MasterCraft 55-6863-0 Operating Manual page 16

Installing the blade
IMPORTANT: Do not use thin-kerf blades. Thin-kerf blades can deflect and contact
the guard, which can cause injury to the operator.
1. Unplug the saw
2. Ensure that the inner flange is properly installed
3. Match the arrow on the blade with the arrow on the upper blade guard. Make
sure that the blade teeth are pointing downward. Install the selected blade by
sliding the blade into the upper blade guard and then placing the blade into
position.
4. Install the outer flange.
IMPORTANT: Make sure the flat side of the flange is placed against the blade.
5. Press and hold the spindle-lock button, and use the wrench supplied to turn the
blade screw counter-clockwise until the lock engages. Securely tighten the blade
screw.
6. Rotate the blade-screw guard into position, and use the wrench to securely
tighten the screw by turning it clockwise. Remove and store the wrench in a safe
place.
7. Make sure that the spindle-lock button is released sot that the blade will rotate
freely.
8. Lower the saw head, and check the clearance between the blade and the mitre
table. The blade should rotate freely.
Installing extension wings
The extension wings support long work pieces
during cutting. (Fig. 20)
1. Insert both rails of an extension wing through
the holes on the outside of the Mitre Saw
base.
2. Tighten the wing screw that locks the
extension wing in place. Make sure that the
extension wings do not move.
Fig. 20
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