Installing The Blade Guard - QEP 650XT Owner's Manual

3. Remove blade shaft nut and outer flange.
4 . Carefully place the blade onto the shaft and
push it against the inner flange.
5 . Be sure the side of the blade with the
directional arrow is facing towards you .
6. Place the outer flange and the blade shaft
nut onto blade .
7. Hold blade and firmly tighten the blade shaft
nut with the included wrench, but do not over
tighten (see FIGURE 5) .
FIGurE 5
8. Replace baffle and right cutting table.
CONTINUOUS RIM BLADES WITH THIS SAW.
DO NOT USE SEGMENTED, "TURBO" BLADES,
WOOD SAWING BLADES, BLADES WITH
OPENINGS, OR ANY OTHER CUTTING DEVICES
WITH THIS TILE SAW. USING THESE BLADES
COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS PERSONAL
INJURY AND DAMAGE TO THE SAW.

inStaLLinG tHe BLade GUard

1 . Remove the 2 screws on top of the table,
behind the blade slot .
2 . Insert blade guard support to align with the
holes where the screws were removed . Adjust
the blade guard support so that the support
aligns with the blade .
3 . Insert the 2 screws and tighten (see
FIGURE 6) .
USE ONLY
FIGurE 6
4 . Remove knob and bolt from the blade guard .
5 . Slip the back end of the blade guard down
over the blade guard support (see FIGURE 7) .
6 . Replace the knob into the blade guard, while
being careful to hold bolt on the right side in
place, then tighten (see FIGURE 7) .
FIGurE 7
7 . It is suggested that the front of the blade
guard be pointed slightly down to minimize the
front splash during cutting .
inStaLLinG tHe riP GUide
(see FIGURE 8)
1 . Slide the rip guide on to the saw from either
the right side or left side of the cutting table
2 . Push down front lever to tighten once it is
positioned for your cut .
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