Craftsman 320.18780 Operator's Manual download pdf (Page 26)

_HANGING THE BLADE (Figs. 16, 16a)

;wARNING: Be sure to wear

protective work gloves while

handling a saw blade. The blade

can injure unprotected hands.

1. Unplug the saw.

_i_ WARNING: To prevent

personal injury, always disconnect

the _plug from power source

before assembling parts, making

adjustments Or Changing blades.

2. Place the saw on its side on a

flat surface.

Loosen the depth-of-cut

_adjustment lever, raise the saw.

up all the way relative to the

base, and tighten the lever. This

gives you easier access to the

b!ade mounting area (Fig. !6a).

4. Place the saw upright, on its

base and on a flat

surface (Fig. 16a).

5. To loosen the spindle-clamping

. screw "A", depress the

spindle-lock button (Fig.16).

' Place the bla,de wi_ench on the

Fig. 16

Spindle-Lock Button _ :

Fig.16a

Depth-of-Cut

ustment

Lever

"A" Spindle-Clamping Scre_w

. j :. •

Outer "D" Washer

Blade Notation t_th point up at front

. r

spindle-clamping screw "A". Move the wrench back and forth until you feel

the spindle-lock button depress further, as it locks the blade in Position; .so

the spindle-clamping screw can be removed. , ?

Keeping the spindle-!ock button firmly depressed, turn the spindlescrew,

counterclockwise to loosen and remove it.

10.

Raise lower blade guard using the blade-guard lever and hqldJt in th.e raised

position for tl_e remaining steps ,_ - .

Completely remove the spindle-clamping screw "A" and the outer "D"

washer and the blade (Fig. 16a).

The remaining washer is the inner bushing washer that fits around the

spindle shaft; it does not need to be removed.

Put a drop of oil onto the inner bushing washer and outer "D" washer where

they will touch the blade.

Place the new saw blade inside the lower blade guard, onto the spindle shaft

and against the inner bushing.

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