
Removing Blade
1. Press and hold the arbor lock
18
(Fig. 1, page 8).
Rotate the blade slowly while pressing the arbor
lock until it fully seats into its lock position.
2. Using the blade wrench
7
, loosen the blade bolt
6B
by firmly turning it counterclockwise while
holding the arbor lock in down position.
3. Remove the blade bolt
6B
and outer washer
6A
.
Carefully grab the blade
6
(Fig. 4). Slide the blade
away from the inner washer
6C
and off the arbor
shaft
6D
, then down and away from the saw.
Leave the inner washer
6C
on the arbor shaft
6D
.
(Fig. 5)
Installing 12" Blade
To avoid injury, do not use a
blade larger or smaller than
12" diameter and 1" arbor. The blade’s maximum
plate thickness is 0.100".
To reduce risk of injury, use
saw blade rated 1500/min
(RPM) or greater.
1. Follow all “Moving Guard Assembly” and “Re-
moving Blade” steps.
2. Carefully handle the new blade. Check that the
rotation arrow on the blade
6
matches the rota-
tion arrow on the lower guard
5
(Fig. 4). Slide the
blade carefully inside the upper guard and over
the arbor shaft
6D
with inner washer
6C
mounted. Move the blade so its arbor hole goes
around the support ring
6E
of the inner washer
6C
. (Fig. 5).
3. Place the outer washer
6A
over the arbor shaft
6D
and finger-tighten the blade bolt
6B
. Check
that the blade remains on the inner washer’s sup-
port ring
6E
(Fig. 5).
4. Rotate the blade
6
slowly while pressing the
arbor lock button
18
(Fig. 1, page 8) until it fully
seats into its lock position.
5. Using the blade wrench
7
, firmly tighten the blade
bolt
6B
clockwise (Fig. 4). Do not over tighten.
6. Slowly rotate the lower guard
5
down. The cover
plate
24
will also rotate until it seats on top of the
forward cover plate screw
25
(Fig. 4 and 3).
7. Once in place, tighten the cover plate screw
25
(Fig. 3)
8. Be sure the arbor lock
18
is released so the blade
turns freely.
9. Place the blade wrench
7
back in storage area
(Fig. 1).
Never use saw without cover
plate securely in place.
Lower
guard will not function properly.
After installing a new blade,
lower the blade into the blade
slot and check for any contact with the base or
turntable structure. If the blade contacts the
base , seek authorized service.
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6D
6C 6E
6A
6B
6
FIG. 5
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