Sears 113.23611 - Manual (Page 10)

4. Locate the blade guard and carefully install it onto the saw
as shown.
Lightly spread apart the blade guard so pins will go into
holes in frame.
5. In order to cut, and to avoid uncontrollable lifting of the wrark
piece, the teeth of the blades used on the scroll saw should
alwa^ point downward when installed on the scroll saw.
6 . Install the blade by inserting one end of the blade through
thé slot in theblade guard then the access hole in the table
until you can hook the blade pin in the pin recess in the
bottom blade holder. Slide the top blade pin into the pin
recess of the top blade holder. You may need to press down
lightly on the arm to install the blade.
NÒTE: Use 5 inch long, pin end type blades only.
7. Carefully tighten the biade tension by turning the tension
knob clockwise just until you feel the slack in the
blade is removed.^®^
Double check to see that pins are properly located in the
slots. ^
Then turn the tension knob an additional ONE full turn
clockwise.
This amount of blade tensran should do well for most cutting
operations and blades.
Before applying power, use screwdriver in slot at end of
motor shaft to turn mechanism white checking that the
blade is properly installed.
OVERTENSIONING or UNDERTENSIONf NG of the blade will
cause blades to break rapidly.
The thicker, harder and more ^rasive tìie wood you are cutting
the more blades will have to use.
Blade breakage is caused by the following:
• overtension or undertension
• over working the blade by going too fast
• twisting or bending the blade
• over use—blade life exhausted
• OVER AGGRESSIVE FEEDING of the vrorkpiece into the
blade.
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