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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.
=`^li\)'% Typical blade tension scale.
Blade Tension Scale
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=`^li\(/%Raising and locking headstock.
Safety
Stop
Cylinder
Lock Pin
=`^li\(0%Blade tension adjustment knob.
Blade
Tension
Knob
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(% Make sure the blade is tracking properly (refer
to 9cX[\KiXZb`e^ on GX^\)0 for detailed
instructions).
)% 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 =`^li\(/ .
*% Open the blade cover, as shown in =`^li\(0#slide
the blade guides as far apart as possible, then
secure them in place
+% Turn the blade tension knob until the blade is snug,
and the blade tension scale indicates "medium" (see
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,% Adjust the blade guides as instructed in the next
subsection
-% Close and secure the blade guard.