Husqvarna FS 3500 G Operator's Manual page 18

• Loosen the blade guard front bolt and lift the blade guard
latch.
• Raise the blade guard front.
WARNING! Check that the blade, blade
flanges and blade flange arbor are
undamaged. Clean the contact surfaces of
the blade and the blade flanges. Make sure
the blade and the flanges are clean and free
of dirt and debris before mounting the blade
on the machine.
The blade shaft bolt on the right hand side of
the saw has left hand threads and the blade
shaft bolt on the left hand side of the saw
has right hand threads. Replace the blade
shaft bolt and plain washer when worn or
damaged.
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OPERATING
1 Loosen blade shaft bolt which is used to clamp the blade
between the inner and outer flange.
2 Remove outer flange and plain washer.
3 Fit diamond blade to outer flange arbor.
4 Install outer flange with blade pre-installed into the inner
flange making sure that the locking pin passes through the
diamond blade and into the inner flange. Always use plain
washer with blade shaft bolt. Rotate outer flange and the
blade in the opposite direction of blade rotation to remove
backlash.
• Install and tighten blade shaft bolt and plain washer using
the blade shaft wrench while firmly holding the blade.
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Lower the saw by pushing the Raise/lower switch on the
Forward/Reverse control lever downwards until the blade
touches the surface to be cut.
CAUTION! The touch should be smooth to
prevent damaging the blade. Use Saw
lowering speed control knob to slow down
the lowering speed. Never let the front
weight of the machine be supported by the
blade since this will damage the blade.
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