4. Loosen tension by turning knob at the rear of saw.
5. Thread the blade with the black lower plain end blade
holder attached through underside of the table opening.
6. Attach the top plain end first. Place the plastic spacer
behind the upper clamps as shown in Fig. 1 (on reverse)
and loosen the
SHCS
to slightly separate upper blade
holder clamps.
7. Hold the blade with your right hand and the 3mm hex
wrench in your left hand, place the upper plain end of
the blade between the clamps, directly under the
SHCS
of the upper blade holder assembly. Tighten
the M4 x 12mm long
SHCS
with 3mm wrench.
8. Remove plastic spacer and save for repeated use.
9. Install the double pin portion of black plain end blade
holder through slot and into the pin recess of the
pin end blade holder (chrome bracket).
10. Tension knob as required.
FOR USE WITH PIN END BLADES:
Upper Arm Blade Holder Installation
Follow the instructions for “Upper Arm Blade Holder
Installation” on reverse and then proceed as follows:
1. Using the smaller hex wrench provided (3mm),
unscrew the M4 x 12mm long
SHCS
to separate the
blade clamps from the center pin.
2. Turn the clamps over so that the slot to accept the pin
of the blade is at the bottom, facing the operator. Fix each
clamp half onto the center pin. Reinsert the M4 x 12mm
long
SHCS
and M4 single coil lockwasher and fasten the
clamps together.
Lower Arm Blade Holder Installation
Follow the instructions for “Lower Arm Blade Holder
Installation” on reverse and then proceed as follows:
1. Loosen tension by turning knob at rear of saw.
2. Attach the upper pin end of the blade into the slot and
pin recess of the upper blade holder assembly. The lower
pin end of the blade should go through the table opening.
3. Fit the bottom pin end of the blade into the slot and pin
recess on lower pin end blade holder (chrome bracket).
4. Tension knob as required.
Fig. 3
Pin End Blade
Assembly
8-32 x 7/8
″
Socket
Head Cap Screw
SHCS
(M4 x 1
″
SHCS
included for Ryobi
16
″
Model SC160
and others)
8-32 x 3/8
″
SHCS
#8 External
Lockwasher
Scroll Saw Blade
with teeth point-
ing down
Pin End Blade
Holder
Upper Arm
Lower Arm
Upper Blade
Holder
Assembly
Plastic Spacer
9/64
″
Hex Wrench
For upper & lower
assembly
M4 Single Coil
Lockwasher
Making Internal Cuts
Unclamp the upper portion of the blade and pull it through
the workpiece and table opening. Reinsert the blade through
the table and pre-drilled hole (3/32
″
dia.) in the workpiece and
re-install the blade following the procedures above.
Attaching Scroll Saw Blade Fixture Block (Optional):
The scroll saw blade fixture block can be attached to your saw
or table. The top of the fixture should not rise above the table
surface or it will interfere with the workpiece to be cut.
1. Hold the fixture tightly against the flange of the left or right
side of the table (use a “C” clamp if available) and mark hole
location with center punch, small drill, or other marking device.
2. Using a 7/32
″
machinist drill, carefully drill the two holes
through the flange of base using intermittent pressure.
3 Place the #12-24 x 1
″
screws through the holes and attach
the #12 x 24 hex nuts on the opposite side of the flange or base.
4. Place the fixture on top of the screw’s threads and tighten to
secure the fixture against the flange or base.