Axminster Bandsaw Original Instructions Manual page 31

Fig 91
MAKE SURE THE BLADE TEETH ARE
POINTING DOWN!
Step 3 NOW is an excellent time to clean out the interior of
the machine; remove the impacted 'crud' from the tyres, apply a
little light oil to the screw threads of the blade and drive belt
tensioners and the tracking control. The pivots and the slides of
the top wheel mounting assembly and the captive stub axle of
the drive belt tensioner in its slot could likewise be lightly oiled.
If you are fitting a new blade, it will have been supplied to you
"folded" , bound together in this configuration with tape or tie
wrap.
Step 4 Also check that the blade did not "unfold" inside out. i.e.
looking at the right side front of the loop, the teeth should be
on the front of the blade and pointing down. If you can't arrive
at this view, turn the blade inside out from its current position
and look again.
Fig 92-93
Lower finger guard
Changing the Saw Blade
Upper blade guides
Step 5 Open up all blade guides so that they are clear of the
blade. Hold the blade approximately midway on either side of
the loop and feed it into the table slot. When you get to the
table insert cutout void, work the left side of the loop into the
slot in the guard in the neck of the main saw frame. 'Wriggle'
the right hand side of the blade through the slot in the lower
finger guard and through the guard on the upper blade guide
assembly, see figs 91-92-93.
Step 6 Ease the blade over the wheels and locate the blade in
the blade guides. Check that the blade is sitting approximately
in the middle of the wheels and re-tension the blade by
pushing the quick release lever forward, see fig 94-95. Turn
the top wheel by hand to ensure the blade will not skip off
the wheels and the blade is travelling in the blade guides.
Step 7 When you are sure that the blade is "ON" and stable,
re-fit the table stabilising bolt and re-fit the table insert. Loosen
the upper blade guide clamp and set the upper blade guide
assembly so that the top of the blade guide is level with the
centre of the top drive wheel, see fig 96. Re-tighten the clamp.
Now carry out the procedures as detailed in Setting Up The Saw.
Centre of wheel
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Fig 94-95
Fig 96
Blade guide