Woodstock SHOP FOX W1824 - Manual (Page 29)

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Blade Installation
Properly installing the blade is critical to safe cutting
operations that produce good results. Review this section,
even if your blade came pre-installed.
To install the blade, do these steps:
1. DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!
2. Remove the table insert and blade guard/riving
knife, depending on what is installed.
Before proceeding with the next step, wear leather
gloves to protect your hands while handling and
installing the blade.
3. Push the arbor lock in (see Figure 35) and turn the
blade until it locks in place, then use the arbor
wrench to loosen and remove the arbor nut, flange,
and blade.
4. Slide the blade over the arbor with the teeth facing
the front of the saw, as shown in Figure 36.
5. Re-install the arbor flange and the arbor nut, then
tighten them against the blade with the wrenches
included with the saw. DO NOT overtighten.
6. Re-install the table insert and blade guard/riving
knife.
Figure 36. Order of blade component
installation and teeth facing to the front.
Figure 35. Arbor lock location.
Arbor
Lock
The arbor nut is self-tightening by
design when a cut is made. When
installing the blade, only tighten the
arbor nut so that it firmly holds the
blade in place. Overtightening the
arbor nut may lead to nut and arbor
failure which could cause metal debris
to be thrown from the saw.