Craftsman 315.214770 - Manual (Page 14)

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ADJUSTING BLADE GUIDE ASSEMBLY
See Figure 8.
A WARNING; To avoid persona! injury, maintain proper
adjustment of blade tension, blade guides, and thrust
bearings.
To prevent the blade from twisting or breaking, the blade
guide assembly should always be set approximately 1/8
in.
above the workpiece.
■ Turn the lock lever counterclockwise to unlock the
blade guide assembly.
■ As a guide, use a scrap piece of the same wood you
are about to cut to set the height of the blade guide
assembly. Adjust biade guide assembly by turning the
blade guide knob.
■ Lock blade guide assembly in place by turning the lock
lever clockwise.
■ Always lock the biade guide assembly in place before
turning on the band saw.
INSTALLING AND ADJUSTING THE BLADE
See Figures 9 - 1 0 .
WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or safety
glasses with side shields to protect your eyes while
uncoiling band saw blades. Failure to heed this
warning could result in a serious eye injury.
■ Loosen and remove the wing nut and table aligning
bolt from the saw table.
■ Remove the saw table before opening the front cover
of the saw housing.
■ Loosen the two set screws that hold the blade guard in
place using the 4 mm hex key provided, then remove
the blade guard.
■ Turn the lock lever counterclockwise to unlock the
biade guide assembly. Turning the blade guide knob
(clockwise raises the blade guide assembly; counter­
clockwise lowers it), position the blade guide assembly
about halfway between the saw table and saw housing.
Retighten the lock lever.
■ Release blade tension by loosening the 8 mm hex nut
then turning the blade tension knob counterclockwise,
■ Carefully remove the old blade.
NOTE: The spring on the upper wheel allows the wheel
to be pulled down for easier removal of the blade.
■ Wearing gloves, carefully uncoil the blade at arm’s
length. If the new blade was oiled to prevent rust­
ing, it may need to be wiped to keep the oil from your
workpiece. Carefully wipe in the same direction the
teeth are pointing so the rag does not catch on the
teeth of the saw blade.
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