REMOVING AND INSTALLING A BLADE
WARNING: Always remove the plug from the power source before removing the
blade or adjusting the saw in any way.
WARNING: Use caution when handling the blade. It is sharp and can easily cut your
hand.
1. Press inward on the shaft locking button (1) (Fig. 1).
2. Insert the 5mm hex key (2) into the blade screw (3). While pressing inward on the
shaft locking button, rotate the hex key clockwise until the shaft locking button
engages with the blade shaft. Continue turning the hex key clockwise and remove
the blade screw and the outer blade flange (4).
NOTE: The blade screw is a left hand thread.
3. Rotate the blade guard lever (5) counter clockwise as far as it will go.
4. If there is already a blade installed on the saw, lift the blade off the spindle (6) and
slide it out through the slot in the sole plate.
Laser ON/OFF switch
5. To reinstall a blade, reverse the above procedure.