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Daily Maintenance
• Check daily for any unsafe conditions and fix immediately.
• Check that all nuts and bolts are properly tightened.
• Do a general cleaning by removing dust and metal chips from the machine.
• Top off the coolant tank. (80% of full tank capacity)
• Inspect the disk/saw blade for wear.
• Check that the blade guard, shields, and emergency stops are in good working order.
• When through using machine, raise the head to reduce stress on the return spring.
Weekly Maintenance
• Clean the machine including the coolant tank and the area around it.
• Lubricate threaded components and sliding devices.
• Clean and grease the vise screw and sliding surfaces.
• Clean the guard housing for the disk/saw blade.
• Sharpen the saw teeth.
Monthly Maintenance
• Check that all screws on the motor, pump, vise jaws, and the guards are tight and secure.
• Check that the saw guard is operating properly.
• Oil the hinge pin for the head assembly.
Yearly Maintenance
Change the oil in the gear case as follows:
1. Lower the saw head to the down position.
2. Disconnect the trigger cord from the electrical box
and unscrew the feed handle (A) from the gear
case.
3. Place a container under the drain hole (B) and
remove the drain plug allowing the oil to drain.
4. Install the drain plug.
5. Raise the head to the up position.
6. Fill the gear case with oil through the feed handle
mounting hole (C) to the top of the sight gauge
(D).
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