Craftsman Professional 320.27311 Operator's Manual page 28

CHANGING THE BLADE (Figs. 19 and 19a)
z_ WARNING:
BE SURE to wear protective work gloves while handling a saw
blade.The blade can injure unprotected hands,
1. Unplug the saw_.
/_ WARNING:
To prevent personal injury, ALWAYS disconnect the plug from l
power source BEFORE assembling parts, making adjustments or changing blades.
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3.
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Fig. 19a
Place saw on its side on a fiat surface..
To loosen the depth-of-cut adjustment lever, raise the saw up all the way and tighten
teven This gives you easier access to blade mounting area (see Fig,. 19a),.
Place saw upright, on its base and on a flat surface (see Fig. 19a)..
To loosen the spindle clamping screw "A", depress the spindle lock button
(see Fig.l 9). Place the blade wrench on the spindle clamping screw "A".. Move the
wrench back and forth until you feel the spindle lock button depress further and it
locks the blade in position so the spindle clamping screw can be removed. Keeping
the spindle lock button firmly depressed, turn the spindle screw counterclockwise
to remove..
Spindle Lock ig. 19
Button _"_......
Depth ofCut
Adjustment Lever.
Outer "D" Washer
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"A" Spindle
Clamping
Screw
ide Rotation
teeth point up at front