Ron Howard
02-18-2010, 7:40 PM
I recently purchased a Powermatic 14" band saw models PWBS14 and the 6" riser block kit.
When I installed the riser block I had to remove and replace the 'Rear Blade Guard' which sets next to the on/off switch and allows the blade to ride inside a grove between the top and bottom wheels.
The factory installed guard (blank in color) had the grove that the saw bade rides in facing out (as does the break down diagram in the owners manual) but the new one from the riser block kit (Powermatic yellow in color) shown in their diagram facing inwards, for safety reason that kind of makes sense because more blade is now exposed but for easy of changing the blade it does not (would require removing the guard to change the blade).
My question is should the new 'Rear Blade Guard' face out like the old one or should it face inward covering the blade which is now more exposed???
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated
When I installed the riser block I had to remove and replace the 'Rear Blade Guard' which sets next to the on/off switch and allows the blade to ride inside a grove between the top and bottom wheels.
The factory installed guard (blank in color) had the grove that the saw bade rides in facing out (as does the break down diagram in the owners manual) but the new one from the riser block kit (Powermatic yellow in color) shown in their diagram facing inwards, for safety reason that kind of makes sense because more blade is now exposed but for easy of changing the blade it does not (would require removing the guard to change the blade).
My question is should the new 'Rear Blade Guard' face out like the old one or should it face inward covering the blade which is now more exposed???
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated