Delta RT-40 Instruction Manual page 15

HOW TO ATTACH A 16" BLAdE
1. Remove the blade guard and the table insert.
2. Raise the blade to its fullest height.
3. Push the arbor lock button down and use the provided arbor wrench to remove the arbor bolt. Turn the wrench
toward the front of the saw.
4. Remove the plates (A) Fig. 33.
5. Remove the two bolts (A) Fig. 34 and take off the splitter bracket.
6. Remove the guard (A) Fig. 35 and wooden block (A) Fig. 36.
7. Position the new blade on the saw arbor. Replace the blade flange, the space, the retainer, and the arbor bolt.
8. Replace the guard and block.
9. Replace the plates with the short area toward the blade (Fig. 37). The holes in the plate are cut off center.
10. Push the arbor lock button down, and tighten the blade assembly by turning the wrench toward the rear of the
saw.
11. Replace the table insert and the splitter assembly.
Fig.32
A
HOW TO RAISE ANd LOWER THE BLAdE
To raise the blade, loosen the locking knob (A) Fig. 38 and rotate the handwheel (B) clockwise.
To lower the blade, loosen the locking knob and rotate the handwheel counter-clockwise.
Lock the blade at any height with the locking knob (A) Fig. 38.
IMPORTANT:
Lock the blade before applying power to the saw.
HOW TO TILT THE BLAdE
Loosen the locking knob (A) Fig. 39 and rotate the handwheel (B) clockwise.
Lock the blade at any angle with the locking knob (A) Fig. 37.
IMPORTANT:
Lock the blade before applying power to the saw.
A
A
Fig. 33
A
Fig. 35
B
Fig. 38
Fig. 36
B
Fig. 39
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Fig. 34
A
Short
area
Fig. 37
A