COMPANION 172.21199 Operator's Manual page 16

KNOWYOUR SAW (see fig. 6)
Before attempting to use your saw, familiarize yourself with all of the operating features
and safety requirements.
i WARNING:
DO NOT allow familiarity with your saw to make you careless. Remember
that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict serious injury.
12-Amp Motor
Your saw has a powerful 12-amp motor that provides the power for a variety of cutting applications.
It has permanently-lubricated ball bearings and externally accessible brushes for servicing ease.
10-inch Blade
The blade included with your compound miter saw will cut a variety of materials up to 6 in. wide
and 2 in. thick, depending upon the angle at which the cut is made.
Your saw was shipped with the blade already attached, however in time there will be a need
to replace the blade.
TO REPLACE BLADE (See Figs. 3 - 5)
/!kWARNING:
A 10-inch blade is the maximum blade capacity of your saw. A larger than
10-inch blade will come in contact with the blade guards. Also, NEVER use a blade that is so
thick that it prevents the outer blade washer from engaging with the flat side of the spindle.
Blades that are too large or too thick can result in an accident causing serious personal injury.
1. Unplug the saw.
WARNING:
To prevent personal injury, ALWAYS disconnect the plug from power source
BEFORE assembling parts, making adjustments or changing blades.
2. Push down on saw arm and pull out the lock pin to release saw arm.
3. Raise saw arm to its full raised position. Be cautious because saw arm is spring loaded to raise.
4. Remove Phillipsscrews (A) and (B) on the blade boltcover until blade boltcover and the lower blade
guard can be raised (see Figure 3 and 4).
5. Gently raise the lower blade guard bracket to release the lower blade guard from the notch.
This will allow the lower blade guard and the blade bolt cover to be rotated up and back to
expose the blade bolt (see Figure 4).
6. Press the spindle lock button and rotate the blade bolt until the spindle locks (see Figure 5.)
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