Jet JWBS-15 Operating Instructions And Parts Manual

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165. If necessary, adjust pointer (G, Figure 15) tozero.Figure 7-57.5 Leveling table insertRemove table insert to expose set screws in thetable ledge. Rotate screws as needed (2mm hexkey) until insert sits flush with table surface.7.6 Installing/changing bladesWear gloves when handlingblades. New blades are usually packaged incoiled position; to prevent injury uncoil themslowly and carefully while wearing work glovesand safety glasses.See sect. 4.0 for specific blade sizes for your modelBand Saw.Refer to Figures 7-6, 7-7 and 7-8.1. Disconnect machine from power source.2. Loosen handle and remove it from table (seeHP6, Figure 5-3).3. Adjust upper and lower blade guides away fromblade (see sections 7.11 through 7.13).4. Move quick tension lever to “Full Release(Blade Change)” position.5. Open upper and lower doors by rotating doorknobs.6. Pivot guide post cover out of the way (Figure 7-6).7. Swing lower guard (H, Figure 7-7) to the left. Tilttable slightly if more clearance is needed toswing guard.8. Remove dust block (J, Figure 7-8).9. Carefully remove blade from top wheel, thenfrom between upper and lower blade guidesand lower wheel. Slide blade out through slot intable.10. Guide new blade through table slot. Place bladeloosely in upper and lower blade guides. Makesure blade teeth point down toward table, andtoward front of saw.(If the teeth will not point down, no matter howyou orient blade, then blade is inside-out. Twistit into correct position and re-install it.)Figure 7-6Figure 7-7Figure 7-811. Position blade at center of upper and lowerwheels.12. Reinstall dust block (J, Figure 7-8) and tableslot handle (HP6, Figure 5-3).13. Before operating band saw, the new blade mustbe tensioned and tracked, in that order. Findinstructions for tensioning and tracking theblade in sections 7.7 and 7.9.14. The blade guides must also be set properlyaccording to instructions in sections 7.11through 7.13.