Laguna Tools 16HD Classic, Manual

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Adjusting the bandsaw
Fitting a blade to the bandsaw
A lot of people do not like to change the blades and go to great lengths to avoid
doing it. To use the bandsaw to its greatest advantage, you will have to use the
appropriate blade and track it quickly. This is a habit that can be easily
developed. If you use a step-by-step method of tracking, the procedure should
only take a minute or two. Be careful when using blades, especially wide ones.
Always use gloves and safety glasses.
Installing the blade
Disconnect the power to the bandsaw.
Adjust the side guide and back guide out as far as they will go [both upper and
lower guides]. This will ensure that they do not interfere with the blade while
you are fitting, tracking and tensioning the blade.
1. Uncoil the blade. Remember to use gloves
and safety glasses. The blade may have dirt
or oil on it so by using a clean rag, clean the
blade and pull rearwards so that the cloth
does not hook on the teeth.
2. Inspect the teeth and the general condition of
the blade. If the teeth are pointing in the
wrong direction when you hold the blade up
to the machine, you will have to turn it inside
out. To do this, hold the blade with both
hands and rotate. Remove the table pin.
3. With the hinged guard on the guide support
shaft open and the table insert removed, hold
the blade with both hands with the teeth
towards you. Slide it through the table slot and place it on the wheels.
Hang the blade on the top wheel and then line it up with the lower
wheel. If the top wheel needs to be lowered, rotate the tension handle
wheel.
4. Apply tension to the blade by
adjusting the tension hand wheel.
Do not fully tension the blade at
this stage.