Product Manual

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9.4 Installing/Changing Blades
Referring to Figures 21 and 22:
The band saw is provided with a 10-TPI metal
cutting blade, 137”L x 3/4”W x 0.025”Thk.
Disconnect machine from
power source. Blade teeth are sharp, use care
when handling the blade. Failure to comply may
cause serious injury.
1. Disconnect machine from power source.
2. Decrease blade tension by rotating the blade
tension handwheel (A) according to the arrow
direction until the handwheel stops.
3. Remove the table insert (B).
4. Remove the tapered pin (C) by using the
wrench attached with the pin together.
5. Lower the upper blade guide assembly (H) by
loosening the knob (F) and rotating the
handwheel (G).
6. Open upper and lower front doors (D).
7. Carefully remove the blade from between
upper and lower blade guides; then remove the
blade from the upper and lower wheels.
8. Guide new blade through table slot (E). Place
blade in upper and lower blade guides.
Note: Make sure blade teeth point down
toward table (see inset, Figure 21), and toward
the front of the saw.
Hint: If the teeth cannot be made to point
down, try turning the blade inside out first, then
re-attempt.
9. Position blade on the middle of the upper and
lower wheels.
10. Replace the table insert (B) and tapered pin
(C).
Before operating the band saw, the new blade must
be adjusted and blade guides re-adjusted. The
required adjustments are contained in the sections
listed below and which follow immediately:
 Blade Tension (page 15)
 Blade Tracking (page 15)
 Upper Bearing Adjustment (page 16)
 Lower Bearing Adjustment (page 17)
Figure 21
Figure 22