Powermatic COS18 - Manual (Page 11)

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DUST COLLECTION
Powermatic recommends the use of a dust
collection system with this cut-off saw. The
collector should have sufficient capacity (600
CFM) for this size machine.
Mount the dust collector via a 4" hose to the
outlet on the blade access door.
OPERATING CONTROLS
Control buttons are in two locations on the saw,
and are shown in Figure 5. A main start and stop
button is located at the back of the table top. An
emergency stop button is also found on the front.
The air-control switch, in both locations, starts the
flow of air to the cylinder.
INSTALLING / CHANGING BLADE
1.
Disconnect machine from power source.
WARNING: Never attempt to open blade
access door until blade has come to a
complete stop.
2. Open the saw blade access door by
loosening the screws.
3.
Remove the clear panel guarding the blade
(Fig. 6) by loosening the screws and lifting
up on the panel.
4.
Lock the arbor by pulling the lever (Fig. 8).
4. Loosen hex screw (Fig. 7) on the arbor.
(counterclockwise to loosen on the LH
model; clockwise on RH model). Remove
hex screw and outer flange from the arbor.
5. Mount the blade on the arbor as shown,
making sure the teeth are pointed in the
proper direction – the teeth at top of blade
should point toward rear of machine.
6. Re-install outer flange and screw, and
tighten securely.
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