INSTALLATION
To install the Extension Block Kit, do these steps:
1. Disconnect the bandsaw from the power source!
2. Open the wheel covers and remove the blade per
the directions in the Model W1706 Instruction
Manual.
3. Remove the left-side blade guard (Figure 2).
4. Remove the power switch assembly (Figure 2) by
unscrewing two Phillips screws that mount the
power switch assembly and the Phillips screw
that mounts the wire clip below the assembly.
Temporarily place the assembly to the side. DO NOT
disconnect the wiring, and wait until Step 13 to
remove the guide post assembly.
5. Have an assistant support the upper arm assembly,
then loosen the nut, as shown in Figure 3, and slide
the bolt out.
6. Remove the upper arm and set it aside.
Note: The upper arm is pinned to the base. If
removal is difficult, carefully rock the upper arm
loose.
7. Place the extension block onto the base pins.
8. Have an assistant place the upper arm onto the
extension block pins, as shown in Figure 4, and hold
the upper arm in place.
9. Place a washer over the long bolt included with the
extension kit and slide the bolt down through the
extension block.
10. Attach the washer and the nut to the extension
Figure 4. Placing upper arm on extension
block.
Figure 3. Loosening bolt while an assistant
supports the upper arm assembly.
Figure 2. Power switch and left side blade
guard.
Left-side
Blade
Guard
Power
Switch
Upper
Arm
Base
Pin
