Changing Blades; Adjusting Blade Tension - Jet JWBS-14CS Operating Instructions And Parts Manual

5. Loosen jam nut and turn table stop (Figure
26) left or right to raise or lower the stop.
Tighten jam nut to hold table stop in place.
6. Unlock table, tilt back onto table rest and
confirm table is 90 degrees with the blade.
7. If necessary, adjust scale pointer to zero.

Changing Blades

Blade teeth are sharp! Use
care when handling the saw blade. Failure to
comply may cause serious injury.
1. Disconnect machine from power source.
2. Loosen blade tension by turning the
tension knob counterclockwise (Figure 28).
3. Remove the table insert and the table pin.
4. Open both wheel covers.
5. Remove the blade from between upper
and lower blade guides. Remove blade
from upper and lower wheels. Turn blade
to direct through slot in table.
6. Guide new blade through table slot. Place
blade in upper and lower blade guides.
Note: The blade teeth should face the
operator, and they should point down
toward the table.
7. Place blade in the middle of the upper and
lower wheel.
8. Re-install table insert and table pin.
9. Tension and track blade before operating
saw. Find instructions for tensioning and
tracking the blade under "Adjusting Blade
Tension" and "Adjusting Blade Tracking".

Adjusting Blade Tension

1. Disconnect machine from power source.
2. Turn blade tension knob (Figure 28)
clockwise to tension blade. A gauge on the
upper wheel slide bracket indicates the
approximate tension according to the width
of the blade. Initially, set the blade tension
to correspond to the blade width as marked
on the gauge.
Figure 28
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