Installing The Blade - Craftsman Trak-Cut Manual Del Operador

INSTALLING THE BLADE
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AWARNING: BE SURE to wear protective work gloves while handling I
a saw blade. The blade can injure unprotected hands.
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AWARNING: Saw will be extremely hot after use. BE SURE to let saw,
blade and blade spindle clamping screw COOL before changing blades.
1. Unplug the saw.
/kWARNING: To prevent personal injury, ALWAYS disconnect the plug i
from power source BEFORE assembling parts, making adjustments
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or changing blades.
2. Loosen the blade
clamping screw using
5mm hex wrench
included. Place wrench
into the blade clamping
screw and press the
spindle lock button.
3. Turn the wrench that is
in the clamping screw
CLOCKWISE while
holding the other wrench stationary.
4. After the screw is loose, place the saw on a flat
surface and continue to unscrew the blade spindle
clamping screw.
5. Remove the screw and the outer "0" washer.
6. Set the depth-of-cut scale to the maximum depth
of 1-1/8 inches. Release the blade release lever
and RAISE the base with the finger lift bracket to
expose the blade below the base.
7. Grasp the blade with your gloved hand and
remove the blade, or install the blade, through the
blade slot in the base.
8. Put a drop of oil onto the inner bushing washer
and outer "0" washer where they will touch the
blade.
9. Place the new saw blade through the blade slot
in the base and onto the spindle shaft against the
inner "0" bushing.
NOTE: The teeth of the blade should point upward at the front of the saw.
NOTE: The warning copy and the Blade Rotation Arrow shown on the blade
should face outward towards the operator so it can be viewed.
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