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7. The upper wheel needs to be olaced _n its lowest
position.
Locate the tension lock knob on the
back of the saw and turn it counterclockwise
approximately
two turns.
Lift the tension
catch
away from the teeth and move it to its lowest
position.
Tension
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Ca,ch
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CAUTION: To avoid being scraped, if the blade
should suddenly uncoil, wear safety goggles.
Carefully uncoil the blade holding it at
arms length.
8. Uncoil the blade.
9. Slide the blade into the slo_ of the table with the
teeth facing forward and down toward the table.
10, Place the blade on a!l three wheels, Center the
blade on the rubber tires.
Drive Wheet
Tension Wheel
Slot in Table
/
Idler
Wheel
WARNING: Turn off saw. remove switch key
and unplug before making any adjustments.
TENSIONING
THE BLADE
1 With one hand on the knob and the other on the
tension catch, lift up on the tension assembly until
the slack ir the blade _s eliminated.
Note which
notch the top of the tension catch is closest to,
Tension
Adjustin!
Knob
2. Continue to pull up on the tension assembly until it
has moved two or three notches above where the
blade first straightened
out. Engage the teeth on
the catch into the notches. This is the proper ten-
sion for a 1/4" blade.
NOTE: If using an t/8" blade the tension assembly
should oe positioned one to two notciqes above the
point where the blade first straightened out.
3. Tighten the tension lock knob in order to hold the
tension assembly in place.
NOTE: Over tensioning of blade can cause excessive
wear of wheel bearings and motor and shorten blade
tife_
10
Tension
Lock Knob
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