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FITTING A BLADE
1. Slide the new blade over the wheels, making sure the teeth point towards
the front of the saw.
NOTE:
Turning the wheels as you do so makes this easier.
• Centre the blade on the rubber tyres of the wheels.
2. Tighten the blade tension setting
knob clockwise until the blade no
longer slips off the bandsaw
wheels.
3. Turn the upper wheel clockwise
by hand to make sure that the
blade tracks correctly on the
wheels.
• If not see “Tracking the Saw
Blade” on page 18.
4. Close and secure the doors.
5. Replace the U shaped packer.
6. Tension bandsaw blade; Align the
bandsaw blade and align the
blade guides. Run the saw for at
least one minute, stop the saw,
unplug and recheck the settings
and tension (see page 18).
WARNING: BLADES ARE NORMALLY SUPPLIED COILED, TAKE CARE WHEN
UNCOILING THE SAW BLADE AS THEY HAVE A TENDENCY TO SPRING
OPEN. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT CUT PROOF GLOVES ARE WORE
WHEN FITTING A BLADE.
