Grizzly H3118 - Manual (Page 18)

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H3118 Tile Saw
SECTION 5: MAINTENANCE
Always disconnect power
to the machine before
performing maintenance.
Failure to do this may
result in serious person-
al injury.
For optimum performance from your machine,
follow this maintenance schedule and refer to any
specific instructions given in this section.
Daily Check:
•
Loose mounting bolts.
• Damaged saw blade.
• REPLACE worn or damaged wires, plugs or
switches. DO NOT repair.
• Conditions allowing prolonged exposure
of the motor and electrical components to
water.
• Blade guard alignment and operation.
• Any other unsafe condition.
General
To change/install the blade:
1. DISCONNECT THE MACHINE FROM
POWER!
2. Remove the water tray from underneath the
tile saw.
3. Remove the lower blade cover by removing
the screws on each side, as shown in Figure
12.
Blade Changes
Figure 12. Removing blade cover screws.
4. Using the supplied arbor wrenches or 8
and 19mm open-end wrenches, loosen and
remove the arbor nut from the motor spindle,
as shown in
Figure 13.
5. Slide the arbor flange (Figure 13) and the
saw blade off the end of the motor spindle.
6. Slide the new blade and the outer flange over
the end of the spindle. Make sure that the
directional arrow printed on the saw blade is
pointing in the same counterclockwise direc-
tion as
Figure 13.
7. Thread and tighten the arbor nut onto the
motor spindle to secure the saw blade.
8. Re-install the blade cover.
Figure 13. Removing the arbor nut.
Blade Rotation
Arbor Nut
Outer Flange