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Removing and Installing Blades
T
o avoid possible injury,
disconnect plug from
power source before performing any
assembly, adjustments or repairs.
INSTALLING 10” BLADE
To avoid injury, do not
use a blade larger or
smaller than 10” diameter and 5/8” arbor.
The blade’s maximum plate thickness is
0.103".
To reduce risk of injury,
use saw blade rated
4800/min (RPM) or greater.
1. Follow all “Moving Guard Assembly” and
“Removing Blade” steps.
2. Carefully handle the new blade. Check that
the rotation arrow on the blade matches the
rotation arrow on the lower guard. Slide the
blade up and between the sides of the chip
deflector and over the arbor shaft. Move the
blade so its arbor hole goes around the
support ring of the inner washer (see
Figures 4 and 5).
3. Place the outer washer over the arbor shaft
and finger-tighten the blade bolt
(counterclockwise). Check that the blade
remained on the inner washer’s support
ring.
4. Rotate the blade slowly while pressing the
arbor lock until it fully seats into its lock
position.
5. Using the 6/4mm hex key, firmly tighten the
blade bolt counterclockwise. NOTE: This
bolt has left-hand threads. Do not over
tighten. A 6mm hex key may be used as an
alternate.
6. Remove the lower guard link from the rear
cover plate screw. Rotate the lower guard
and cover plate around the front cover plate
screw until the cover plate’s slot slides
under the rear cover plate screw head. Fully
tighten both cover plate screws using the
6/4mm hex key.
7. Place the lower guard link back to the
original po sition, then firmly finger-tighten
the link knob to the pivot post. It may be
necessary to retract the lower guard while
tightening the link knob.
8. Be sure the arbor lock is released so the
blade turns freely.
9. Place the 6/4mm hex key back in storage
area.
Tighten the cover plate
screws. Loose cover
plate screws may interfere with and hang up
lower blade guard. Never use saw without
cover plate securely in place. Lower guard
w
ill not function properly.
After installing a new
b
lade, make sure the
blade does not interfere with the table
insert at 0° and 45° bevel positions. Lower
the blade into the blade slot and check for
any contact with the base or turntable
structure. If the blade contacts base or
table, seek authorized service.
Figure 5. Blade Hardware
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