Porter-Cable 617 - Page 6

3. Clean inner blade flange and retract telescoping guard and place
sharp blade on arbor making sure teeth point up at front of saw as
shown in Fig. 2.
CAUTION: AVOID CONTACT WITH BLADE TEETH TO PRE¬
VENT PERSONAL INJURY.
4. Place outer blade flange on arbor with flange towards blade and
flats mating with those on arbor.
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Fig. 1
5. Install blade retaining bolt and finger tighten by turning clockwise.
6. Retract the blade guard and place the saw on a piece of scrap
lumber. Press down on the saw so the blade teeth dig into the wood,
to prevent the blade from turning.
7. Tighten blade retaining bolt with wrench provided, just enough to
prevent blade slippage during normal cutting.