]> 2026-05-26T12:12:53+02:00 Changing Main Saw Blade 0 en Draft How to change the main saw blade on a Stuga machine Medium 10 minute(s) use-protective-handwear warning-of-sharp-objects hand-injury Stuga recommends this blade be changed after 1-2 weeks of cutting - symptoms to determine if the blade needs changing: * Awful cutting sound / smell * Profile dragging (sizes too short) * Brown burnt swarf * Smoke coming out of profile end while cutting <br/><div class="icon-instructions caution-icon"> <div class="icon-instructions-icon"><i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle"></i></div> <div class="icon-instructions-text">...The 500mm blade is sharp and can be awkward to manouver out of the saw, please be careful</div> </div><br/> false en none Make sure you have stopped cutting and nothing on the machine is moving - press an emergency stop button to ensure this. Using the saw blade 'C' spanner and the 24mm spanner, loosen and remove the main bolt going through the centre of the saw blade - anti-clockwise to loosen. Once the bolt is loose; remove the bolt, washer and plate. <div class="icon-instructions pin-icon"> <div class="icon-instructions-icon"><i class="fa fa-thumb-tack"></i></div> <div class="icon-instructions-text">...Remember which order they are in, as this is the order they must go back on.</div> </div> Now carefully remove the blade, with this blade being 500mm it will be tight. Ensure you take note of which way the blade spins. <div class="icon-instructions info-icon"> <div class="icon-instructions-icon"><i class="fa fa-info-circle"></i></div> <div class="icon-instructions-text">...The blade cutting direction at the top is towards the rear of the machine</div> </div><br/> Fit the new blade ensuring the teeth are facing the same way it was removed Now fit the plate, washer and bolt ensuring it's tight Measure the thickness of the brand new or sharpened blade - this should be between 3.8mm - 4.1mm Through the winSaw software go into '[F5] Settings' and update the 'Kerf' parameter to what the blade thickness is. Press 'Save'. Press '[F10] Reset Saw', now close the main door and ensure it will not open and that the 'Guard' message clears Reset the emergency stop circuit by unlatching emergency stop buttons and pressing the physical blue 'ES RESET' button See the tutorial: [[Autocut Open Guard Doors|https://stuga.dokit.app/wiki/Autocut_Open_Guard_Doors]] Stop Cutting Open the door Loosen Blade Remove Fastening Remove Blade Fit New Blade Refit Bolt, Plate and Washer Measure new blade thickness (Kerf) Update kerf Parameter Close the door Reset Estop Saw blade change 2024-05-30T11:14:08Z 2460460.9681482 Changing Main Saw Blade 0 false false 0 0 0 1 plainlist 3 [[:Dokit:DocOptions]] [[DokitEPIEnable::yes]] Changing Main Saw Blade# QUERYee7a61aae48f1c3f91d8e4d7736360be 0 0 plainlist 1 [[:Item:Spanner 24mm]] Changing Main Saw Blade# QUERY9028865db5302fe1ba50c3d830cf5354 0 0 plainlist 1 [[:Item:D0005207 Stuga Flange C Spanner]] Changing Main Saw Blade# QUERYa7903a69a35631dea318e5c5793feb65