Cross-Cutting - 909 254CMS Instruction Manual

rotating blade guard (5) is
positioned over the upper
fixed blade guard (4) it
is possible to access the
blade bolt (Fig. h).
7. Hold the rotating guard (12)
up and press the spindle
lock button (18) (Fig. i).
Rotate the blade until the
spindle locks.
i
8. Use the 6 mm hex key provided to loosen and remove
the blade bolt. (Loosen in a clockwise direction as the
blade screw has a left hand thread) (Fig. j).
9. Remove the flat washer
and outer blade washer
and the blade.
10. Wipe a drop of oil onto the
inner blade washer and
the outer blade washer
where they contact the
blade.
11. Fit the new blade onto the
spindle taking care that
the inner blade washer sits behind the blade (Fig. k).
CAUTION. To ensure correct blade rotation, always install
the blade with the blade teeth and the arrow printed on
the side of the blade pointing down. The direction of blade
rotation is also stamped with an arrow on the upper blade
guard.
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k
12. Replace the outer blade
washer (Fig. l).
13. Depress the spindle
lock button (18) and
replace the flat washer
and blade bolt.
14. Use the 6 mm hex key
to tighten the blade bolt
securely (tighten in an
anti-clockwise direction).
15. Lower the blade guard, hold the rotating lower blade
guard (5) and blade bolt cover (19) in position and
tighten the fixing screw (Fig. m).
m
16. Replace the guard retraction arm and secure onto the
rotating blade guard (Fig. n).
17. Check that the blade guard operates correctly and
covers the blade as the saw arm is lowered.
18. Connect the saw to the power supply and run the blade
to make certain that it is operating correctly.

Cross-cutting

A crosscut is made by cutting
across the grain of the
workpiece. A 90º crosscut is
made with the mitre table set
at 0º (Fig. o). Mitre crosscuts
are made with the table set at
some angle other than zero.
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