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ASSEMBLY
HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT KNOB
INSTALLATION
1.
Insert Wheel Handle Shoulder Screw
HP7
into Height
Adjustment Wheel Knob
HP8
as shown in Figure 6.
2.
Tighten Shoulder Screw with Phillips Screw Driver into the
Hand Wheel. Height adjustment Wheel Knob should rotate
freely around Shoulder Screw when raising or lowering the
Blade with the Height Adjustment Hand Wheel.
After installing Height Adjustment Knob as shown in Figure 6,
1.
Raise Motor/Arbor Assembly to the upper most position to
provide easy access to Riving Knife Lock Lever and Arbor
Assembly.
2.
Ensure Riving Knife Lock Lever is in unlock position. See
Figure 7.
3.
Detach the On-Board Wrenches located on the Right
Side of the Saw
behind blade guard storage in Figure 19
Q
by loosening and removing M8 Wing Nut.
4.
Place the Open-Ended Wrench
PC9
on the Spindle Shaft
between the motor housing and the Inner Blade Washer.
Place the Closed End Wrench
PC8
over the Arbor Nut.
5.
Holding the Spindle Shaft in place, loosen and remove the
Arbor Nut and Arbor Flange Washer. See Figure 7. Only
use 10 inch blades designed for wood cutting.
NOTE: Use only 10 inch (254mm) diameter Blades with 5/8 inch
(16mm) arbor holes, rated at 5,000 rpm or higher, 0.10 inch
(2.6mm) min. kerf width and 0.073 inches (1.85mm) max body
thickness. Only use 10 inch blades designed for woodcutting.
6.
Place Blade
PC3
on the Arbor Shaft
B
with the teeth on
the Blade pointing toward the front of the saw. Place
Outer-Blade Washer
A
on the Arbor Shaft with the large
side of the Washer against the Blade, then secure Blade
Assembly with Nut. See Figure 8.
7.
Tighten Nut with Blade Wrenches
PC8
and
PC9
. Open End
Wrench will fit on the Arbor Shaft between the Inner
Flange Washer
D
and the Motor Assembly (if necessary,
turn Arbor Shaft to align Flats on the Arbor Shaft to the
Wrench). Closed End Wrench will fit on the Nut. See Figure
9.
8.
Return Wrenches
PC8
and
PC9
to On-Board Storage
location. Position the Riving Knife in the through cut
position prior to installation of Throat Plate.
Details for positioning the Riving Knife are on page 26 RIVING
KNIFE POSITION AND ALIGNMENT.
Also refer to Figure 10.
UNLOCK
POSITION
FIGURE 7
FIGURE 6
FIGURE 8
FIGURE 9
HP8
HP7
PC8
PC9
INSTALLING THE BLADE
TOOTH
DIRECTION
FRONT
OF SAW
PC3
A
C
B
D
PC8
PC9
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