Central Machinery 32208, 32206 Set Up And Operating Instructions Manual
14” WOOD BANDSAW
WITH DUST CHUTE
32208/
32206
SET UP AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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Failure to do so can result in serious injury.
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Manual revised 11h
CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INFORMATION ............................... 3
General Tool Safety Warnings .............3
Bandsaw Safety Warnings ...................5
Vibration Safety .....................................6
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS ........ 6
Grounded Tools: Tools with Three
Prong Plugs ........................................6
SPECIFICATIONS ............................. 8
Optional Accessories ...........................8
SETTINGS ........................................ 24
Blade Guide Adjustment .....................24
Table Angle Adjustment ......................24
Blade Speed Adjustment - for SKU
32208 only ..........................................25
OPERATION .................................... 25
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING .. 26
Cleaning, Maintenance, and
Lubrication .........................................26
Troubleshooting ...................................26
ASSEMBLY DIAGRAMS AND
PARTS LISTS ................................ 28
UNPACKING ..................................... 8
Hardware Bag Contents .......................8
ASSEMBLY ....................................... 9
PHASE 1: Stand Assembly ...................9
PHASE 2: Foot Assembly ....................11
PHASE 3: Bandsaw Body to Stand
Assembly ...........................................11
PHASE 4: Motor to Stand Assembly ..12
Pulley Mounting ..............................12
Motor Mounting ...............................13
Motor Wiring ....................................14
PHASE 5: Table Assembly...................15
PHASE 6: Pulley Cover Assembly
and Belt Installation ..........................16
Belt Installation ...............................16
Side Panel Installation....................17
PHASE 7: Upper Guide and Post
Cover Assembly ................................17
Assembly Diagram and Parts List A -
Stand ..................................................28
Assembly Diagram B - Saw Body .......29
Parts List B - Saw Body .......................30
Assembly Diagram and Parts List C
- Single Speed Pulley (32206) ...........31
Assembly Diagram and Parts List D
- Four Speed Pulleys (32208) ...........31
90 DAY WARRANTY ........................ 32
PHASE 8: Saw Blade Installation........19
Saw Blade Tensioning and
Tracking ........................................21
Guide and Bearing Adjustment .....22
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SAVE THIS MANUAL
Keep this manual for the safety warnings
and precautions, assembly, operating, inspection, maintenance and cleaning procedures.
Write the product’s serial number in the back
of the manual near the assembly diagram (or
month and year of purchase if product has no
number). Keep this manual and the receipt in
a safe and dry place for future reference.
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INFORMATION
In this manual, on the labeling, and
all other information provided with
this product:
This is the safety alert
symbol. It is used to alert
you to potential personal
injury hazards. Obey all
safety messages that follow
this symbol to avoid possible
injury or death.
DANGER indicates a
hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, will result
in death or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a
hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION, used with
the safety alert
symbol, indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided,
could result in minor or moderate
injury.
NOTICE is used to
address practices not
related to personal injury.
CAUTION, without the
safety alert symbol, is
used to address practices not
related to personal injury.
General Tool Safety Warnings
WARNING Read all safety warnings
and instructions. Failure to follow the
warnings and instructions may result
in electric shock, re and/or serious
injury.
Save all warnings and instructions
for future reference.
KEEP GUARDS IN PLACE and in work-1.
ing order.
REMOVE ADJUSTING KEYS AND 2.
WRENCHES. Form habit of checking to
see that keys and adjusting wrenches
are removed from tool before turning it
on.
KEEP WORK AREA CLEAN. Cluttered 3.
areas and benches invite accidents.
DON’T USE IN DANGEROUS ENVI-4.
RONMENT. Don’t use power tools in
damp or wet locations, or expose them
to rain. Keep work area well lighted.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY. All visitors 5.
should be kept safe distance from work
area.
MAKE WORKSHOP KID PROOF with 6.
padlocks, master switches, or by removing starter keys.
DON’T FORCE TOOL. It will do the job 7.
better and safer at the rate for which it
was designed.
USE RIGHT TOOL. Don’t force tool or 8.
attachment to do a job for which it was
not designed.
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RECOMMENDED MINIMUM WIRE
GAUGE FOR EXTENSION CORDS
(120 VOLT)
NAMEPLATE
AMPERES
(at full load)
0 – 6 18 16 16 14
6.1 – 10 18 16 14 12
10.1 – 12 16 16 14 12
12.1 – 16 14 12 Do not use.
EXTENSION CORD
LENGTH
25’ 50’ 100’ 150’
TABLE A
USE PROPER EXTENSION CORD. 9.
Make sure your extension cord is in
good condition. When using an extension cord, be sure to use one heavy
enough to carry the current your product will draw. An undersized cord will
cause a drop in line voltage resulting in
loss of power and overheating. Table A
shows the correct size to use depending
on cord length and nameplate ampere
rating. If in doubt, use the next heavier
gage. The smaller the gage number, the
heavier the cord.
WEAR PROPER APPAREL. Do not wear 10.
loose clothing, gloves, neckties, rings,
bracelets, or other jewelry which may get
caught in moving parts. Nonslip footwear
is recommended. Wear protective hair
covering to contain long hair.
MAINTAIN TOOLS WITH CARE. Keep 14.
tools sharp and clean for best and safest performance. Follow instructions for
lubricating and changing accessories.
DISCONNECT TOOLS before servicing; 15.
when changing accessories, such as
blades, bits, cutters, and the like.
REDUCE THE RISK OF UNINTENTION-16.
AL STARTING. Make sure switch is in off
position before plugging in.
USE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES. 17.
Consult the owner’s manual for recommended accessories. The use of improper accessories may cause risk of injury
to persons.
NEVER STAND ON TOOL. Serious inju-18.
ry could occur if the tool is tipped or if the
cutting tool is unintentionally contacted.
CHECK DAMAGED PARTS. Before 19.
further use of the tool, a guard or other
part that is damaged should be carefully
checked to determine that it will operate
properly and perform its intended function – check for alignment of moving
parts, binding of moving parts, breakage of parts, mounting, and any other
conditions that may affect its operation.
A guard or other part that is damaged
should be properly repaired or replaced.
ALWAYS USE SAFETY GLASSES. Also 11.
use face or dust mask if cutting operation
is dusty. Everyday eyeglasses only have
impact resistant lenses, they are NOT
safety glasses.
SECURE WORK. Use clamps or a vise 12.
to hold work when practical. It’s safer
than using your hand and it frees both
hands to operate tool.
DON’T OVERREACH. Keep proper foot-13.
ing and balance at all times.
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DIRECTION OF FEED. Feed work into 20.
a blade or cutter against the direction of
rotation of the blade or cutter only.
NEVER LEAVE TOOL RUNNING UNAT-21.
TENDED. TURN POWER OFF. Don’t
leave tool until it comes to a complete
stop.
Bandsaw Safety Warnings
For Your Own Safety Read Instruction 1.
Manual Before Operating Saw.
Wear eye protection.2.
Do not remove jammed cutoff pieces 3.
until blade has stopped.
Maintain proper adjustment of blade ten-4.
sion, blade guides, and thrust bearings.
Adjust upper guide to just clear work-5.
piece.
Hold workpiece rmly against table.6.
For safe operation, the upper blade 7.
guide, the blade tension, and the thrust
bearing must all be properly adjusted
before operation. Carefully follow the
ASSEMBLY instructions (starting on
page 9), and specically PHASE 8: Saw
Blade Installation (starting on page 19),
for an explanation of how to make the
needed adjustments.
The use of accessories or attachments 8.
not recommended by the manufacturer
may result in a risk of injury to persons.
When servicing use only identical re-9.
placement parts.
Only use safety equipment that has been 10.
approved by an appropriate standards
agency. Unapproved safety equipment
may not provide adequate protection.
Eye protection must be ANSI-approved
and breathing protection must be
NIOSH-approved for the specic hazards
in the work area.
The included motor wiring terminals 11.
are designed to reduce the risk of improper wiring; DO NOT MODIFY, REPLACE OR FORCE THE TERMINALS.
Maintain labels and nameplates on the 12.
tool. These carry important safety information. If unreadable or missing, contact Harbor Freight Tools for a replacement.
Avoid unintentional starting. Prepare to 13.
begin work before turning on the tool.
People with pacemakers should consult 14.
their physician(s) before use. Electro-
magnetic elds in close proximity to
heart pacemaker could cause pacemaker interference or pacemaker failure.
In addition, people with pacemakers
should:
• Avoid operating alone.
• Do not use with power switch locked
on.
• Properly maintain and inspect to avoid
electrical shock.
• Any power cord must be properly
grounded. Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) should also be implemented – it prevents sustained electrical
shock.
Some dust created by power sand-15.
ing, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other
construction activities, contains chemicals known [to the State of California]
to cause cancer, birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Some examples of
these chemicals are:
• Lead from lead-based paints
• Crystalline silica from bricks and ce-
ment or other masonry products
• Arsenic and chromium from chemically
treated lumber
Your risk from these exposures varies,
depending on how often you do this type
of work. To reduce your exposure to
these chemicals: work in a well ventilated area, and work with approved safety
equipment, such as those dust masks
that are specially designed to lter out
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microscopic particles. (California Health
& Safety Code § 25249.5, et seq.)
ngers, increasing the risk of vibration-
related injury.
WARNING: Handling the cord on this 16.
product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to
cause cancer, and birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Wash hands after
handling. (California Health & Safety
Code § 25249.5, et seq.)
The warnings, precautions, and instruc-17.
tions discussed in this instruction manual
cannot cover all possible conditions and
situations that may occur. It must be
understood by the operator that common
sense and caution are factors which cannot be built into this product, but must be
supplied by the operator.
Vibration Safety
This tool vibrates during use. Repeated
or long-term exposure to vibration may
cause temporary or permanent physical
injury, particularly to the hands, arms and
shoulders. To reduce the risk of vibration-related injury:
Anyone using vibrating tools regularly 1.
or for an extended period should rst
be examined by a doctor and then have
regular medical check-ups to ensure
medical problems are not being caused
or worsened from use. Pregnant women
or people who have impaired blood circulation to the hand, past hand injuries,
nervous system disorders, diabetes, or
Raynaud’s Disease should not use this
tool. If you feel any medical or physical
symptoms related to vibration (such as
tingling, numbness, and white or blue
ngers), seek medical advice as soon as
possible.
Do not smoke during use. Nicotine re-2.
duces the blood supply to the hands and
Wear suitable gloves to reduce the vibra-3.
tion effects on the user.
Use tools with the lowest vibration when 4.
there is a choice between different processes.
Include vibration-free periods each day 5.
of work.
To reduce vibration, maintain the tool as 6.
explained in this manual. If any abnormal vibration occurs, stop use immediately.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS.
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
TO PREVENT
ELECTRIC SHOCK
AND DEATH FROM INCORRECT
GROUNDING WIRE
CONNECTION
READ AND FOLLOW THESE
INSTRUCTIONS:
Grounded Tools: Tools with Three
Prong Plugs
In the event of a malfunction or break-1.
down, grounding provides a path of least
resistance for electric current to reduce
the risk of electric shock. This tool is
equipped with an electric cord having
an equipment-grounding conductor and
a grounding plug. The plug must be
plugged into a matching outlet that is
properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances.
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Do not modify the plug provided – if it will 2.
not t the outlet, have the proper outlet
installed by a qualied electrician.
The outlet must be properly installed and 8.
grounded in accordance with all codes
and ordinances.
Improper connection of the equipment-3.
grounding conductor can result in a risk
of electric shock. The conductor with
insulation having an outer surface that
is green with or without yellow stripes is
the equipment-grounding conductor. If
repair or replacement of the electric cord
or plug is necessary, do not connect the
equipment-grounding conductor to a live
terminal.
Check with a qualied electrician or ser-4.
vice personnel if the grounding instructions are not completely understood, or
if in doubt as to whether the tool is properly grounded.
Use only 3-wire extension cords that 5.
have 3-prong grounding plugs and
3-pole receptacles that accept the tool’s
plug.
Do not use an adapter to connect this 9.
tool to a different outlet.
Repair or replace damaged or worn cord 6.
immediately.
7. This tool is intended for use on a circuit
that has an outlet that looks like the one
illustrated above in 125 V~ 3-Prong
Plug and Outlet. The tool has a grounding plug that looks like the plug illustrated
above in 125 V~ 3-Prong Plug and
Outlet.
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SPECIFICATIONS
Hardware Bag Contents
Weight 160 lb. (Model 32206)
180 lb. (Model 32208)
Blade Speeds 3000 FPM (Model 32206)
600, 1140, 1670, 2670 FPM
(Model 32208)
Motor 1 HP / Single Phase
Electrical Requirements 110 V~ / 9 A
Cutting Capacity 6”
Blade Width Range 1/8” to 3/4”
Table Dimensions Approx. 14” x 14”
Table Tilt 45° Right / 15° Left
Dust Collector
Accessory
Dust Chute Attachment Only
(Dust Bag Not Provided)
Optional Accessories
Riser Block Kit - Item 09645
Rip Fence - Item 45907
Note: Availability of these accessories may
vary. Contact Harbor Freight Tools at
the number at the bottom of this page for
availability information.
UNPACKING
Note: Hardware sizes illustrated below are
offered only as a guide and are approximate.
Letters given below are for assembly
purposes only. Part numbers on the
parts lists at the end of this manual
should be used for ordering parts.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
M
H J K L
N
When unpacking, check to make sure
all parts shown on the Parts Lists are included. If any parts are missing or broken, please
call Harbor Freight Tools at the number shown
on the cover of this manual as soon as possible.
Some parts are shipped with a rust preventing coating. Clean this coating off before
assembly and use.
O
P
Q
Letter Description Phase Q’ty
A M8 x 80 Table Stop Bolt 5 1
B M8 x 40 Bolt 3 4
C M8 x 30 Bolt 5 2
D M8 x 25 Bolt 4 4
E M8 x 16 Carriage Bolt 1 24
F M6 x 12 Bolt 6 1
G M5 x 15 Pan Head Bolt 6 4
H M8 Washer 1,2,3,4 44
J M8 Lock Washer 3,4,5 10
K M8 Nut 1,2,3,4,5 37
L M6 Washer 6 1
M M5 Washer 6 8
N M5 Nut 6 4
O Foot Assembly 2 4
P Pulley Cover Knob 6 1
Q Foot Bracket 2 4
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ASSEMBLY
PHASE 1: Stand Assembly
FIGURE FOR STEP 1-1
E H K
Required Hardware
Letter Description
E M8 x 16 Carriage Bolt 24
H M8 Washer 24
K M8 Nut 24
2A3A
7A 10A 9A
Q’ty
(for this phase)
1A
Stand Part Identication
Part Description Q’ty
1A Mounting Plate 1
2A Rear Panel 1
3A Front Panel Assembly 1
7A Horizontal Brace 2
8A Brace 1
9A Motor Plate Bracket 1
10A Motor Plate 1
1A
3A
1. Assemble the Mounting Plate (1A) to the
four square holes at the top of the Front
Panel (3A) assembly as shown above.
The Mounting Plate must be turned as
shown above, with the hole away from
the Front Panel.
FIGURE FOR STEP 1-2
8A
1A
2A
3A
Note: During this phase, nger tighten all
Nuts to allow adjustment and leveling.
All connections in this phase are made
with one Carriage Bolt (E) going through
the connection from the outside then being secured with a Washer (H) and Nut
(K).
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2. Assemble the Rear Panel (2A) to the
Mounting Plate (1A) in the same way.
The Stand should look like the illustration
above.
FIGURE FOR STEP 1-3
7A
2A
3A
7A
3. Attach the two Horizontal Braces (7A)
inside the anges on the Front and Rear
Panels (3A, 2A).
FIGURE FOR STEP 1-5
10A
9A
5. Attach the Motor Plate (10A) to the Motor
Plate Bracket (9A). Connect the end that
is folded back on itself.
FIGURE FOR STEP 1-6
FIGURE FOR STEP 1-4
8A
1A
9A
4. Attach the Motor Plate Bracket (9A)
to the front of the Mounting Plate (1A)
with the raised section of it towards the
center. The Motor Plate Bracket (9A)
should be near the Switch Cover (13A)
as shown above.
Attach the Brace (8A) under the Mounting Plate (1A) toward the rear as shown.
7A
10A
13A
6. Attach the other end of the Motor Plate
(10A) to the Horizontal Brace (7A).
Make sure the stand rests square on the 7.
oor and that the Mounting Plate (1A)
is level. Then, wrench tighten all Nuts
from phase 1 securely.
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REV 04c; 04g; 05l
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