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4. Remove the blade guard
attached to the blade guide
assembly.
5. Turn the blade tension adjuster
knob anticlockwise to slacken the
blade and allow removal from the
pulleys and from between the
guide bearings, paying due care
to the sharpness of the teeth.
6. Feed the new blade between the
blade guide bearings and over the top pulley.
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Note the direction of the saw
teeth in relation to the symbol
shown.
7. Hold the blade in position with
one hand whilst feeding it down-
wards and over the bottom
pulley.
8. Ease the blade onto the pulleys as
far as possible.
9. Tension the blade according to
the instructions on page 15.
10. Place 2-3 drops of oil on the blade.
11. Re-fit the blade guard and close the blade safety cover.
12. Observing all safety precautions, start the bandsaw and allow to run for a
few minutes at low speed in order to bed in the new blade.
13. Once the blade has been replaced it is recommended that the blade is
‘Run In’ for a few minutes before starting work.
NOTE:
If the pulleys have not been interfered with, the blade should run
evenly, just off the lip on the back of each pulley. If it wanders off
the pulleys, or scuffs against the lip at the back of the pulley,
evident by a scraping sound, the tracking will need adjustment -
see below.
BLADE TRACKING ADJUSTMENT
Blade tracking is carried out at the factory and it should not normally require
re-adjustment. If the blade comes off the pulleys, first try a new blade, as this
should normally cure the problem. If the new blade does not track correctly,
adjust the tracking as follows:
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