Axminster 107659, Instruction Manual

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CHANGING THE SAW BLADE
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Fig 83
Tension released
WARNING! BE VERY CAUTIOUS WHEN
YOU ‘UNFOLD’ THE BLADE; IT TENDS
TO ‘SPRING’ OPEN, BLADE AND TEETH
GOING EVERYWHERE.
Also check that the blade did not “unfold” inside out.
i.e. looking at the right side front of the loop, the teeth
should be on the front of the blade and pointing down.
If you can’t arrive at this view, turn the blade inside out
from its current position and look again.
MAKE SURE THE BLADE TEETH ARE
POINTING DOWN!
Open up all blade guides so that they are clear of the
blade. Hold the blade approximately midway on either
side of the loop and feed it into the table slot. When you
get to the table insert cutout void, work the left side of
the loop into the slot in the guard in the neck of the
main saw frame. ‘Wriggle’ the right hand side of the blade
through the slot in the lower bearing guide guards and
through the guard on the upper blade guide assembly,
see figs 84-85-86.
Fig 84
Fig 85-86
Lower guide bearing guards
Ease the blade over the wheels and locate the blade in
the blade guides. Check that the blade is sitting
approximately in the middle of the wheels and re-tension
the blade by pushing the quick release lever forward.
Turn the top wheel by hand to ensure the blade will
not skip off the wheels and the blade is travelling in the
blade guides. When you are sure that the blade is “ON”
and stable, re-fit the table stabilising bolt and re-fit the
table insert. Loosen the upper blade guide clamp and
set the upper blade guide assembly so that the top of
the blade guide is level with the centre of the top drive
wheel, see fig 87. Re-tighten the clamp.
Now carry out the procedures as detailed in Setting up
the saw.
Fig 87
Blade guide
Centre of wheel
Top of blade guide lined up with
the centre of the upper wheel