Changing Blades, Adjusting Blade Tension

5.Loosen jam nut and turn table stop (Figure

26)left or right to raise or lower the stop. Tighten jam nut to hold table stop in place.

6.Unlock table, tilt back onto table rest and confirm table is 90 degrees with the blade.

7.If necessary, adjust scale pointer to zero.

Changing Blades

	Blade teeth are sharp! Use	Figure 28
care when handling the saw blade. Failure to		Figure 28
care when handling the saw blade. Failure to
comply may cause serious injury.
1.	Disconnect machine from power source.
2.	Loosen blade tension by turning the
	tension knob counterclockwise (Figure 28).
3.	Remove the table insert and the table pin.
4.	Open both wheel covers.
5.	Remove the blade from between upper
	and lower blade guides. Remove blade
	from upper and lower wheels. Turn blade
	to direct through slot in table.
6.	Guide new blade through table slot. Place
	blade in upper and lower blade guides.
	Note: The blade teeth should face the
	operator, and they should point down
	toward the table.
7.	Place blade in the middle of the upper and
	lower wheel.
8.	Re-install table insert and table pin.
9.	Tension and track blade before operating
	saw. Find instructions for tensioning and
	tracking the blade under "Adjusting Blade
	Tension" and "Adjusting Blade Tracking".

Adjusting Blade Tension

1.Disconnect machine from power source.

2.Turn blade tension knob (Figure 28) clockwise to tension blade. A gauge on the upper wheel slide bracket indicates the approximate tension according to the width of the blade. Initially, set the blade tension to correspond to the blade width as marked on the gauge.