Installing plain end blades – Woodstock W1713 User Manual

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W1713 Owner's Manual (Mfg. Since 6/03)

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

Qty

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).

Set

Screw

Blade

Set

Screw

Figure 7. Plain end blade inserted and

secured into a blade adapter.

Blade Adapters

Blade

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.

Mounting Arm