REMOVING THE BLADE
See Figure 14.
Remove the blade and blade guard assembly during
setup for safety and better access. The blade guard
includes an upper blade guard, an outer lower guard,
and an inner lower guard. The lower inner guard
consistsof twooverlapping slotted metal strips. The
stripsare held together with a retaining screw and a
nut. Locate these items before beginning the proce-
dure.
,_ WARNING: To prevent accidental contact with
the blade that could result in injury, remove the
blade and blade guard before making setups
involvingthe blade arbor and workstand. Use
the blade wrenches provided withyour saw.
• Remove the retaining screw and nut atthe bottom
of the lower inner blade guard.
•Loosenthe guardclamp screw, a longthumbscrew
between the blade guard and the motor.
•Rotate and liftthe guard assembly up and over the
blade, then remove it.
•Hold the blade arbor (motorshaft) withone ofthe
two blade wrenches provided. Put the other blade
wrench on the blade nut and turn it clockwise
(down), since the blade arbor hasleft hand threads.
•Remove the blade nut, outer blade washer, saw
blade, and inner blade washer. Set these items
aside until all the tables have been installed and the
fronttable is level.
THUMBSCREW BLADEGUARD BLADE
RETAINING
SCREWANDNUT
TO
LOOSEN BLADENUT
BLADE
ROTATION TO
INNERBLADE
WASHER
BLADE
ARBOR
BLADE
WRENCH(2)
ATTACHING TABLE SUPPORTS
See Figure 15.
The table supportsare a base for the three wooden
table sections and fence.
•Locate the twotable supports and the following
hardware:
4 square head bolts (5/16-18 x 3/4 in.)
4 Icckwashers (5/16 in.)
4 hex nuts(5/16-18)
4flat washers (5/16 in.)
•Attachthe supports to the sideof the saw base.
There are holesin bothsides of eachsupport. The
long side of each support(with the slottedholes)
fits againstthe saw base.
•Use two square head boltsper support,inserted
from withinthe saw base outward.
• Place a flat washer, a lock washer, and a hex nut
onthe endof each screw.
•Positiontable supportsso that bolts are approxi-
mately centered inslotted holes.
•Finger tighten or snug witha 1/2in. wrenchonly at
thistime. Final adjustments will be made laterin
Leveling The Table Supportssection.
TABLE FLAT
SUPPORT WASHER SQUARE
HEADBOLT
Fig. 14 25
TABLE
USINGTHESEHOLELOCATIONS Fig. 15
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