Wickes BMS2102 Manual page 20

2. CHANGING THE SAW BLADE (SEE FIG. T1-T4)
WARNING: To prevent personal injury, always
disconnect the plug from power source
before assembling parts, making adjustments or
changing blades.
1) Unplug the saw from the power supply.
2) Release and raise the saw head to its fully raised
position. Caution, the lower blade guide is spring
loaded.
3) Loosen and remove the screw (l) from the lower left
of the upper fixed guard as shown in Fig. T1.
4) Push the lower blade lock lever outwards a little and
hold it, then rotate the lower rotating guard together
with the blade bolt cover anti-clockwise until the
blade bolt appears.
5) Depress the spindle lock button and rotate the
saw blade with an anti-clockwise direction until
the spindle lock button engages and the saw blade
cannot rotate.
6) Use the M8 hex key for blade provided to loosen
and remove the blade bolt by turning it clockwise.
Remove the outer flange, and the saw blade. DO NOT
remove the inner flange.
7) Wipe a drop of oil onto the inner flange and the outer
flange where they come in contact with the blade.
WARNING: If the inner flange has been
removed, reposition it BEFORE placing blade on
the spindle. Failure to do so could cause an accident
because the blade will not tighten properly.
CAUTION: ALWAYS install the blade with the
blade teeth and the arrow printed on the side
of the blade pointing down at the front of the saw.
The direction of blade rotation is also stamped with
an arrow on the lower blade guard.
WARNING: To prevent damage to the spindle
lock, always allow the motor to come to a
complete stop before engaging the spindle lock.
Always make sure the spindle lock is disengaged
before reconnecting saw to the power source.
8) Fit the new blade onto the spindle taking care that the
inner flange sits behind the saw blade.
9) Reposition the outer flange.
10) Depress the spindle lock button and reposition the
blade bolt.
11) Use the supplied M8 hex key to tighten the blade bolt
securely (tighten in an anti-clockwise direction).
12) Re-tighten the screw (l).
13) Check that the blade guard operates correctly and
covers the blade as the operating handle is lowered.
14) Connect the saw to the power supply and run the
blade to make certain that it is operating correctly.
Fig.T1
2
31
Blade
Inner
flange
20
1
2
29
Fig. T2
1
Fig. T3
Bolt-
left
hand
thread
Outer flange
Fig. T4
l