Installing A New Saw Blade; Removing The Blade - DeWalt DW703 Instruction Manual

FIG. 4
FIG. 5
FIG. 6
F
E
H
IMPORTANT SAFETY
BLADE
WRENCH
LOCK
DOWN Changing or Installing a New Saw
PIN
Blade (Fig. 5, 6)
CAUTION:
• Never depress the spindle lock button while the blade is
under power or coasting.
• Do not cut ferrous metal (containing iron or steel) or
masonry or fiber cement product with this miter saw.

Removing the Blade

1. Unplug the saw.
2. Raise the arm to the upper position and raise the lower
guard (A) as far as possible.
3. Loosen, but do not remove guard bracket screw (B)
until the bracket can be raised far enough to access
A the blade screw. Lower guard will remain raised due to
the position of the guard bracket screw.
4. Depress the spindle lock button (Fig. 3) while carefully
rotating the saw blade by hand until the lock engages.
5. Keeping the button depressed, use the other hand and
the wrench provided (D) to loosen the blade screw.
(Turn clockwise, left-hand threads)
6. Remove the blade screw (E), outer clamp washer (F),
and blade (G). The 1" (25.4mm) blade adapter (H), if
used, and the inner clamp washer (I), may be left on
the spindle.
B
NOTE: For blades with a blade hole of 5/8" (15.88mm), the
1" (25.4mm) blade adapter is not used.
Installing a Blade
1. Unplug the saw.
D
2. With the arm raised, the lower guard held open and the
pivot plate raised, place the blade on the spindle, onto
the blade adapter [if using a blade with a 1" (25.4mm)
diameter blade hole] and against the inner clamp
washer with the teeth at the bottom of the blade point-
ing toward the back of the saw.
3. Assemble the outer clamp washer onto the spindle.
4. Install the blade screw and, engaging the spindle lock,
tighten the screw firmly with wrench provided. (Turn
G
counterclockwise, left-hand threads)
NOTE: When using blades with a 5/8" (15.88mm) diame-
ter blade hole, the blade adapter will not be used and
should be stored in a safe place for future use.
5. Return the guard bracket to its original position and
firmly tighten the guard bracket screw to hold bracket
in place.
WARNING:
• The guard bracket must be returned to
I
its original position and the screw
tightened before activating the saw.
INSTRUCTIONS
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FIG. 7
L
K
FIG. 8
FIG. 9
ADJUSTMENT SCREW
(three of these)
MITER LATCH
M
J
MITER
SCALE
MITER
CLAMP
KNOB