Assembly – RIDGID MS1250LZ User Manual
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WARNING:
Before connecting saw to power source, make
sure the blade or blade guard will not hit the work
clamp or table extensions when cutting 35° to 45°
angles.
TO INSTALL BLADE
See Figure 17.
WARNING:
A 12 in. blade is the maximum blade capacity of
the saw. Never use a blade that is too thick to allow
outer blade washer to engage with the flats on the
spindle. Larger blades will come in contact with the
blade guards, while thicker blades will prevent the
hex bolt from securing the blade on the spindle.
Either of these situations could result in a serious
accident and can cause serious personal injury.
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Unplug the saw.
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Raise saw arm.
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Rotate lower blade guard up and loosen screw. Rotate
blade bolt cover up and back to expose the hex bolt.
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Depress the spindle lock button and rotate the hex bolt
until the spindle locks.
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Using the wrench provided, loosen and remove the hex
bolt.
NOTE: The hex bolt has left hand threads. Turn hex bolt
clockwise to loosen.
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Remove the outer blade washer or the laser guide.
Do
not remove the inner blade washer.
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Wipe a drop of oil onto the inner blade washer or the laser
guide and the outer blade washer or laser guide where
they contact the blade.
WARNING:
If inner blade washer has been removed, replace
it before placing blade on spindle. Failure to do
so could cause an accident since blade will not
tighten properly.
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Fit saw blade inside lower blade guard and onto spindle.
The blade teeth point downward at the front of saw as
shown in figure 17.
Fig. 17
ASSEMBLY
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15
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25
30
35
40
45
50
LOWER
BLADE
GUARD
BLADE
SCREW
BLADE BOLT
COVER
FLAT
ON SPINDLE
INNER BLADE
WASHER WITH
DOUBLE "D" FLATS
LASER GUIDE
OR OUTER
BLADE WASHER
TO
LOOSEN
TO
TIGHTEN
HEX
BOLT
SCREW
CAUTION:
Always install the blade with the blade teeth and
the arrow printed on the side of the blade pointing
down at the front of the saw. The direction of blade
rotation is also stamped with an arrow on the upper
blade guard.
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Replace outer blade washer or the laser guide. The
double "D" flats on the blade washers align with the
flats on the spindle.
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Depress spindle lock button and replace hex bolt.
NOTE: The hex bolt has left hand threads. Turn blade
bolt counterclockwise to tighten.
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Tighten hex bolt securely.
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Replace the lower blade guard and blade bolt cover.
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Replace screw and tighten securely.