Jet AB-1012W Operating Instructions And Parts Manual

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1110.2 Removing and Installing BladesWear leather gloves whenhandling saw blade to avoid injury from thesaw teeth.1. Disconnect machine from power source.2. Raise the bow so that it clears the vise.3. Open wheel cover after unscrewing the knobon each end (one is shown in Figure 4).4. Back off the carbide inserts (C,D, Figure 2).5. It may facilitate blade removal to loosen theleft guide post clamp (F, Figure 3) and slide itto the right as far as possible.6. Move the blade tension lever (Figure 4) toloosen the blade.7. Loosen the locking lever of the chip brush(Figure 6) and push the brush assembly out ofthe way.8. Remove blade from wheels and guides.9. Install new blade around wheels and intoguides; make sure back of blade is againstthrust bearing.10. Adjust blade so that its back lightly contactsthe flange on both wheels.11. Hold the saw blade in place using the bladeclip (Figure 5). The clip will automaticallyrelease the blade when the blade beginsmoving.12. Turn blade tension lever (Figure 4) to fulltension position.13. Slide the left guide post back into position.14. Adjust guides into position with the blade.(Refer to “Blade Guides” section.) To makeaccurate cuts and prolong blade life, the bladeguide supports should be set so that they justclear the width of the workpiece.15. Close wheel cover and secure with knobs.16. Connect machine to power source and placein Manual Mode (refer to section “ScreenFunctions”).17. Adjust down-feed pressure to zero, and pressBench Vise Close button until its indicatorlights.18. Press Operation to start the blade. After a fewrevolutions of the blade, press Bow Up.19. When the blade has stopped, open the wheelcover to verify that the blade is still trackingproperly on the wheels and situated correctlybetween the blade guides.20. Adjust the chip brush (Figure 6) to the newblade and secure it with the locking lever.Figure 4Figure 5Figure 6frigid