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INSTALLINGTHEBELTANDBELTGUARD
See Figures20 and 21.
• Getthe belt, belt guard, 4 flatwashers(3/16 in.)
and 4 smallhex nuts (3/16-24).
• Lowerthe blade by turningthe heighthandwheel.
• Slipthe belton the saw pulley(insidecabinet). Lift
the motorforwardand place thebelt on the motor
pulley.
• Checkthat the belt is straightand bothpulleysare
aSgned. If not, adjustthe motoron the motor
supportassembly. Refer to MountingtheMotor.
• Raisethe saw blade all the way up.
• Pullthe motor out untilthebelt istaut. Securely
tightenthe hex boltsabove therodswitha 12 mm
wrench.
• Putyour handaroundthe belthalfwaybetween the
two pulleysand squeeze the be_tuntil bothsidesof
the belt touch.The motorshouldmove freelyas
you squeeze the belt. If i_does not,loosenthe hex
boltsand readjustthe belttension.
• Lowerthe blade with the heighthandwheel.Liftthe
motorforwardand remove the belt.
• Openthe hinged belt guard and place itover the
motorscrewson the motorpulley.Secure withfiat
washers and hex nuts.Securely tightenthe hex
nuts witha 10 mm wrench.
• Replace the belt and snap the guardclosed.
• Checkthe clearances by indexingthe blade.Turn
the bevel hendwheelto 45" and back. Use the
heighthandwheelto fully lowerand raise the blade.
SAWPULLEY
MOTORSUPPORT
ASSEMBLY
MOTORSCREWS
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BELT
BELTI
MOTOR
Fig. 20
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CHECKING THE THROAT PLATE
See Figure22.
Fig. 21
j_ CAUTION: The throatplate must be even with
the table surface. If itis too highor too low,the
workpiece can catchon uneven edges and
cause kickback.
• Make surethe throatplate is flush withthe table
top.To change heightof thethroatplate,loosenthe
flathead screwthat securesthethroatplate and
adjustthe four setscrewswitha 2 mm hex key. Do
not allow the throatplate to bow up above the table
surface.
2mm
HEXKEY SETSCREW
FRAMINGSQUARE
IROATPLATE
TABLETOP
HEIGHT
HANDWHEEL
BEVEL
HANDWHEEL
Fig. 22