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8. Blade Assembly.
motor housing
blade
blade arm
blade arm screws
and lock washers
WARNING
: To reduce the risk of serious
bodily injury,
DO NOT use power tools
to assemble the blades. If screws are
overtightened, blades may crack and
break.
Locate 9 blade attachment
screws/washers in one of the hardware
packs. Place blade arm on
TOPSIDE
of
blade, placing the smooths side of the
blade arm against the blade and
aligning holes in blade arm with holes
in blade as shown. Insert 3 blade
attachment screws (along with rubber
washers) from
TOPSIDE
of blade with
fingers first and then tighten screws
securely with a Phillips screwdriver.
Repeat procedure for remaining blades.
Locate blade arm screws/washers in
hardware pack. Slide blade arm
through two openings on motor
housing, aligning blade arm holes with
motor screw holes and attach blade
arm with blade arm screws/lock
washers. Before securing screws
permanently, repeat with remaining
blade arms. Securely tighten all screws.
NOTE
: Tighten blade arm screws twice
a year.
blade attachment
screws and washers
