times before the blade and the shoulder cut the paper into two pieces. Do not hurry the adjustment. Patience and accuracy here will pay off with better, more accurate, quieter cutting and much longer machine and blade life. When the paper is cut: 10. Turn the adjustment screws (F) slightly in the counter-clockwis
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Blade Guide Bearing Adjustment Referring to Figure 16: Guide bearings and guide inserts are located on either side of the saw blade and provide stability for the blade when the saw is in operation. These bearings rotate on an eccentric shaft so the distance from the blade can be adjusted for optimal performance. Blade guides provide blade support. Guide bearings and blade guides are initially adjusted at the factory and should rarely require adjustment It is always better to try a
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1. Clamp vise and mart top of bar stock here Verifying Adjustment Accuracy 2. Cut of a slice of Refer also to Figure 18. the bar stock Rod Test cuts can be used to determine whether or not you have adjusted the blade accurately. Use 2 inch round bar stock to perform these test cuts, as 3. Rotate stock in vise follows: so mark is at bottom 1. With the bar stock securely clamped in the vise, 4. Cut off a new slice from the make a cut through the bar stock. stock 2. Mark the top of the bar
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Maintenance Figure 21 Store the removed blade carefully before Changing Blades proceeding. 6. Slide the new blade into the blade guides Use leather gloves when (J), then loop the blade (G) around the drive changing the saw blade to protect your wheels (H) such that the teeth face towards hands from cuts and scratches. Use the back and the smooth side faces towards protective eye wear that meets ANSI the front. Specification Z87.1 This will permit the vertical side of the teeth Di
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Changing the Drive Belt Referring to Figures 22 and 23: Disconnect the cut-off saw from its electrical power source. 1. Set the arm at the full horizontal position. 2. Open the drive belt cover to expose the V-belt and pulleys. 3. Loosen the belt tension adjust knob located in the rear under the motor (see Figure 23 for knob direction). Lift the motor upward to loosen the belt. 4. Remove the worn V-belt. 5. Put the replacement V-belt in the pulley position for the speed you require (r
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Cleaning 1. Clean off any preservative on machine Upper Wheel Bushing – six to eight drops of oil surfaces. each week. After cleaning: Pivot Points, Shafts, and Bearing areas – six to eight drops of oil each week. 2. Coat machined surfaces of the cutoff saw with a medium consistency machine oil. Reapply the oil coating at least every six Coolant months. Change coolant on a frequency appropriate to 3. Clean up accumulated saw cuttings after the type of coolant being used. Oil based u
