Disconnect the machine from the power
source!
20
20
MAINTENANCE
CHANGING THE BLADE
Use only cross-cutting saw blades.
When using carbide-tipped blades, do
not use blades with deep gullets as they can deflect
and contact the guard.
Use only 10" diameter saw blades that
are rated for 5200 RPM or higher and have 5/8" diameter
arbor holes.
1
.
Remove
t
he sc
r
ew
(
A
)
F
i
g
.
44 and
r
o
t
a
t
e
t
he cove
r
(
B
)
t
o
t
he
r
ea
r
(
F
i
g
.
45
)
.
2
.
To
r
emove
t
he saw b
l
ade
,
i
nse
r
t
t
he supp
li
ed hex
w
r
ench
(
C
)
F
i
g
.
46
i
n
t
o
t
he hex ho
l
e
l
oca
t
ed on
t
he
r
ea
r
end o
f
t
he mo
t
o
r
sha
f
t
t
o keep
t
he sha
f
t
f
r
om
t
u
r
n
i
ng
.
3
.
Use a w
r
ench
(
G
)
F
i
g
.
47
t
o
l
oosen a
r
bo
r
sc
r
ew
(
E
)
by
t
u
r
n
i
ng
i
t
c
l
ockw
i
se
.
4
.
Remove a
r
bo
r
sc
r
ew
(
E
)
F
i
g
.
47
,
ou
t
s
i
de b
l
ade
f
l
ange
(
F
)
,
and saw b
l
ade
f
r
om saw a
r
bo
r
.
5
.
A
tt
ach
t
he new saw b
l
ade
. MAKE SURE THAT
THE SAW TEETH ARE POINTING DOWN AT THE
FRONT.
Re-a
tt
ach
t
he ou
t
s
i
de b
l
ade
f
l
ange
(
F
)
F
i
g
.
47
,
and
t
he a
r
bo
r
sc
r
ew
(
E
)
by
t
u
r
n
i
ng
i
t
coun
t
e
r
-
c
l
ockw
i
se us
i
ng
t
he w
r
ench
(
G
)
F
i
g
.
47
.
A
t
t
he same
t
i
me
,
use
t
he hex w
r
ench
(
C
)
F
i
g
.
46
t
o keep
t
he
a
r
bo
r
f
r
om
t
u
r
n
i
ng
.
6
.
Rep
l
ace sc
r
ew and cove
r
t
ha
t
was
r
o
t
a
t
ed
t
o
t
he
r
ea
r
i
n
STEP 1.
Remove the wrenches (C) FIG. 46
AND (G) FIG. 47 before starting the machine.
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t
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Fig. 45
Fig. 46
Fig. 47
A
B
B
C
E
F
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