Installing the Blade
When installing or changing saw blade, always disconnect saw from power source! Failure to comply may cause serious injury!
Hardware: Blade
Tools: Arbor Wrench, Scrap Piece of Wood
1. Raise the blade arbor and make sure the arbor is at the zero degree position.
2. Remove the arbor nut (A, Fig. 30) and flange (B, Fig. 30).
Figure 30
3.Place blade (C, Fig. 31) on arbor shaft making sure teeth point down at the front of the saw. Replace flange and arbor nut.
4.Place a wood scrap in the blade's teeth at the rear of the machine. Hold the block of wood in such a way that if it slips or the blade turns, your hand will not contact the blade, Figure 31.
5.Using the wrench provided, securely tighten the arbor nut. Remove the wrench.
Figure 31
Guide Tube Scale Application
Refer to Figures 32 and 33. |
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The scale for the guide tube comes rolled, with an |
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adhesive backing and must be applied to the guide |
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tube as follows: |
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1. Place the fence (A) so it is flush against the | Figure 32 |
right side of the saw blade (B) and lock it. |
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2.Using a fine marker, place a mark on the guide tube at the cursor hairline (C).
3.Remove the fence (A).
4.Remove the protective backing from the scale strip (D).
5.Apply the scale strip (D) onto the guide tube at the outlined location (E), making sure to line up the "zero" mark (F) on the scale with the mark on the guide tube (G) previously determined in Step 2.
If further adjustment is required, see the Cursor
Adjustment instructions in the Adjustments section.
Figure 33
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