Installing Or Changing Blades - Excalibur EX-16 Setup & Operation Manual

Regular evenly spaced tooth pattern. Considered the most common of scroll saw blades, they are available in
the widest range of sizes and provide a good combination of fast cutting action with good chip clearance
BLADE WIDTH
#2/0 .022
#0 .024
#2 .029
#4 .035
#5 .038
#6 .041
#7 .045
#9 .053
#11 .059
#12 .062
REVERSE TOOTH
Reverse teeth at the bottom of the blades prevent splintering
to the underside of the workpiece.
BLADE WIDTH THICKNESS
#2/0R .026 .011
#2R .029 .012
#5R .038 .016
#7R .049 .018
#9R .054 .019
#12R .062 .062

INSTALLING OR CHANGING BLADES

ALWAYS TURN OFF AND UNPLUG THE MACHINE
BEFORE REMOVING, HANDLING OR CHANGING
BLADES.
1. Remove an installed, worn or broken blade by flip-
ping the blade tension lever forward (position 1), then
loosening the thumbscrews A and C on the upper
and lower blade mounts B and D.
2. Remove the blade.
3. With the blade teeth facing forward, slip one end of
the blade through the hole in the table and fit each
end of the blade into the corresponding upper and lower blade mounts, then tighten the thumbscrews, only
enough to secure the blade and prevent it from slipping.
Note: Overtightening the blade clamp thumbscrews can cause premature wear to the blades gripping surface and result
in blade slippage or cause premature wear of the threads in the blade clamp housing.
SKIP TOOTH
and a relatively smooth finish.
THICKNESS TEETH/INCH
.010 28
.011 25
.012 20
.015 15
.016 12.5
.016 12.5
.017 11.5
.018 11.5
.019 9.5
.024 9.5
TEETH/INCH
Same appli-
28/20
cations as
20/13
Skip Tooth
12.5/9
blades.
11.5/8
11.5/8
9.5/6
For extremely intricate sawing. Very tight cuts in 1/16"
- 1/4" wood veneer, plastic, hard rubber, pearl, etc.
For tight radius work with thin materials, 3/32" - 1/2"
wood veneer, wood, bone, fiber, plastic, etc.
For close radius work in materials 1/8" or thicker.
Good for sawing hard and soft woods, bone, horn,
plastic, etc.
Popular sizes for cutting hard and soft woods, 3/16"
up to 2". Also cuts plastic, paper, felt, bone, etc.
DOUBLE TOOTH
Fast, clean cutting and very efficient chip clearance.
BLADE WIDTH THICKNESS
#1D .026 .013
#3D .032 .014
#5D .038 .016
#7D .044 .018
#9D .053 .018
#12D .061 .022
2
1
TEETH/INCH
Same appli-
30
cations as
23
Skip Tooth
16
blades.
13
11
10
A
B
C
D
11