Installing Plain End Blades - Woodstock W1713 Owner's Manual

Installing Plain End Blades

The V-notches of the upper and lower blade holders are
designed to hold pin-end blades. However, with the use of
the blade adapters, plain end blades that do not have the
mounting pins can be used with your scroll saw.
Tools Needed
Hex Wrench 4mm ...............................................1
To install a plain end blade, do these steps:
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Rotate the blade tension knob counterclockwise to
decrease the blade tension.
3. Remove the table insert.
4. Loosen the blade adapter set screws to allow the
saw blade ends to slide through the adapters, as
illustrated in Figure 7.
Note: The set screws can be threaded into either
set of adapter holes depending on whether side
cutting or straight cutting is desired.
5. Thread one set screw in until it just makes contact
with the blade. Keep the other set screw loose for
now, as illustrated in Figure 7.
6. Without letting the adapters slip off the ends of the
blade, place them in the indents on the top arm, as
illustrated in Figure 8, with the set screws that are
in contact with the blade facing down.
Note: Performing Step 6 will correctly set the
overall length of the assembly to properly fit on the
blade holders.
7. Fully tighten the top adapter set screws to firmly
secure the blade with the adapters.
8. Slide one end of the blade assembly through the
table hole and place the adapter over the mounting
arm of the blade holder, then press the upper blade
holder down and mount the other adapter over its
mounting arm (see Figure 9).
9. Replace the table insert, then properly tension the
blade (refer to Adjusting Blade Tension on Page 17
for detailed instructions).
W1713 Owner's Manual (Mfg. Since 6/03)
Set
Screw
Qty
Figure 7. Plain end blade inserted and
secured into a blade adapter.
Figure 8. Blade with the blade adapters
inserted into the adapter indents.
Figure 9. Plain end blade and adapter
mounted on the upper blade holder.
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Set
Screw
Blade
Blade Adapters
Blade
Mounting Arm