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Fitting a blade to the bandsaw.
A lot of people do not like to change the blades and go to great lengths to avoid doing it. To
use the bandsaw to its greatest advantage, you will have to use the appropriate blade and
track it quickly. This is a habit that can be easily developed. If you use a step-by-step method
of tracking and tensioning, the procedure should only take a minute or two. Be careful when
using blades, especially wide ones. Always use gloves and safety glasses.
Clamp screw
Table split clamp screw
Throat plate
Table split clamp slot
Disconnect the power
from the bandsaw.
1. Remove the throat plate
by removing the clamp
screw.
2. Remove the table split
clamp ratchet handle.
3. Remove the plastic
blanking plate.
Blade in table split
Plastic blanking block
4. Adjust the side guide
and back guide out as far as they will go (both upper and lower guides). This will ensure that
they do not interfere with the blade while you are fitting, tracking and tensioning the blade.
5. Uncoil the blade. Remember to use gloves and safety glasses. The blade may have dirt or
oil on it, so use a clean rag to clean the blade by pulling rearwards so that the cloth does not
hook on the teeth
6. Inspect the teeth and the general condition of the blade. If the teeth are pointing in the
wrong direction when you hold the blade up to the machine, you will have to turn it inside out.
To do this, hold the blade with both hands and rotate.
7. Slide the blade through the table split.
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