Craftsman 315.212400 Owner's Manual page 14

LOWER
BLADE GUARD
BLADE
BOLT COVER
TO
LOOSEN
TO
OUTER BLADE WASHER
TIGHTEN
WITH DOUBLE "D" FLATS
BLADE BOLT
Depress the spindle lock button and rotate the
blade bolt until the spindle locks. See Figure 12.
Using the blade wrench provided, loosen and
remove the blade bolt.
Note: The blade bolt has left hand threads. Turn
blade bolt clockwise to loosen.
Remove outer blade washer. Do not remove
inner blade washer.
SPINDLE
LOCK
BUTTON
ADJUSTMENTS
PHILLIPS
SCREW
FLAT (S)
ON SPINDLE
INNER BLADE
WASHER WITH
DOUBLE "D" FLATS
BLADE
Fig. 11
Fig. 12
Wipe a drop of oil onto inner blade washer and
outer blade washer where they contact the blade.
WARNING:
If inner blade washer has been
removed, replace it before placing blade on
spindle. Failure to do so could cause an accident
since blade will not tighten properly.
Fit saw blade inside lower blade guard and onto
spindle. The blade teeth point downward at the
front of saw as shown in figure 11.
CAUTION:
Always install the blade with the
blade teeth and the arrow printed on the side of
the blade pointing down at the front of the saw.
The direction of blade rotation is also stamped
with an arrow on the upper blade guard.
Replace outer blade washer. The double "D" flats
on the blade washers align with the flats on the
spindle.
Depress spindle lock button and replace blade
bolt.
Note: The blade bolt has left hand threads. Turn
blade bolt counterclockwise to tighten.
Tighten blade bolt securely.
Remove the blade wrench and store it in a safe
place for future use.
Replace the lower blade guard and blade bolt
cover.
Retighten phillips screw securing blade bolt cover.
Tighten screw securely. See Figure 11.
WARNING: To prevent damage to the spindle
lock, always allow motor to come to a complete
stop before engaging spindle lock. Make sure the
spindle lock button is not engaged before
reconnecting saw into power source.
Your miter saw has been adjusted at the factory for
making very accurate cuts. However, some of the
components might have been jarred out of alignment
during shipping. Also, over a period of time, readjust-
ment will probably become necessary due to wear.
After unpacking your saw, check the following adjust-
ments before you begin using saw. Make any read-
justments that are necessary and periodically check
the parts alignment to make sure that your saw is
cutting accurately.
WARNING:
Your saw should never be
connected to power supply when you are
assembling parts, making adjustments, installing
or removing blades, or when not in use.
Disconnecting your saw will prevent accidental
starting that could cause serious injury.
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