MQ PS4030 SAW — INSTALLING THE BLADE
CAUTION
An improperly torqued Mounting Bolt can cause the inside diameter of the Blade, Blade Shaft, and Flange Bushing to quickly wear. This can result in poor cutting characteristics or premature failure of these parts requiring replacement and machine "downtime".
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1.12 In. (30.48 cm)
2.125-175 lbs (56.7-79.4 Kg)
Figure 13. Blade Wrench
125-175lbs.(56.7-79.4Kg)ofweight
NOTEappliedtotheendofthebladewrench will provide
237.3 Nm) of torque to the blade mounting bolt. (Figure 13.)
6.Lower the blade to the ground surface (A in Figure 14) to prevent blade from spinning and tighten the mounting bolt to
Stacking Blades for Wide Cuts
Combining, or stacking blades together to make wide cuts requires an optional Bushing Extension Kit.
WARNING
NEVER attempt to stack blades beyond the capacity of the kits described here. NEVER operate the saw without blade guards in place.
■Kit #18501 allows blade stacking from .375" to .75" thickness.
■Kit #18502 allows blade stacking from .75" to 1.125" thickness.
1. Remove existing blade. (See previous section.)
2. Replace the standard Flange Bushing, Outer Flange, and Mounting Bolt that came with the saw, with the extended Bolt and Bushing and the new Outer Flange supplied with the kit. Remember that the Mounting Bolt for the right side of the saw has a
3. Insert the Bushing and Mounting Bolt through the Outer Flange and stack of Blades. Spacers are required between blades when stacking multiple blades.The longer bushing and bolt allow blades to be stacked together while maintaining proper alignment of Flange Bushing into Blade Shaft.
4.Align Flange Pin through the stack of blades into the Inner Flange.
5.Tighten the 5/8" Mounting Bolt to
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A
Figure 14. Torque Flange Bolt
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