Fox F36-523, Manual

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BLADE REPLACEMENT
WARNING: Before any adjustment, repair or maintenance work, and before changing
the blade, switch off the machine and disconnect it form any current source by
removing the plug from the socket.
1. Unscrew the screw fixing the protective cap to the riving
knife and remove the bench inlay by unscrewing the 8 flat-
headed Phillips screws (Fig. 9).
2.
Turn the height adjust handwheel of the blade counter-
clockwise to move the axis of the blade at its highest
position.
3. Remove the fixing nut 1, flange 2 and blade 3.
4. Thoroughly clean the flanges 2 and 5, the shaft 4 and blade
3
5. Install the flange 5, blade 3, flange 2 and then tighten the
fixing nut 1.
6. Check that the blade is perfectly fixed, that the riving knife is
aligned and at the correct distance from the blade (see
adjustment of the riving knife), the re-assemble the bench inlay.
7. Re-assemble the protective cap: place the protective cap on
the upper side of the riving knife in order that its hole is
perfectly aligned to the one of the riving knife and fix it with
the screw and the nut.
8. Turn the blade by hand to check that there are not
obstacles.
9. Connect the machine and start it for a while without
processing immediately the material to be cut to check that
there are not any problems.
DANGER:
ALWAYS REPLACE THE BENCH INLAY IF IT IS DAMAGED OR WORN