5.
With the spindle-lock
button
firmly depressed,
turn the blade screw clockwise
to
loosen it.
6.
Use the blade guard lever and hold it in the raised position.
7.
Remove the blade screw and the outer blade washer
and the blade.
8.
The remaining
washer
is the inner bushing
washer that fits around the spindle
shaft
and does not need to be removed.
9.
Put a drop of good-quality
machine
oil onto the inner bushing
washer
and outer
blade washer where they will contact
the blade.
10.
Place a new saw blade inside the lower blade guard, onto the spindle
shaft and
against
the inner bushing
washer.
NOTIOE:
The teeth
of the blade
should
point
upward
at the front
of the saw.
11.
Replace the outer blade washer.
12.
Depress and hold the spindle-lock
button
as you replace the blade screw and hand-
tighten the screw in a counterclockwise
direction.
13.
Use the hex key to tighten
the blade screw securely.
14.
Return hex key into the storage
area.
NOTIOE"
Never
use a blade
that
is too thick
to allow
the outer
blade
washer
to
engage
with
the flat side of the spindle.
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