DeWalt DW788 manual Mounting, Assembly, Installing the Blade

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• CAUTION: Some wood contains preservatives such as copper chromium arsenate (CCA) which can be toxic. When cutting these materials, extra care should be taken to avoid inhalation and to minimize skin contact.

•USE a dust mask and safety glasses when sawing.

•KEEP GUARDS in place and working order.

•MAKE SURE your fingers do not contact the terminals of the power cord when installing or removing the plug to or from the line power source.

•NEVER overfeed or force work into the blade.

• WARNING: Do not allow familiarity (gained from frequent use of your saw) to replace following safety rules. Always remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury.

WARNING: Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are:

•lead from lead-based paints,

•crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products, and

•arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber (CCA).

Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated area, and work with approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Mounting

Three holes are provided in the base of the scroll saw to facilitate mounting to a table or bench (Figure 1). Always mount your saw firmly to prevent movement.

FIG. 1

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MOUNTING

HOLES

Assembly

Your scroll saw comes fully assembled except for the table and blade. To install the table, first insert the pin at the back of the arm into the hole in the back of the table (Figure 2). Push the table until its back surface is flush against the arm and the pin is fully inserted in the table (Figure 3).

Using the hex wrench packed with your scroll saw, securely attach the table to the bevel scale by tightening the bolts shown in Figure 4.

Installing the Blade

BEFORE INSTALLING A BLADE, UNPLUG THE SCROLL SAW.

The blade is held in place by the thumbscrew blade clamps attached to the top and bottom arms of the scroll saw (Figure 5).

Before installing a blade, make sure the blade tension lever is moved fully to the right as shown in Figure 6. Next, loosen, but do not unscrew, the top and bottom thumbscrews (Figure 5). Thread the blade through the hole in table, with the teeth facing toward the front of the saw. NOTE: Scroll saws cut on the downstroke, so it is essential that teeth face forward and down.

Insert the blade into the bottom blade clamp and securely tighten

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