RIGHT
7
Adjustments and Setup
ATTACHING AND REMOVING BLADES
DISCONNECT PLUG FROM POWER SUPPLY.
To attach the blade, retract lower blade guard and place inner
clamp washer and blade on saw spindle with printed side of blade
out (teeth at bottom of blade pointing forward) (FIG. 1.) Place
outer clamp washer on saw spindle. The larger surfaces of both
washers must face the blade. Thread on blade clamping screw
firmly by hand to hold both blade washers in position. Depress lock
pin and tighten blade screw (counterclockwise) with blade wrench.
Changing Blades
CAUTION: Always disconnect saw from power supply before
changing blades.
1. Depress LOCK PIN, which runs through the center of the oil
filler plug, and turn blade until the LOCK PIN locks firmly into
the saw shaft.
2.
With blade wrench, loosen and remove the blade bolt by turn-
ing it in a clockwise direction when facing blade (left hand
thread). Retract lower blade guard and remove blade.
3.
When mounting new blade, the teeth must point in the direc-
tion of blade rotation. Replace and tighten the blade bolt as
much as possible with the fingers, then tighten firmly with the
blade wrench. Your NEW D
E
WALT saw is equipped to accept
blades with either round or diamond arbor holes.
To adapt the saw for use with blades having round arbor holes,
simply remove the diamond inner clamp washer and replace
with round arbor clamp washer #63243 available at extra cost
from your service center.
CUTTING DEPTH ADJUSTMENT
DISCONNECT PLUG FROM POWER SUPPLY.
Hold the saw firmly as shown in Figure 4. Raise to loosen the
FIG. 10
FIG. 11
SUPPORT WORK
NEAR CUT
FIG. 12
WRONG -
MATERIAL BENDS ON
BLADE CAUSING HEAVY
LOADS OR KICKBACK.
RIGHT -
FIG. 13
FIG. 14
WRONG
OIL FILLER PLUG
OIL FILLER
HOLE
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