ASSEMBLY
ATTACHING THE BLADE
See Figure 2.
WARNING:
A
Remove the battery pack from the saw.
n Remove the blade wrench (5 mm hex key) from the stor- |
age area. |
n Depress the spindle lock button and remove the blade |
SPINDLE
LOCK BUTTON
0
5 5
4 0
5
30 22
3
2
1 | 45 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
LOWER BLADE
GUARD HANDLE
SPINDLE
BLADE
screw and outer blade washer. |
NOTE: Turn the blade screw clockwise to remove.
CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the spindle or spindle lock, always allow motor to come to a complete stop before engaging spindle lock.
NOTE: Do not run the circular saw with spindle lock en- gaged.
nWipe a drop of oil onto the inner blade washer and outer blade washer where they contact the blade.
WARNING:
If inner blade washer has been removed, replace it before placing blade on spindle. Failure to do so could cause an accident since blade will not tighten properly.
nFit the saw blade inside the lower blade guard and onto the spindle.
NOTE: The saw teeth point upward at the front of the saw.
nReplace the outer blade washer.
nDepress the spindle lock button, then replace the blade screw. Tighten the blade screw securely by turning it clockwise.
nReturn the blade wrench to the storage area.
NOTE: Never use a blade that is too thick to allow the outer blade washer to engage with the flats on the spindle.
REMOVING THE BLADE
See Figure 3.
Remove the battery pack from the saw.
nRemove the blade wrench from the storage area.
INNER
BLADE WASHER
OUTER
BLADE WASHER
BLADE SCREW
Fig. 2
| LOWER BLADE |
SPINDLE LOCK | GUARD LEVER |
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| SPINDLE |
0 |
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| LOCK |
3 |
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| SCREW |
5 |
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5 |
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40 |
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5 |
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0 |
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2 |
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2 |
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| TO LOOSEN |
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3 |
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2 |
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1 | 5 |
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| 4 |
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| 0 |
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| 1 | TO TIGHTEN |
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| Fig. 3 | |
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nPosition the saw as shown, depress the spindle lock button, and remove the blade screw by turning it clock- wise.
nRemove the outer blade washer.
nRemove the blade.
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