SETUP & OPERATION
Tensioning The Blade
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SETUP & OPERATION
2.5
Tensioning The Blade
See Figure 2-7.
Turn the blade tension handle clockwise to compress the rubber spring
and tension the blade. Check the blade tension occasionally when adjusting the cant con-
trol or while cutting. As the blade and belts heat up and stretch, the blade tension will
change. Also, ambient temperature changes can cause tension to change. Adjust the ten-
sion handle as necessary so that the indicator is parallel to the blade guide arm.
CAUTION!
Release the blade tension when the mill is not
in use.
FIG. 2-7
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Blade Tensioner
Handle
Outside face of washer
even with indicator
Rubber
Spring
Cant
Control
Blade Tension
Indicator
