General International 90-290 Setup & Operation Manual page 15

To remove a blade:
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO COIL UP THE BLADE AS IT WAS WHEN YOU FIRST PURCHASED IT AS IT HAS A TENDANCY TO POP
OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY AND COULD CAUSE INJURY.
A
1. Turn off the bandsaw and unplug the power cord.
2. Release blade tension by turning the blade tension
adjustment handwheel A counterclockwise.
3. Remove the insert, B, from the center of the table,
and remove the table alignment pin C from the table
slot.
4. Remove the rip fence, D, then loosen the lock knobs E
and then slide the front rail F to the left,
5. Open the lower and upper wheel doors.
6. Carefully pull the blade from the side slot G, blade
guard H, and from the wheels.
Note: You may want to use a thick shop towel to handle the loose blade or wear a pair of heavy duty work gloves.
7. Carefully hang the blade on a hook in a safe, dry place in your workshop if it will be re-used, or dispose of it
safely if it is worn or damaged.
To install a blade:
BEWARE OF THE BLADE POPPING OPEN.
Note: You may want to use a thick shop towel to han-
dle the loose blade or wear a pair of heavy duty work
gloves for the following steps.
1. Turn off the bandsaw and unplug the power cord.
2. If you are installing a new blade, carefully remove the blade from its package. Hold it firmly with one hand
as remove the twisties. Slowly separate the coils the blade until it unravels into one hoop.
3. To install a blade, repeat the previous steps in reverse order, making sure that the blade is installed with the teeth
pointing forward A and down B.
With the blade properly instsalled, proceed to blade tension adjustments on blade tracking adjustments, as per
instructions on the next few pages.
C
B
D
E
G
PROPER INSTALLATION
B
A
F
E
H
IMPROPER INSTALLATION
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