Powermatic COS18 owner manual Dust Collection

DUST COLLECTION

Powermatic recommends the use of a dust collection system with this cut-off saw. The collector should have sufficient capacity (600 CFM) for this size machine.

Mount the dust collector via a 4" hose to the outlet on the blade access door.

OPERATING CONTROLS

Control buttons are in two locations on the saw, and are shown in Figure 5. A main start and stop button is located at the back of the table top. An emergency stop button is also found on the front. The air-control switch, in both locations, starts the flow of air to the cylinder.

INSTALLING / CHANGING BLADE

1.Disconnect machine from power source.

WARNING: Never attempt to open blade access door until blade has come to a complete stop.

2.Open the saw blade access door by loosening the screws.

3.Remove the clear panel guarding the blade (Fig. 6) by loosening the screws and lifting up on the panel.

4.Lock the arbor by pulling the lever (Fig. 8).

4.Loosen hex screw (Fig. 7) on the arbor. (counterclockwise to loosen on the LH model; clockwise on RH model). Remove hex screw and outer flange from the arbor.

5.Mount the blade on the arbor as shown, making sure the teeth are pointed in the proper direction – the teeth at top of blade should point toward rear of machine.

6.Re-install outer flange and screw, and tighten securely.

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