Sharp SW-165HT Instruction Manual page 47

Step 4 - Turn the tension controller handle from "
idle wheel will then move slightly toward the direction of the drive wheel.
Step 5 - Open the idle and drive wheel cover.
Step 6 - Press the Blade Clip device to hold onto the blade. This device makes blade changing easy
and feasible even with only one operator available.
Step 7 - Loosen the wire brush assembly fixed nuts and pull the wire brush away from the blade.
Step 8 - Loosen the left and right carbide inserts by
old blade from below the left and right guide seat and then pull the entire blade out.
Step 9 - If necessary, clean the carbide inserts before installing a new saw blade.
Step 10 - Place the new blade around the idle wheel and the drive wheel
Step 11 - Insert the blade into the left and right tungsten carbide inserts. The back and the sides of
the blade need to be touching the inserts as well as the adjacent rollers.
Step 12 - Place the blade to the drive wheel and press the back of the blade against the flange of the
drive wheel. Use the Blade Clip device to tightly hold the blade from falling out of the
drive wheel.
When saw blade begins to rotate, the blade holder will automatically release the blade
and fall back to its original position.
Step 13 - Make sure the back of the blade is also pressed against the flange of the idle wheel.
Step 14 - Turn the tension controller handle to [
Blade Clip
" to " " position to release tension. The
loosening the "lock nut"
] position to obtain blade tension.
shown below. Detach the
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