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Blade Guard
To install the blade guard:
1.Disconnect the machine from the power source!!
2.Screw the threaded end of the support shaft into the hole in the back of the rear trunnion. The check nut on the shaft will be used to tighten the shaft in place as shown in Figure 36. Leave it loose for now.
Figure 36. Installing blade guard.
Use caution and remain alert when working around the saw blade. Failure to follow this warning could result in serious personal injury or death.
3.Loosen the
4.Slip the slots at the bottom of the guard over the two mounting bolts as shown in Figure 37. The washers should be between the bolt head and the slots.
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Blade Guard Mounting Bolts
Blade Guard
Support Shaft
Figure 37. Blade guard components.
5.Rotate the support shaft to align the mount- ing bolts to the mounting slots on the guard.
6.Tighten the mounting bolts to secure the blade guard.
7.Using a machinist's or a combination square, align the face of the splitter perpendicular to the surface of the saw table as shown in Figure 38.
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Support Shaft
Figure 38. Adjusting blade guard.
8.Rotate the support shaft slightly. This will normally correct any minor misalignment.
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