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11. Hold the square
in place, and lift or lower
the bottom
side of the motor support
until the
square
is flush with the blade.
12. Hold the motor firmly and lock the bevel
lock.
WARNING:
Kickback
can occur if
the spreader
is not in line with the
blade. You can be injured or killed. Al-
ways adjust the spreader
and make sure
that it is directly
in line with the blade.
13. Check the square to make sure that it is
still flush with the blade.
14. Tighten
the two screws on the back of the
motor support.
15. Place the corner
of the flaming
square
against
the fence so that the long edge is on
the table under
the blade and the short edge
is sticking up in the air, as before.
Make sure
that the long edge is perpendicular
to the
fence.
16. Turn
the blade with your hand several
times and check to see if the square
is flush
with the blade.
17. If there is a gap between
the square
and
the blade,
go back to step 9 and repeat.
Installing
Guard
/ Setting
Spreader
The blade guard and the spreader
are very
important
safety features
of your saw. The
guard covers a large part of the blade and
reduces
the risk of amputation.
The spreader
rides in the kerf of the cut wood during
rip-
ping, and helps keep the two sides from
pinching
the blade and causing
a kickback.
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JLWARNING:
Fingers,
hand, or arm
can be cut off from blade contact
if the
blade guard is not used properly.
Al-
ways put the blade guard on your saw
and adjust it correctly.
1. Loosen the guard clamp screw until it no
longer touches the metalplate.
(Figure 123)
Guard Clamp Screw
Fig. !23
Metal Plate
2. Place the guard _ver the blade. You will
feel the guard fall into place when the ridge on
the inside of the guard slides into the slot on
the motor.
(Figure
124)
Fig. !24
3. Make sure that the lower edge of the guard
is parallel
to the table. (Figure 124 - above)
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