- Ridgid Compound Miter Saw with Adjustable Laser Operator's Manual

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WARNING:
Make sure the spindle lock button is not engaged
before reconnecting saw to power source. Never
engage spindle lock button when blade is rotating.
INSTALLING THE BLADE
See Figure 12.
WARNING:
A 12 in. blade is the maximum blade capacity of
the saw. Never use a blade that is too thick to allow
outer blade washer to engage with the flats on the
spindle. Larger blades will come in contact with the
blade guards, while thicker blades will prevent the
hex bolt from securing the blade on the spindle.
Either of these situations could result in a serious
accident and can cause serious personal injury.
 Unplug the saw.
 Raise saw arm.
 Rotate lower blade guard up and loosen the blade bolt
cover screw. Rotate blade bolt cover up and back to
expose the hex bolt.
 Depress and hold the spindle lock button and rotate the
hex bolt until the spindle locks.
 Using the wrench provided, loosen and remove the hex
bolt.
NOTE: The hex bolt has left-hand threads. Turn hex bolt
clockwise to loosen.
 Remove the laser guide or outer blade washer, and the
blade. Do not remove the inner blade washer.
 Wipe a drop of oil onto the inner blade washer and the
laser guide or outer blade washer where they contact the
blade.
WARNING:
If inner blade washer has been removed, replace
it before placing blade on spindle. Failure to do
so could cause an accident since blade will not
tighten properly.
CAUTION:
Always install the blade with the blade teeth and
the arrow printed on the side of the blade pointing
down at the front of the saw. The direction of blade
rotation is also stamped with an arrow on the upper
blade guard.
Fig. 12
ASSEMBLY
LOWER
BLADE GUARD
BLADE
BLADE
BOLT COVER
FLAT
ON SPINDLE
INNER BLADE
WASHER WITH
DOUBLE “D” FLATS
LASER
GUIDE
TO
LOOSEN
TO
TIGHTEN
HEX
BOLT
 Fit saw blade inside lower blade guard and onto spindle.
The blade teeth point downward at the front of saw as
shown in figure 12.
 Replace the laser guide or outer blade washer (the double
“D” flats on the blade washers align with the flats on the
spindle).
 Replace the hex bolt.
NOTE: The hex bolt has left-hand threads. Turn blade
bolt counterclockwise to tighten.
 Depress spindle lock button then tighten the hex bolt
securely.
 Replace the lower blade guard and blade bolt cover.
 Retighten the blade bolt cover screw securely.
BLADE BOLT
COVER
SCREW
BLADE
BOLT
OUTER
BLADE WASHER
BLADE
INNER
BLADE
WASHER
NOTE: BEFORE USE,
REPLACE SCREW AND
TIGHTEN SECURELY
TO PREVENT GUARD
MOVEMENT