Removing And Installing Sawblade; To Install Sawblade - Craftsman 113.221720 Owner's Manual

REMOVING AND iNSTALLiNG
SAWBLADE
WARNING: To avoid Injury due to accidental
start, push switch "OFF" and remove plug from
power source outlet before removing or installing
sawblade.
NOTE: When installing the blade, make sure the upper \\\_\\_
saw teeth are pointing toward the front of the saw and
that the blade and collars are clean, and free from any
burrs.
The HOLLOW side of the collar must be against the
blade.
1. Loosen Phillips head screw in blade insert, Do not
remove.
2. Remove blade insert by lifting slightly and pulling
insert toward front of saw to disengage from key hole
slot.
3. Turn Elevation Handwheel counterclockwise to raise
motor shaft as high as it will go.
4. Insert shaft wrench over flat portions of motor spacer
and arbor wrench over arbor nut.
5. Hold shaft wrench and loosen arbor nut with arbor
wrench.
SHAFT
WRENCH
BLADE INSERT
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ARBOR
WRENCH
TO INSTALL SAWBLADE
1, Install saw blade onto shaft with top teeth pointing
toward front of saw.
2. Install blade collar with flat surface toward blade.
3. Install arbor nut.
NOTE: Arbor nutshould justbesnug. Do notovertighten,
IMPORTANT: Do not attempt to run saw without
blade collar properly installed.
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TOP TEETH POINTING
TO FRONT OF SAW
4. Install blade insert by placing key hole slot in insert
over screw head in saw table and pushing insert to
rear of saw table, engaging tab of insert onto saw
table ledge.
Tighten screw.
I WARNING: injury from a thrown
work_.'
To avoid
piece, blade parts, or blade contact, NEVER oper-
ate saw wmthout the proper insert in place. Use
the saw blade insert when sawing. Use the DADO
iNSERT when using a Dado blade.
TAB
PHILLIPS
HEAD SCREW
COLLAR
HEX NUT
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