Installing or removing the saw blade

CAUTION:

.Always be sure that the tool is switched off and unplugged before installingor removing the blade.

.Always clean off the blade and blade holder before installingthe blade. Chips or foreign matt& on them may cause insufficient securing of the blade, possibly resulting in blade

breakage or serious injury.

0 Do not switch on the tool with the clamp protruding from the blade holder. The clamp, blade holder or roller may be damaged.

For 4304T

1. Pull the blade installing lever in the @ direction until it stops while lifting it slightly.

2.Rotate the blade installinglever in the @ direction and the clamp on the blade holder will open. Open the clamp a little more than the thickness of the blade to be installed.

3.With the blade teeth facing forward, insert the blade into the blade holder as far as it will go. Make sure that the back edge of the blade fits properly into the groove of the roller.

4.With the blade held against the blade holder, rotate the blade installing lever in the @ direction to tighten the clamp.

Blade holder

Blade installing

Roller

Blade

5.With the blade installing lever held in this position, move it in the @ direc- tion. Then rotate the blade installing lever in the @ direction to return it to

it s original position.

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Makita 4304T, 4305T specifications Installing or removing the saw blade