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Young children and the infirm. This appliance is not
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intended for use by young children or infirm persons
without supervision.
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This product is not intended for use by persons (including
children) suffering from diminished physical, sensory or
mental abilities; lack of experience, knowledge or skills
unless they are supervised by a person responsible for their
safety. Children should never be left alone with this product.
ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn tool off and disconnect tool from power
source before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An accidental
start-up can cause injury.
Unpacking
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Remove the saw from the packaging material carefully.
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The machine is fully assembled except for the rip fence,
mitre gauge, dust adapter and blade guard assembly.
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Finalise the assembly following the instructions as
described below.
Mounting the Saw Blade (Fig. A, B)
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn tool off and disconnect tool from power
source before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An accidental
start-up can cause injury.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, wear gloves when
handling the saw blade.
WARNING: The teeth of a new blade are very sharp and
can be dangerous.
WARNING: The saw blade MUST be replaced as
described in this section. ONLY use saw blades as specified
under Technical Data. We suggest DT99565. NEVER fit
other saw blades.
nOTE: This tool has blade installed from factory.
1. Raise the saw blade arbour to its maximum height by
turning the blade height adjustment wheel
2. Remove the throat plate
Throat Plate.
3. Using blade wrenches
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nut
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and clamp washer
turning anti-clockwise.
4. Place the saw blade on to the arbour
teeth of the blade
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point down at the front of the table.
Assemble the washers and arbour nut to the spindle and
tighten arbour nut
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sure that the saw blade is against the inner washer and the
outer clamp washer
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largest diameter of the flange is against the blade. Ensure
the spindle and washers are free from dust and debris.
5. To keep the spindle from rotating when tightening the
arbour nut, use the open end of the blade wrench
secure the spindle.
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clockwise.
. Refer to Mounting the
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, loosen and remove the arbour
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from the saw arbour by
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making sure the
as far as possible by hand, making
is against the blade. Ensure the
6. Using the closed end of the blade wrench, tighten the
arbour nut
7. Replace the throat plate.
WARNING: Always check the rip fence pointer and the
blade guard assembly after having changed the blade.
Mounting/Removing the Blade Guard
Assembly/Riving Knife (Fig. A, C)
WARNING: Use the guard assembly for all
through cutting.
1. Raise the saw blade arbour to its maximum height.
2. Loosen the riving knife lock knob
three turns).
3. To disengage riving knife lock pin, pull lock knob as
indicated by the black arrows on the knob.
4. While pulling the lock knob, lift the riving knife out of the
clamp. Then slide the blade guard assembly
clamp until it bottoms out.
nOTE: Do not install both blade guard assembly and riving
knife into the clamp at the same time.
5. Release the lock knob to engage the lock pin. Give the blade
guard a slight pull upwards to ensure pin is engaged.
6. Tighten the riving knife lock knob.
nOTE: Follow the same procedure for the riving knife.
WARNING: Before connecting the table saw to the power
source or operating the saw, always inspect the blade
guard assembly for proper alignment and clearance
with saw blade. Check alignment after each change of
bevel angle.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury,
DO NOT operate saw if blade assembly is not securely
clamped in place.
When properly aligned, the riving knife
the blade at both table top level, and at the top of the blade.
Using a straight edge, ensure that the blade
the riving knife
blade tilt and height adjustments through the extremes of
travel and insure the blade guard assembly clears the blade in
all operations.
WARNING: Correct mounting and alignment of the blade
guard assembly is essential to safe operation!
Mounting the Throat Plate (Fig. D)
1. Align the throat plate
the tabs on the back of the throat plate into the holes on the
back of the table opening.
2. Turn the locking screw
to lock the table insert in place.
3. The throat plate includes four adjustment screws which
raise or lower the throat plate. When properly adjusted, the
front of the throat plate should be flush or slightly below the
surface of the table top and secured in place. The rear of the
throat plate should be flush or slightly above the table top.
WARNING: Never use the machine without the throat
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to
plate. Immediately replace the throatplate when worn
or damaged.
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firmly by turning it clockwise.
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(minimum of
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. With power disconnected, operate the
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as shown in Figure D, and insert
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with a screw driver clockwise 90°
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into the
will be in line with
2
is aligned with