BLADE SHARPENING
SAFETY WARNING: Wear proper eye
protection when grinding
to
prevent
eye injury.
Sharpen the blade using a file
or
grinder.
Sharpen only the leading edge.
5
The blade should
be
ground at
an
angle
and not more than
5"
beyond the outside edges
(ends) and no less than
2" from the trailing edge.
BLADE BALANCING
6
Check blade balance by placing the
ten-
ter hole of the blade over a nail
or
screwdriver
shank clamped horizontally in a vise.
See
if
either end
of
blade rotates downward.
8-3
CORRECT
I
2'