Blade Guard Assembly; Installing Blade; Aligning Blade Guard And Splitter - Jet JWCS-10A Owner's Manual

5. Insert front tab of blade guard splitter
through insert opening in table and onto hex
cap bolt (A, Fig.7). Hand tighten only at this
time.
6. Insert rear tab of blade guard assembly
behind two hex cap bolts, two flat washers
and two lock washers (B, Fig. 7) in the
upper blade guard bracket. Hand tighten
only at this time.
Note: Make sure anti-kick back plates (C, Fig.
7) are pointing to the rear of the table.
7. Blade will need to be installed before final
adjustment can be made.

Installing Blade

WARNING

When installing or changing saw blade,
always disconnect saw from the power
source!
Failure to comply may cause serious injury!
Hardware: Blade
Tools: Arbor Wrench, Scrap Piece of Wood
1. Raise the blade arbor fully and tighten the
lock knob in the middle of the handwheel.
2. Remove the arbor nut and flange (D, Fig.
7). Arnor nut has left hand thread; turn
clockwise to remove.
3. Place the blade on the arbor shaft making
sure the teeth point down at the front of the
saw. Replace the flange and the arbor nut.
4. Place a wood scrap in the blade's teeth.
Hold in such a way that if it slips or the
blade turns, your hand will not contact the
blade.
5. Using the wrench provided, securely tighten
the arbor nut. Remove the wrench.

Aligning Blade Guard and Splitter

Tools: 13mm Wrench, 3mm Hex Wrench &
Straight Edge
1. Raise blade guard away from table and hold
anti-kickback pawls away from table surface
with the cut-out in the guard arm, (A, Fig. 8).
2. Using a straight edge (B, Fig. 8), align the
splitter with the saw blade. Be sure that
straight edge rests against body of saw
blade and not saw teeth.
3. The upper blade guard bracket (C, Fig. 8)
may need to be adjusted to align the splitter
to the blade.
4. Make sure the splitter is level with the table
and approximately 1/8" above the table.
This will allow clearance for tilting blade to
45 .
5. When saw blade is aligned with the splitter,
lower the blade, and tighten all hardware
6. Check alignment again after tightening
hardware. Adjust if necessary.
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