INSTRUCTION MANUAL BIESEMEYER® 10” TABLE SAW BLADE GUARD SYSTEMS (MODEL 78-955 FOR 28”, 30” AND 40” T-SQUARE® FENCES) (MODEL 78-960 FOR 50” AND 52” T-SQUARE® FENCES) PART NO. 1350436 DATED 06-15-2006 To learn more about DELTA MACHINERY visit our web site at: www.deltaportercable.com. For Parts, Service, Warranty or other assistance, please call 1-800-223-7278 To learn more about BIESEMEYER MANUFACTURING visit our web site at: www.biesemeyer.com.
INTRODUCTION The BIESEMEYER® T-SQUARE® Blade Guard System is designed for use on most table saws. The table mount is designed for use on saws equipped with the BIESEMEYER® T-SQUARE® Saw Fence system. The 78-955 and 78-960 are designed for use ONLY on Delta 10” Unisaws, 10” Tilting Arbor Saws and 10” Contractors Saws equipped with the BIESEMEYER® 30” or 50” capacity T-SQUARE® fence system respectively.
UNPACKING Carefully unpack the blade guard and all loose items from the carton. Figures 1 and 2 illustrate all items supplied with the Blade Guard System. 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 11 8 9 10 Fig.
INSTALLATION DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM THE POWER SOURCE! IMPORTANT: The following instructions for assembling the splitter illustrated in this manual are shown on a Delta 10” left-tilting arbor Unisaw. Assembly to a right-tilting arbor saw will be opposite to what is shown except where noted. D B A C 1. Locate the components shown in Fig. 2, for the splitter assembly. Fig. 3 2. Insert and seat stud (A) Fig. 3 through hole in side of splitter mounting bracket (B).
Fig. 7 5. Locate two bushings each, (K) and (L) Fig. 8, two 1/4-20 x 5/8” button head screws (M); two 5/16-18 x 5/8” button head screws (N ) and splitter mounting bracket assembly (P). NOTE: Bushings (K) with smaller I.D. hole and two 1/4 x 5/8” long screws (M) are used when mounting the splitter to the Delta 10” tilting arbor saw and the 10” Contractors saw. Bushings (L) Fig. 14, with the larger I.D.
10. Insert index pin (T) Fig. 11, through the hole in splitter (U), as shown, and fasten with locknut (V). Fig 11 illustrates the index pin assembly arrangement for both right and left tilting arbor saws. U T T V RIGHT-TILT LEFT-TILT Fig. 11 U F 11. Loosen knob (F) Fig. 12, and slide splitter (U) down as far as possible into the splitter mounting bracket and tighten knob (F). Fig 13 illustrates the splitter assembled to the mounting bracket.
14. Fasten the mounting bracket (A) Fig. 15, to the back rail (B) using the three 2-3/4” long hex head screws (F), three 3-3/4” long hex head screws (G), twelve 1/4” flat washers and six 1/4-20 hex nuts. Place one flat washer on each hex head screw before inserting through the guard mount bracket. Then place the remaining washers on the hex head screws and secure with the six 1/4-20 hex nuts. F A B G Fig. 15 15. Thread knob (H) Fig. 16, into mounting bracket (A) as shown. Insert T-arm (J) Fig.
18. Make certain the hood assembly (M) Fig. 19, is in line with the basket body assembly (N). When you are certain hood assembly (M) is in line with basket body assembly (M), tighten 4 screws (P). N P M Fig. 19 R J 19. Thread locking knobs (R) Fig. 20, into threaded nut on adjusting arm (J). Insert basket body assembly (N) Fig. 20 into the “T” of the adjusting arm (J). N Fig. 20 R 20. Loosen the two locking knobs (R) & (H) Fig.
21. IMPORTANT: Make certain the rear end of the guard basket frame (M) Fig. 22, is 3/8” away from the front of the splitter (S) and tighten the two locking knobs (R) and (H) Fig. 21. M S Fig. 22 T M U 22. To raise the guard basket (M) Fig. 23, above the saw blade, simply lift up the hood by the dust port until guard catch (T) engages hex head bolt (U) as shown in Fig 24. It may be necessary to loosen hex head bolt (U) to allow the guard catch (T) to fall back to engage bolt (U).
24. There is an adjustment screw to achieve the desired weight of the guard basket (M) Fig. 27, on the workpiece. To make an adjustment, loosen locknut (V) Fig. 26, and turn wing nut (W) clockwise to decrease the pressure or counter-clockwise to increase the pressure. After the desired pressure is achieved, tighten locknut (V). W V Fig. 26 R N M Fig. 27 25. Front to back movement of the blade guard basket (N) Fig.
NOTICE: BEFORE MAKING ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE GUARD BASKET ASSEMBLY, DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM THE POWER SOURCE AND MAKE CERTAIN THE SAW BLADE HAS STOPPED TURNING COMPLETELY! H J 26. Left to right movement of the blade guard basket (M) Fig. 28, is obtained by loosening locking knob (H) and sliding the T-Arm (J) to the left or right. Always tighten knob (H) after adjustment is completed. M Fig.28 H K A L 27. The blade guard mount bracket has a stop pin (K) Fig.
TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Delta will replace, at its expense and at its option, any Delta machine, machine part, or machine accessory which in normal use has proven to be defective in workmanship or material, provided that the customer notifies his supplying distributor of the alleged defect within two years from the date of delivery to him, of the product and provides Delta Machinery with reasonable opportunity to verify the defect by inspection.