Sawing; Care And Maintenance; Changing The Band Saw Blade - Metabo BAS 260 Swift Originalbetriebsanleitung

Use personal protection gear:

 dust respirator;
 hearing protection;
 safety goggles.
Cut only one work piece at a time.

Always hold the work piece down

on the table.
Do not jam any work pieces.

Do not try to slow the band saw

blade down or stop it by pushing
the work piece against the saw
blade from the side.
If the type of work requires, use

the following:
 push stick – if distance rip
fence – band saw blade
 120 mm;
 work support – for long stock,
which would otherwise fall off
the table on completion of the
cut;
 dust collector;
 an appropriate jig when cut-
ting round stock, to keep it
from turning;
 a suitable guide for firm sup-
port when cutting thin stock
layed on edge.
Before starting work, check to

see that the following are in
proper working order:
 band saw blade;
 upper and lower blade guard.
Replace damaged parts immedi-

ately.
Assume correct work position

(the band saw blade's teeth must
point towards the operator).
Never cut several work pieces at

the same time – and also no bun-
dles containing several individual
pieces. Risk of personal injury if
individual pieces are caught by
the saw blade uncontrolled.
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Entangelement hazard!
Do not wear loose clothing, jewel-

lery, or gloves, which may get
caught and wound up by revolv-
ing machine parts.
Contain long hair with a hairnet.

Never cut stock to which ropes,

cords, strings, cables or wires
are attached or which contain
such materials.
Upper blade guide adjustment
The height of the upper blade guide (58)
needs to be adjusted:
 prior to every cutting operation, to
accommodate the height of the work
piece (the upper blade guide should
be set approx. 3 mm above the work
piece);
 after adjustments of band saw blade
or saw table (e.g. band saw blade
change, tensioning of the band saw
blade, saw table alignment).
Danger! 
A
Turn the machine OFF and wait
for the band saw blade to stop before
adjusting the upper blade guide or
the saw table.
1. Set the upper blade guide (58) with
the setting knob (59) to the desired
height.
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Sawing

1. If necessary, adjust the table tilt.
2. Select rip fence and table tilt for the
type of cutting operation to be car-
ried out.
A

Hazard generated by a jam-
ming workpiece! 
When sawing with the rip fence and a
tilted saw table, the rip fence must be
installed on that side of the saw table
which is tilted downward.
3. Set upper blade guide 3 mm above
the work piece.
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Note: 
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Always make a trial cut in a piece
of scrap to verify settings; correct if nec-
essary before cutting the work piece.
4. Place work piece on the saw table.
5. Plug in.
6. Start saw.
7. Cut work piece in a single pass.
8. Switch off if no further cutting is to be
done immediately afterwards.

9. Care and Maintenance

Danger! 
A
Prior to all servicing:
1. Switch machine OFF;
2. Wait until the saw has come to a
complete stop.
3. Unplug power cable;
 Check to see that all safety devices
are operational again after each ser-
vice.
 Replace defective parts, especially
of safety devices, only with genuine
replacement parts. Parts not tested
and approved by the manufacturer
can cause unforeseen damage.
 Repair and maintenance work other
than described in this section should
only be carried out by qualified spe-
cialists.
9.1 Changing the Band Saw
Blade
Danger! 
A
Risk of injury, even with the
band saw blade at standstill. Wear
gloves when changing blades. 
Use only suitable band saw blades
(see "Technical Specifications").
1. Loosen the four thumb screws (60)
and remove the fence guide extru-
sion (61).
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2. Open both housing doors.
3. Set the upper blade guide (62) to its
lowest position.
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