MAINTENANCE
CHANGING THE BLADE
WARNING: USE ONLY CROSSCUT SAW BLADES. WHEN USING CARBIDE TIPPED BLADES, MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A ZERO DEGREE OR NEGATIVE HOOK ANGLE. DO NOT USE BLADES WITH DEEP GULLETS AS THEY CAN DEFLECT AND CONTACT GUARD. USE ONLY BLADES RATED FOR OPERATION OF AT LEAST 5000 RPM WITH 5/8″ ARBOR HOLES.
1.DISCONNECT THE TOOL FROM THE POWER SOURCE.
2.Using the special wrench (A) Fig. 87, supplied, loosen screw (B) to free arbor cover (C).
3.Rotate arbor cover (C) Fig. 88, and lower guard (D) to the up position, as shown.
4.Remove arbor screw (E) Fig. 88, by turning screw (E) clockwise while at the same time pressing in on arbor lock (F) Fig. 89, to keep arbor from turning. Remove screw (E) Fig. 88, outside blade flange (H) and blade (J).
DO NOT REMOVE INSIDE BLADE FLANGE.
5.Make sure the inside surfaces of both the inside and outside blade flanges are clean and free from any foreign substance.
6.Make sure the inside blade flange is completely on arbor with the flats in the flange engaged with the flats on the arbor.
7.Install new blade (J) Fig. 88, outside blade flange (H) and arbor screw (E). Turn arbor screw (E) counterclockwise to tighten while pressing in on arbor lock (F) Fig. 89, to keep arbor from turning. IMPORTANT: Make sure flats in outside blade flange (H) Fig. 88, are engaged with flats on arbor shaft and that teeth of saw blade (J) are pointing down at the front, as shown in Fig. 88.
8.Rotate arbor cover (C) Fig. 87, until hook in cover is engaged under screw (B) and tighten screw (B) which was loosened in STEP 2.
A
C
B
Fig. 87
D 
C 
H
E
J
Fig. 88
F 
Fig. 89
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