Removing The Blade; Installing The Blade - Porter-Cable 345 Instruction Manual

SELECTING A BLADE
A combination blade is furnished with your saw and is an excellent blade for all
general ripping and crosscutting operations. Use a fine-tooth blade for cutting
plywood. A diamond blade is available for dry cutting concrete, brick, stone, etc.

REMOVING THE BLADE

Disconnect tool from power source!
1. Push in the blade lock (A) Fig. 1 and
rotate the blade by hand until the
lock engages the blade arbor.
2. While holding the blade lock
engaged, use the wrench provided
(B) Fig. 1, and loosen the blade
retaining bolt by rotating it
clockwise.
NOTE: The blade retaining bolt has a
left-hand thread.
3. Remove the blade retaining bolt,
release the blade lock, and remove the
outer blade flange.
4. Retract the telescoping guard and remove the blade.

INSTALLING THE BLADE

Disconnect tool from power source!
1. Remove any sawdust that may have
accumulated in the guards, around
the arbor, and the telescoping guard
spring. Check the telescoping guard
to ensure that it is in working order.
2. Clean the inner blade flange and
retract the telescoping guard. Place
a new blade on the arbor, and make
sure that the teeth point up at the
front of the saw (Fig. 2.).
Avoid contact with the blade teeth to prevent personal injury.
3. Place the outer blade flange on the arbor with the flange toward the blade,
and with the flats mating with those on the arbor.
4. Replace and finger-tighten the blade-retaining bolt by turning it counter-
clockwise.
5. Push in the blade lock and rotate the blade arbor by hand until the lock
engages the arbor. Tighten the blade retaining bolt with the provided
wrench just enough to prevent blade slippage during normal cutting.
Release the blade lock.
Fig. 1
B
Fig. 2
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A