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vi. INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
1. Loosen blade guard adjustment knob located at
the rear of the blade guard. Raise the blade guard
to the highest position and retighten the knob.
2. Remove the blade shaft nut and outer flange. (see
figure 1) If a blade has been mounted, hold the
blade with one hand and use the other hand to
loosen the nut with the universal wrench. Remove
existing blade.
3. Mount new blade, but make certain the arrow on
the blade coincides with the rotation direction of
the shaft.
4. Attach outer flange and blade shaft nut. Hold the
blade with one hand and use the other hand to
tighten the nut with the universal wrench. Make
certain the flanges are pressed flush against the
blade and that the nut is firmly tightened, but do
not over tighten.
5. Loosen blade guard adjustment knob, lower the
blade guard and retighten the knob.
WARNING: Only use 7" blades on this
saw. Setting a smaller blade may cause
the blade to grab the material being cut,
possibly causing injury to the operator
and the saw.
Figure 1
v. UNPACKING
Open the container and carefully lift the saw by the foam packaging and place it on a flat, level working area.
Be sure that you have the following items before you discard the container:
• Saw
•
ABS Water tray
•
7” Saw blade
•
Rip guide
•
Universal wrench
•
Water pump
•
Owner’s manual
BLADE INSTALLATION
