CTS Saw
UGE058/0803
3-8
I
NSTALLATION
I
NSTALLING THE
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AW
B
LADES
DANGER: Sharp blades!
Most injuries caused by saw blades occur when
the saw has been turned off. Handle blades
with care at all times.
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Always wear cut-resistant gloves when the
blade guard is open and when handling
blades.
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Always lock out power to the saw before
opening any guards.
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Always wait until the saw blade has com-
pletely stopped before opening the saw
guard. (approximately five minutes)
CTS saws are equipped with several safety
devices to ensure safe operation. Never remove
or disable these devices to sustain production.
Operating without these devices can cause
severe injury.
Open the rear access door of the machine.
Remove the screws that retain the blade door
to the blade shroud and hinge open the door.
Remove the hex nut.
The blade is held on with a hex nut tightened on the motor
arbor shaft. Based on either right to left or left to right saw
operation, the hex nut will be either a left hand or right
hand thread. A right to left saw operation means that the
product is entering the saw from the right side. A right to
left operating saw will use a left-handed threaded arbor.
This is done to insure that the arbor nut will want to con-
tinually tighten during blade rotation. The motor has an
arrow on the housing to indicate the arbor rotation.
Remove the hex nut using the spanner wrench provided to
hold the blade shaft. The saw blades will be removable at
this time.
IMPORTANT: Always note the blade tooth direction
when removing blade to insure that the replacement
blade is installed the same. Rotating a carbide blade in
the wrong direction will usually damage the blade. As
standard, the blade rotation should have the top of the
blade rotating away from the front or operator side of the
unit.
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