Wilton 7015 User Manual

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2.  Place a warning placard or tag on the 

service panel to prevent accidental 
electrical shock. 

3. 

When installing the motor power cord into a 
receptacle, make sure the plug is 
compatible with the receptacle. 

4. When using hard-wired connections, 

connect the wires as shown in the Wiring 
Data section. 

5. 

Install the fuses or reset the breakers. 

Check operation of the saw. 

The operating controls for the cut-off saw are 
located on the control panel (Figure 5) and 
consist of the following controls and indicators: 

Coolant Pump Switch – turns the coolant pump 
on and off. 

Emergency Stop Switch – press to stop the drive 
motor. Note: A micro switch also stops the 
motor when the workpiece is cut and the saw 
head is completely down. 

Start Switch – press to start the drive motor. The 
saw head must be in the raised position. 

Power Light – indicates that machine is plugged 
in and the outlet circuit breaker is turned on. The 
machine does not need to be running for the 
power light to be on. 

Feed Rate Control – this knob is used to set the 
amount of downward force that is applied to the 
saw blade. The feed rate is proportional to the 
opening of the valve. When set to zero, the saw 
head is locked in the raised position. Increasing 
the valve opening (counterclockwise adjustment) 
increases the feed rate; decreasing the valve 
opening (clockwise adjustment) reduces the 
feed rate. 

The Model 7015 horizontal cut-off bandsaw has 
four blade speeds. The different speeds are 
obtained by changing the position of the motor 
drive V-belt on step pulleys. Change blade 
speeds as follows: 

1. 

Disconnect the electrical power from the 
cut-off saw branch circuit to prevent 
accidental motor start-up 

2. 

Set the saw head at the fully down position. 

3. 

Remove the knob from the drive belt cover. 
Swing cover out and downward to expose 
the V-belt and pulleys. 

4.  Loosen the drive motor locking handle. 

Pivot the motor inward to slacken the belt. 

5.  Select the speed using the placard on the 

cover. Put the V-belt in the pulley grooves 
of the pulley for the desired speed. Refer to 
Figure 6 for belt locations and the speeds 
available.

Tool Steel, Stainless 
Steel, Alloy Steel, 
Phosphor Bronze, Hard 
Bonze, Hard Cast Iron, 
Malleable Iron 

82 25 68  21 

A

Mild Steel, Soft Cast Iron, 
Medium Hard Brass, 
Medium Hard Bronze 

132 40 110  33 

B

Soft Brasses and 
Bronzes, Hard Aluminum, 
Plastics

170 51 142  43 

C

Plastics, Soft and Medium 
Aluminum, Wood, Other 
Light Materials 

235 71 196  60 

D

Note: Belt position A shown below 

6.  Pivot the motor outward to tighten the 

V-belt. Tighten the locking handle. 

7. 

Check V-belt tension by pushing the V-belt 
firmly downward; press down about midway 
between the pulleys. When properly tight-
ened, the V-belt should depress no more 
than the width of the belt.