Makita XBP03 Instruction Manual page 7

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► 1. Tighten 2. Loosen 3. Blade tightening lever
To install the band saw blade:
1. Open the wheel cover.
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Turn the blade tightening lever clockwise until it
stops to loosen the wheel.
3. Match the direction of the arrows on the band saw
blade and on the wheels.
4. Insert the non-serrated side of the band saw blade
into the upper holder and lower holder. Make sure the
band saw blade in both upper and lower holder touches
to the bottom bearings.
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► 1. Lower holder 2. Upper holder 3. Bottom bearing
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5. With pressing the middle part of the blade, posi-
tion the band saw blade around one wheel. Moving the
wheel to A side makes it easier to do so.
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► 1. Wheel 2. Rubber tire
6. Position the band saw blade on another wheel
similarly.
7.
Position the edge of the band saw blade on rubber
tire.
8. Hold the band saw blade in place and turn the
blade-tightening lever counterclockwise until it stops.
This places proper tension on the band saw blade.
9. Close the wheel cover.
NOTICE:
Make sure that the band saw blade is
correctly positioned around the wheels.
NOTICE:
Start and stop the tool two or three
times to make sure that the band saw blade runs
properly on the wheels.
To remove the band saw blade, follow the installation
procedure in reverse.
Adjusting the stopper plate position
In the ordinary operation, protrude the stopper plate to
the A side fully.
When the stopper plate strikes against the obstacles
like a wall or the like at the finishing of a cut, loosen two
bolts and slide it to the B side in the figure.
After sliding the stopper plate, secure it by tightening
two bolts firmly.
► 1. Stopper plate 2. Bolts 3. Band saw blade
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