Changing The Blade - Craftsman 320.18780 Operator's Manual

_HANGING THE BLADE (Figs. 16, 16a)
;wARNING: Be sure to wear
protective work gloves while
handling a saw blade. The blade
can injure unprotected hands.
1. Unplug the saw.
_i_ WARNING: To prevent
personal injury, always disconnect
the _plug from power source
before assembling parts, making
adjustments Or Changing blades.
2. Place the saw on its side on a
flat surface.
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Loosen the depth-of-cut
_adjustment lever, raise the saw.
up all the way relative to the
base, and tighten the lever. This
gives you easier access to the
b!ade mounting area (Fig. !6a).
4. Place the saw upright, on its
base and on a flat
surface (Fig. 16a).
5. To loosen the spindle-clamping
. screw "A", depress the
spindle-lock button (Fig.16).
' Place the bla,de wi_ench on the
Fig. 16
Spindle-Lock Button _ :
Fig.16a
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Depth-of-Cut
ustment
Lever
"A" Spindle-Clamping Scre_w
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Outer "D" Washer
Blade Notation t_th point up at front
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spindle-clamping screw "A". Move the wrench back and forth until you feel
the spindle-lock button depress further, as it locks the blade in Position; . so
the spindle-clamping screw can be removed. , ?
Keeping the spindle-!ock button firmly depressed, turn the spindlescrew,
counterclockwise to loosen and remove it.
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10.
Raise lower blade guard using the blade-guard lever and hqldJt in th.e raised
position for tl_e remaining steps ,_ - .
Completely remove the spindle-clamping screw "A" and the outer "D"
washer and the blade (Fig. 16a).
The remaining washer is the inner bushing washer that fits around the
spindle shaft; it does not need to be removed.
Put a drop of oil onto the inner bushing washer and outer "D" washer where
they will touch the blade.
Place the new saw blade inside the lower blade guard, onto the spindle shaft
and against the inner bushing.
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