Hitachi C10FL To avoid injury from an accidental start, make sure, From the power source outlet

Installing the blade guard assembly (Fig. G)			ALIGNING THE BLADE GUARD SPLITTER (Fig. H)
1. Remove the table insert.				WARNING
2. Unlock the blade bevel lock knob (1).
3 With the blade evevation handwheel (2), raise the
blade to the maximum height.			To avoid injury from an accidental start, make sure the
4. Using the blade tilting handwheel, tilt the blade to
			switch is in the OFF position and the plug is disconnected
45 on the bevel scale.
			from the power source outlet.
5. Lock the blade tilt locking knob.
			￿	When installing the blade guard, cover the blade teeth
6. Locate the splitter assembly mounting bracket (4) in
				with a piece of folded cardboard to protect yourself
back of the blade.
				from possible injury.
7. Cover the blade teeth with a folded cardboard or
			￿	Never operate this machine without the safety guard
position the plastic blade guard over the blade to
				in place for all through sawing operations.
protect your hands.
			IMPORTANT: The splitter must always be correctly
8. Place the two kickback pawls (5) toward the rear of the
table, and align the splitter mounting holes to the			aligned with the blade so the cut workpiece will pass on
holes in the bracket.			either side without binding or twisting.
9. Place the steel flat washers (6) on the two bolts (7) and			1.	Remove the table insert and raise the blade to the
tread the bolts into the holes.				maximum height by turning the blade elevation
10. Tighten the bolts with the angled wrench.				handwheel clockwise.
Note: Make sure the "anti-kick back pawls" do not get			2.	Lift the blade guard and position it toward the rear of
caught between the insert and the guard, but rest on top				the table.
of the insert.			3.	Adjust the blade to the 90 vertical position by
Fig. G				unlocking the blade tilting lock knob and turning the
	4			bevel tilting handwheel counterclockwise, and then
				lock into position.
			4.	To see if the blade (1) and splitter (2) are correctly
	6			aligned, lay a combination square along the side of
	1	5		the blade and against the splitter (making sure the
				square is between the teeth of the blade).
2
			5.	Tilt the blade to the 45 position and check the
	7			alignment again.
			6	If the blade and splitter are not correctly aligned:
ADJUSTMENT				a. Remove the blade guard by removing the wing
45 0	P
BLADE	U
ANGLE				bolt that locks the guard in place.
U
P
				b. Loosen and remove the two bolts (3) from the
				mounting bracket (7).
			7.	Place two adhesive washers (5) on the guard
				mounting bracket (attached to the saw). Position
				them over the corresponding mounting bolt holes
				(refer to step 6-b) after removing the adhesive backing
				affixed to the washers.
			8.	Replace the two guard mounting bolts (3) and tighten
Removing the blade guard assembly (Fig. H)				securely. Also reattach the blade guard assembly,
	WARNING			affixing it to the machine by its corresponding wing
				bolt.
			9.	Check the splitter and blade alignment again at both
To avoid injury from an accidental start, make sure the				90 and 45 .
			10.	Add or remove the adhesive washers until the
switch is in the OFF position and the plug is disconnected
				alignment is correct.
from the power source outlet.
			11.	Replace the table insert.
1. Remove the table insert.
			Fig. H
2. With the blade elevation handwheel (1), raise the					5 2
blade to the maximum height.				7		3
3. Loosen blade lock handle (2) and move the handwheel
(1) to 45 on the bevel scale.				2
4. Tighten the bevel lock handle.
5. Cover the blade teeth with a piece of folded cardboard
or position the plastic blade guard over the blade to			1
protect your hands.

6.Loosen the knob (5) and remove the blade guard assembly, then retighten the knob.

7.Return the blade to 90and replace the table insert.

Note: Make sure the "anti-kick back pawls" do not get caught between the insert and the guard, but rest on top of the insert.

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