Important Safety Instructions; Changing Or Installing A New Blade; Transporting The Saw; Adjustments - DeWalt DW716 Manual De Instrucciones

NOTE: If you elect to mount your saw to a piece of ply-
wood, make sure that the mounting screws don't protrude
from the bottom of the wood. The plywood must sit flush on
the work support. When clamping the saw to any work sur-
face, clamp only on the clamping bosses where the mount-
ing screw holes are located. Clamping at any other point
will surely interfere with the proper operation of the saw.
CAUTION: To prevent binding and inaccuracy, be sure
the mounting surface is not warped or otherwise uneven.
If the saw rocks on the surface place a thin piece of mate-
rial under one saw foot until the saw sits firmly on the
mounting surface.
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Changing or Installing a New Saw
Blade (Fig. 3)
CAUTION:
• Never depress the spindle lock button while the blade is
under power or coasting.
• Do not cut ferrous metal (containing iron or steel) or
masonry or fiber cement product with this miter saw.
FIG. 3
Removing the Blade
1. Unplug the saw.
2. Raise the arm to the upper position and raise the lower
guard (A) as far as possible.
3. Loosen, but do not remove guard bracket screw (B)
until the bracket can be raised far enough to access
the blade screw. Lower guard will remain raised due to
the position of the guard bracket screw.
FIG. 3A
4. Depress the spindle lock button (C) while carefully
rotating the saw blade by hand until the lock engages.
5. Keeping the button depressed, use the other hand and
the wrench provided (D) to loosen the blade screw.
(Turn clockwise, left-hand threads)
6. Remove the blade screw (E), outer clamp washer (F),
and blade (G). The 1" (25.4mm) blade adapter (H), if
used, and the inner clamp washer (I), may be left on
the spindle.
FIG. 3B
E
F
A
B
D
NOTE: For blades with a blade hole of 5/8" (15.88mm), the
1" (25.4mm) blade adapter is not used.
Installing a Blade
1. Unplug the saw.
2. With the arm raised, the lower guard held open and
the pivot plate raised, place the blade on the spindle,
onto the blade adapter [if using a blade with a 1"
(25.4mm) diameter blade hole] and against the inner
clamp washer with the teeth at the bottom of the blade
pointing toward the back of the saw.
3. Assemble the outer clamp washer onto the spindle.
4. Install the blade screw and, engaging the spindle lock,
C
NOTE: When using blades with a 5/8" (15.88mm) diameter
blade hole, the blade adapter will not be used and should
be stored in a safe place for future use.
5. Return the guard bracket to its original position and
WARNING:
• The guard bracket must be returned to
its original position and the screw
tightened before activating the saw.
• Failure to do so may allow the guard to
contact the spinning saw blade result-
ing in damage to the saw and severe
personal injury.

Transporting the Saw

TURN OFF AND UNPLUG THE MITER SAW BEFORE
ATTEMPTING TO MOVE IT OR MAKE ANY ADJUST-
MENTS WHAT SO EVER!
In order to conveniently carry the miter saw from place to
place, a carrying handle has been included on the top of
the saw arm and hand indentations in the base, as shown
in Figures 2, 4.
G
H
I

Adjustments

PERFORM ALL ADJUSTMENTS WITH THE MITER
SAW UNPLUGGED.
NOTE: Your miter saw is fully and accurately adjusted at
the factory at the time of manufacture. If readjustment due
to shipping and handling or any other reason is required,
follow the steps below to adjust your saw.
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tighten the screw firmly with wrench provided. (Turn
counterclockwise, left-hand threads)
firmly tighten the guard bracket screw to hold bracket
in place.
FIG. 4