Adjustments And Setup; Changing Blades - DeWalt DW377 Instruction Manual

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brushes. New brush assemblies are available at your local service
center. The tool should be allowed to "run in" (run at no load without
a blade) for 10 minutes before use to seat new brushes.
While "running in" DO NOT TIE, TAPE, OR OTHERWISE LOCK
THE TRIGGER SWITCH ON. HOLD BY HAND ONLY.

Adjustments and Setup

ATTACHING AND REMOVING BLADES
DISCONNECT PLUG FROM POWER SUPPLY.
To attach the blade, retract lower blade guard and place inner
clamp washer and blade on saw spindle with printed side of blade
out (teeth at bottom of blade pointing forward) (FIG. 1.) Place outer
clamp washer on saw spindle. The larger surfaces of both washers
must face the blade. Thread on blade clamping screw firmly by
hand to hold both blade washers in position. Depress lock pin and
tighten blade screw (counterclockwise) with blade wrench.

Changing Blades

CAUTION: Always disconnect saw from power supply before
changing blades.
1. Depress LOCK PIN, which runs through the center of the oil
filler plug, and turn blade until the LOCK PIN locks firmly into
the saw shaft.
2. With blade wrench, loosen and remove the blade bolt by
turning it in a clockwise direction when facing blade (left hand
thread). Retract lower blade guard and remove blade.
3. When mounting new blade, the teeth must point in the
direction of blade rotation. Replace and tighten the blade bolt
as much as possible with the fingers, then tighten firmly with
the blade wrench. Your NEW D
accept blades with either round or diamond arbor holes.
To adapt the saw for use with blades having round arbor holes,
simply remove the diamond inner clamp washer and replace
with round arbor clamp washer #63243 available at extra cost
from your service center.
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FIG. 1
BEVEL
ADJUST
LOCKING
LEVER
LOCKING PIN
FIG. 2
LOCK PIN
4
DEPTH ADJUST-
MENT LOCKING
LEVER
BLADE
CLAMPING
SCREW
LOOSEN
FIG. 3