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Item 61481
SAFET
y
O
PERA
TION
M
AINTENANCE
SETUP
Operating Instructions
Read the ENTIRE IMPORTANT SAFETy INFORMATION section at the beginning of this manual
including all text under subheadings therein before set up or use of this product.
Tool Set Up
TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURy FROM ACCIDENTAL OPERATION:
Release the Trigger, unplug the tool from its electrical outlet before performing
any inspection, maintenance, or cleaning procedures.
TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURy: DO NOT OPERATE WITH ANy GUARD DISABLED,
DAMAGED, OR REMOVED. Moving guards must move freely and close instantly.
Installing a Cut-Off (Grinding) Wheel
1. The cut-off wheel (sold separately) MUST be:
• rated to at least 3,500 RPM.
• no larger than 14″ (355mm) in diameter.
• fitted with a 1″ round arbor hole.
• suitable for edge grinding, not surface grinding.
• dry and clean.
• proven undamaged by inspection and
by the ring-test explained below.
2. Raise the Saw if it is locked down by pushing down
on the Handle and pulling out the Lock Ball (25).
3. Open the Swing Guard (53) and tighten
the Swing Guard Screw (1) to secure it
while working on the cut-off wheel.
4. Push the Spindle Lock (63) towards the
Fixed Guard (60) as shown in
Figure A
. Rotate the
cut-off wheel until the Spindle Lock slides into place.
Spindle
Lock (63)
Swing
Guard (53)
Fixed
Guard (60)
Figure A: Spindle Lock
5. While continuing to hold down the Spindle
Lock, loosen the Arbor Bolt (54).
6. Remove the Arbor Bolt, the Flange Washer (96),
the Outer Flange (55), and the
cut-off wheel. See
Figure B.
cut-off
wheel
Outer
Flange
(55)
Flange
Washer
(96)
Arbor
Bolt
(54)
Figure B: Removing Cut-Off Wheel
7. Closely inspect the new wheel before mounting.
Perform a ring-test on the wheel as follows:
a. Suspend wheel using a dowel or
finger through the arbor hole.
b. Tap the flat side of the wheel with a light
non-metallic object, such as a screwdriver
handle, at a point 45° from the vertical center
line on each side of the wheel and 1 - 2 inches
from the edge of the wheel (see
Figure C
).
Figure C:
Tap
Wheel
Here
45°
45°
45°
45°
Hang
Wheel
from
Dowel
V
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C
A
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C
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Cut-Off Wheel Ring-Test
