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Keep hands and fingers away from the lever
during the switching operation. Failure to do so
may cause personal injuries.
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Insert the saw blade into the blade clamp as far as it will
go. The blade clamp lever rotates and the saw blade is
fixed. Make sure that the saw blade cannot be extracted
even though you try to pull it out.
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To remove the saw blade, rotate the blade clamp lever
in the direction of the arrow fully. The saw blade is
removed and the blade clamp lever is fixed at the
released position .
NOTE:
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If you remove the saw blade without rotating the
blade clamp lever fully, the lever may not be
locked in the released position . In this case,
rotate the blade clamp lever fully again, then make
sure that the blade clamp lever locked at the
released position .
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If the lever is positioned inside the tool, switch on
the tool just a second to let the blade clamp out.
Switch off and unplug the tool from the mains
before working on the blade clamp lever.
Installing or removing the saw blade for
Model MT450
CAUTION:
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Always clean out all chips or foreign matter
adhering to the blade, blade clamp and/or slider.
Failure to do so may cause insufficient tightening
of the blade, resulting in a serious injury.
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To install the blade, loosen the screw on the blade
clamp with the hex wrench. Insert the blade between
the blade clamp and the slider so that the pin on the
slider fits into the hole in the blade shank. If the pin
cannot easily fit into the hole, remove the hex wrench
from the screw and then try again.
CAUTION:
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If you tighten the screw without the pin on the
slider fitting properly in the hole in the blade shank,
the pin or the blade shank will be damaged. This
may cause the blade to be extracted unexpectedly
during operation.
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After the pin fits properly into the hole, tighten the screw
clockwise securely. Make sure that the blade cannot be
extracted even though you try to pull it out.
To remove the blade, follow the installation procedure in
reverse.
Hex wrench storage
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When not in use, store the hex wrench as shown in the
figure to keep it from being lost.
1. Hex wrench
2. Insulation cover
1. Screw
2. Pin
3. Blade clamp
4. Hole
5. Blade
1. Hex wrench
2. Screw
1. Blade clamp lever
1. Blade
