Blade Change
CUTTING HAZARD! Blades are sharp! Wear heavy leather gloves to prevent cuts when handling blades.
Blades should be changed when they become dull, damaged, or when you are using materials that require a blade of a certain type or tooth count.
To change the blade on the bandsaw:
1.UNPLUG THE BANDSAW!
2.Raise the bow of the bandsaw about six inches, then lock it in position by turning the feed control knob to the right.
3.Loosen and slide both blade guides toward the center of the bow.
4.Remove the the upper blade guard (see
Figure 26).
Upper Blade Guard |
& Knobs |
Figure 26. Removing upper blade guard.
5.Open both wheel covers and clean out all the chips and shavings.
6.Loosen the blade tension handwheel and slip the old blade off of the wheels then out of the blade guide roller bearings.
7.Install the new blade into the front and rear blade guide roller bearings, as shown in Figure 27, then around the bottom and top wheels.
Figure 27. Typical blade installation.
Model G0717 (Mfg. Since 9/10) |