Woodstock M1013 - Manual (Page 20)

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M1013 Owner's Manual (Mfg. Since 6/09)
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Blade Tension
Proper blade tension is essential to long blade life,
straight cuts, and efficient cutting.
Two major signs that you do not have proper blade
tension are: 1) the blade stalls in the cut and slips on the
wheels, and 2) the blade frequently breaks from being too
tight.
Figure 20. Typical blade tension scale.
Blade Tension Scale
Disconnect bandsaw from power
BEFORE making and adjustments
to the machine!
Figure 18. Raising and locking headstock.
Safety
Stop
Cylinder
Lock Pin
Figure 19. Blade tension adjustment knob.
Blade
Tension
Knob
To set the blade tension, do these steps:
1. Make sure the blade is tracking properly (refer
to Blade Tracking on Page 29 for detailed
instructions).
2. Remove the cylinder lock pin, raise the headstock to
the full vertical position, and push the safety stop
inward to lock the headstock in the vertical position
(see Figure 18).
3. Open the blade cover, as shown in Figure 19, slide
the blade guides as far apart as possible, then
secure them in place
4. Turn the blade tension knob until the blade is snug,
and the blade tension scale indicates "medium" (see
Figure 20).
5. Adjust the blade guides as instructed in the next
subsection
6. Close and secure the blade guard.