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Installing and Removing Blades
1. Remove battery pack.
2. Place the saw on a flat surface with the blade fac
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ing upwards. To remove the bolt from the spindle,
push in the spindle lock button. While holding in the
spindle lock button, use the wrench provided with
the tool to turn the bolt counterclockwise. Remove
the bolt and outer flange.
3. Slide the lower guard lever up to
Bolt
Inner
flange
Washer
Outer
flange
Spindle
raise the lower guard. Remove
the blade from the spindle. Al
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ways clean the spindle, upper
guard and lower guard to remove
any dirt and dust.
NOTE:
Do not remove inner
blade flange or washer. Larger
diameter of inner flange should
face the blade.
4. To install a blade, place the
Arrow
blade on the spindle with
the teeth pointing in the
same direction as the ar-
row on the lower guard.
Release the lower guard lever.
5. Place the blade flange on the spindle and hand
tighten the bolt.
6. While holding in the spindle lock button, use the
wrench to turn the bolt clockwise and tighten.
Adjusting Depth
1. Remove battery pack.
2. To adjust the depth of the cut, hold the saw by the
handle and loosen the depth adjusting lever by
pulling it up.
3. Raise or lower the shoe to the desired position. For
the proper depth setting, the blade should extend
no more than 1/4" below the material being cut.
1/4"
4. Push down the depth adjusting lever to secure the
shoe position.
Transparent Front Guard
The transparent front guard allows easy viewing of
the cutting line. If the transparent guard is cracked
or broken, return it to a
MILWAUKEE service facility
for replacement. Never use the metal cutter with a
damaged or missing transparent guard.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury, do not
remove the transparent front
guard. If the transparent front guard is damaged
or missing, return tool to authorized service sta
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tion for replacement.
OPERATION
WARNING
Always remove battery pack before
changing or removing accesso-
ries. Only use accessories specifically recom
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mended for this tool. Others may be hazardous.
To reduce the risk of injury, always wear safety
goggles or glasses with side shields.
Kickback causes and related warnings
- Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched, bound
or misaligned saw blade, causing an uncontrolled
saw to lift up and out of the workpiece toward the
operator;
- When the blade is pinched or bound tightly by the
kerf closing down, the blade stalls and the motor
reaction drives the unit rapidly back toward the
operator;
- If the blade becomes twisted or misaligned in the
cut, the teeth at the back edge of the blade can dig
into the top surface of the wood causing the blade
to climb out of the kerf and jump back toward the
operator.
Kickback is the result of saw misuse and/or incor
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rect operating procedures or conditions and can be
avoided by taking proper precautions as given below:
• Maintain a firm grip with both hands on the saw
and position your arms to resist kickback forces.
Position your body to either side of the blade, but
not in line with the blade.
Kickback could cause
the saw to jump backwards, but kickback forces can
be controlled by the operator, if proper precautions
are taken.
• When blade is binding, or when interrupting a
cut for any reason, release the trigger and hold
the saw motionless in the material until the
blade comes to a complete stop. Never attempt
to remove the saw from the work or pull the saw
backward while the blade is in motion or kick
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back may occur.
Investigate and take corrective
actions to eliminate the cause of blade binding.
• When restarting a saw in the workpiece, centre
the saw blade in the kerf and check that saw
teeth are not engaged into the material.
If saw
blade is binding, it may walk up or kickback from the
workpiece as the saw is restarted.
• Support large panels to minimise the risk of
blade pinching and kickback.
Large panels tend
to sag under their own weight. Supports must be
placed under the panel on both sides, near the line
of cut and near the edge of the panel.
• Do not use dull or damaged blades.
Unsharpened
or improperly set blades produce narrow kerf caus-
ing excessive friction, blade binding and kickback.
