Use and Care Manual

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Figure 6-11
6.14 Blade guard
See Figure 6-12.
1. Push up guard leaves (E, Figure 6-12) until
they catch and hold on the peg (F).
2. Lower blade guard assembly onto riving knife
and push it backward to seat it.
3. Tighten knob (G).
4. Pull down guard leaves (E) and allow them to
drop to the table.
5. Reverse procedure to remove guard.
IMPORTANT: Knob (G) must be tightened before
operating saw with guard in place.
Figure 6-12
6.15 Blade installation/replacement
When installing or changing
blades, always disconnect saw from power
source. Failure to comply may cause serious
injury.
1. Disconnect machine from power source.
2. Using the handwheels, raise blade arbor fully
and lock saw at zero-degrees by tightening
lock knob at center of handwheel.
See Figure 6-13:
3. Press arbor lock paddle (H) and rotate arbor
until you feel arbor lock engage. Continue
pressing arbor lock paddle.
4. Using the provided wrench, remove arbor
nut (J) and outer flange (K). If replacing blade,
remove old blade.
5. Place new blade on arbor shaft making sure
that the teeth point down toward front of saw.
Replace flange and arbor nut (K/J).
6. Tighten arbor nut (J). Do not overtighten.
Figure 6-13
6.16 Low profile riving knife
A low profile riving knife is included with your saw.
It mounts and adjusts in the same manner as the
standard riving knife. The low profile riving knife
sits just below top of blade and is used for making
non-through cuts. The blade guard is not used with
this knife, so extra precautions should be taken
during operation.