Changing Blades
Use extreme caution when replacing blades. Teeth are dangerously sharp and coiled blades are prone to spring when released from their packaging. Use heavy leather or welding gloves and safety glasses or goggles whenever handling blades. Failure to do so could result in serious personal injury.
To remove the blade, ensure the power is discon- nected and raise the saw bow as high as it will go:
1.Loosen tension on the blade by turning the tension knob. See Figure 10.
2.Open the gap between the blade bearing guides by loosening the locking screw and turning the eccentric bushing with an open end wrench. See Blade Guide Adjustment section.
3.Remove the cap screws from the cover plates over both of the bandsaw wheels. At the outer end of the bow the cover is hinged, at the other the plate must be com- pletely removed.
4.Slide the blade off both wheels and out of the blade guides. Use caution, the blades are sharp!
To replace the blade, ensure that the power is disconnected and:
1.Position the blade so the teeth are pointing down and toward the right when you are facing the front of the machine. There are blade tooth direction labels on the front of the saw. If the teeth will not point downward in any orientation, the blade is inside out. Twist it until it is right side out.
2.Slip the blade through the left and right hand guides and mount over the two wheels.