Rotabroach ELEMENT 14 Original Instructions Manual page 11

Element 14 Manual
Fig.3
• Use the supplied hex key to loosen the arbor screw. (Fig. 4)
Fig.4
Note: The arbor screw has a right-hand thread. Turn clockwise to tighten. Turn counter clockwise to loosen.
• Remove the arbor screw, washer and outer blade flange and store safely for future installation.
• Retract the lower blade guard up into the upper blade guard by rotating it by hand. (Fig. 5)
Fig.5
• Remove the blade, leaving the inner blade flange in its service position.
Installing a Blade:
• Ensure that all components are free from dirt and debris.
• Install the blade onto the inner blade flange and arbor,
ensuring that the direction and rotation arrow on the
blade matches the direction of arrow rotation found on the machine's upper blade guard. (Fig. 6)
Fig 6.
• Reinstall the outer blade flange, washer and arbor screw.
• Lock the arbor by pressing the arbor lock button.
• Tighten the arbor screw using the 8mm hex key.
• Return the arbor guard to its service position and tighten the crosshead screw.
• Check that the arbor lock has been released by rotating the blade by hand.
• Ensure that the hex key is removed from the arbor screw and is safely stored for future use.
• Check the installation, and particularly the operation of the retractable lower blade guards by lowering and
raising the cutting head a few times.
WARNING: After installing a new blade, always run the machine, without load, for a couple of minutes. Stand
away from the blade. If the blade were to contain an undetected flaw, it could shatter during this trial run.
Original instructions
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May 2020