Craftsman 137.216100 Operator's Manual page 10

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1. To remove the blade (1), loosen the blade tension by
,- , lifting the quick release tension lever (2). (Fig. E)
Fig. E
CAUTION: In order to avoid uncontrollable lifting of the
workpiece, the teeth of the blade should ALWAYS point
downward.
1. Install the blade (1) through the access hole (10) in.
the table (11) with teeth pointing down, (Fig. G)
2. Insert the new blade (1) into the lower blade holder
slot (13), then tighten the lower blade holder knob (9).
(Fig. H)
Fig. H
2. Loosen the upper blade holder (4) by turning the
quick release knob (5) counterclockwise (Fig. F).
Note: The hex set screw (6) on the left side is used
for fine adjustments and is only adjusted if the blade is '
not perpendicular to the table.
Fig. F
3. Tilt the table to 0 ° and tighten the bevel knob (7).
Loosen the lower blade holder knob (9) under the
table on the left side of the lower blade holder (8) by
turning counterclockwise. (Fig. F)
4. Remove the blade (1), from the upper (4) and lower
blade holders (8) by pullingforward and lifting the
blade through the access hole (10) in the table (11).
(Fig. G)
Fig. G
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3. Tilt the table to the 0 ° bevel setting and lock the bevel
knob (7). (Fig. G)
4. Insert the other end of the blade into the upper blade
holder slot (12) and then tighten the quick release
knob (2) (Fig. H).
Note: Apply slight downward pressure against the
upper arm (3) when installing the blade into the
upper blade holder. _,_ig. H)
Tighten the tension on the blade (1) by turning the
quick release lever (2) clockwise. Push the lock lever
downward. Check the tension on the blade. If too
loose, turn lever clockwise; do not make too tight or
blade will easily break in use. (Fig. I)
Note: The quick release lever handle must always be
down to make the tension adjustments, Release the quick
release lever upward only during blade changing
operations. If the blade is over-tightened, the lever is
difficult to lower.
Fig. I
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