Setting Up The Saw - Axminster RSS16E Hobby Series User Instruction

Setting Up the Saw

The scroll saw comes with the blade assembled but
not tensioned and the table tilted. Please follow the
instruction below to set up your scroll saw.
Tensioning the Blade
Lift up the blade tensioning clamp lever (A) and turn
it clockwise to tension the blade, see fig 07. Check
that the blade is sufficiently tensioned by pinging
the blade, see fig 08 then press down the tensioning
lever to lock the setting, see fig 09
NOTE: If the lever doesn't lock down, release the
tension slightly by turning the lever anti-clockwise
then try again.
WARNING! DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN
THE BLADE OTHERWISE THE BLADE
WILL BREAK.
Fig 07-08-09
A
Clockwise
(Tension)
Checking the
blade tension
Press down lever
to lock the tension
Setting the Table
1) Loosen the table tilt butterfly clamp (B) and rotate
the table by turning the control knob (C) until the
table is level, see fig 10-11.
2) Place an engineer's square on the table and place
it up-against the blade and check that the blade is
perpendicular (90˚) to the table, making sure that the
square is not in contact with any of the teeth, see fig
12-13.
3) If adjustment is required, rotate the table until the
blade is perpendicular to the table, then re-tighten the
butterfly clamp (B), see fig 14.
4) Check that the scale pointer is pointing at 0˚degrees
on the scale. If not, loosen the Phillips screw and adjust
until correct, re-tighten the screw, see fig 15.
Anti-Clockwise
(Release Tension)
12
C
B
Fig 10-11