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Operating Instructions and Parts Manual
24488
20V MAX* LITHIUM-ION
CIRCULAR SAW
11/18
2018 OEMTOOLS
™
Always remove the battery from the tool before installing or
removing a blade or adjusting the saw in any way.
1. Place your right thumb on the shaft-locking button.
(Figure 3)
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Figure 3
2. Place the socket end of the blade wrench on the blade
screw. (Figure 4)
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Figure 4
3. While pressing the shaft-locking button, rotate the blade
wrench clockwise until the blade-locking button engages
the blade shaft. Continue turning the blade wrench
clockwise to remove the blade screw and the large
washer.
NOTE: The blade screw has a left-handed thread and must
be turned clockwise to be removed.
4. To place blade onto the motor shaft, rotate the blade
guard lever forward and slide the blade through the slot in
the sole plate until it fits over the motor shaft. (Figure 5).
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NOTE: Make sure the blade teeth are pointing forward at the
bottom of the blade.
5. Place the large flat washer onto the motor shaft.
NOTE: Make sure the flat sections of the large washer fit
over the matching flat sections on the motor shaft.
6. Insert the blade screw through the large flat washer
and thread it counterclockwise into the end of the
motor shaft.
7. Lock the motor shaft using the shaft-locking button and
firmly tighten the blade screw using the blade wrench.
NOTE: Make sure the screw is NOT cross-threaded and that
the blade does not wobble when turned by hand.
SETTING THE CUTTING DEPTH
NOTE: The cutting depth of the blade should be set to suit
the thickness of the material being cut. The cutting depth
should be approximately 1/8" (3 mm) greater than the
thickness of the material being cut.
1. Turn the depth adjustment knob counterclockwise.
(Figure 6)
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2. Pull the sole plate downward until the correct amount of
the blade is protruding below the sole plate.
3. Lock the sole plate at the correct depth by turning the
depth control knob clockwise.
NOTE: Make a test cut on a scrap workpiece to verify the
depth setting.
BEVEL CUTTING
NOTE: The sole plate can be tilted to provide bevel cuts from
0° - 50°.
Adjusting the Sole Plate Angle
1. Turn the bevel angle locking knob counterclockwise.
(Figure 7)
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2. Rotate the sole plate to the desired angle as shown on
the bevel gauge.
3. Lock the sole plate at the correct angle by turning the
bevel angle locking knob in a clockwise direction.
NOTE: Make a test cut on a scrap workpiece to verify the
bevel angle setting.
Installing the Edge Guide
1. Loosen the edge guide adjusting knob. (Figure 9)
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2. Slide the edge guide rod into the edge guide slot.
Continue to slide the guide rod across the sole plate
