Removing Or Installing The Blade - Craftsman 113.234880 Owner's Manual

Removing or Installing
the Blade
WARNING: To avoid injury from a thrown work-
piece or thrown pieces of blade, do not use a
blade larger or smaller than 8-1/4" diameter,
WARNING: To avoid injury from unexpected
starting, unplug the saw whenever you are
removing or installing the blade.
Blade Guard
Link
Mounting
Plate
1. Unplug the saw from the outlet. Cutting head is up.
2. Rotate lower guard out of the way. Loosen the
screw holding the lower guard mounting plate to
the upper guard.
3. Lift the lower guard up and tilt the lower guard
assembly back so the arbor screw is exposed
4. Find the arbor lock between the upper guard and
the miter saw handle. Place a 1/2" box end wrench
or arbor wrench furnished, over arbor screw.
5. Press the arbor lock and hold it in firmly while turn-
ing the wrench clockwise. The arbor lock will
engage after some turning of the wrench.
NOTE: The arbor lock can be damaged by improper
use. If the arbor lock will not hold, lower the blade down
on to a scrap piece of wood positioned against the
fence. This will serve as an alternate locking means.
6. Unscrew and remove the arbor screw, arbor washer.
outer blade collar, and the blade.
Loosen
This Locking
Screw After
Rotating
Lower Guard
Lower
Blade Guard
Arbor
Lock
ol
NOTE: Pay attention to pieces removed, noting their
position and direction they face (see illustration). Wipe
the blade collars clean of any sawdust before installing
the new blades.
7. Install the new 8-1/4" blade. Make sure the rotation
arrow on the blade matches the clockwise rotation
arrow on the upper guard.
8. install the outer blade collar, arbor washer and
arbor screw. Press the arbor lock and turn the 1/2"
wrench counter clockwise to secure the blade.
Tighten arbor screw securely.
9. Lower the lower blade guard until the slot in mount-
ing plate rests all the way down on the tocking
screw_ Tighten the locking screw.
DANGER: Never use saw without mounting
plate locked securely in place. It keeps the
arbor screw from falling out if it accidentally
loosens and prevents the spinning blade from
coming off the machine.
or Wrench
Furnished
Arbor
Washer _ 8-1/4" Blade
Screw / Inner Blade
/ Collar
Outer (Do Not Remove)
Blade Collar
WARNING: After installing a new blade, make
sure the blade clears the table slot at the 0 ° and
45° bevel positions. Lower the blade into the
table slot and check for any contact with the
base or turn table structure.
10. Be sure the arbor lock is released so the blade
turns freely.
If blade contacts turn table, refer to assembly and align-
ment, step two, for adjustment.
If blade bottoms out on turn table structure, due to
assembly and alignment, see depth stop section for
adjustment.
(See page 11, Step 7).
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