Warning – Hitachi C 10RA3 User Manual

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BLADE GUARD ASSEMBLY (FIG. G, H, I )
1. Set the blade to maximum height and the tilt to zero

degrees on the bevel scale with the hand wheels.
Lock the blade bevel lock knob.

2. Place the spring washer (2), ﬂ at washer (3), external

tooth lock washer (4) onto the blade guard mounting
bolt (1-Fig. G).

3. Insert bolt and washer assembly through splitter

bracket (5).

Fig. G

4. Install the blade guard splitter & bracket assembly

into the rear of the saw table. Thread the bolt (1) into
the internally threaded pivot rod (7-Fig. H) until snug.

NOTE: The blade guard and splitter is removed from
the illustration for clarity.

Fig. H

6. Lift blade guard arm (8) up and using a straight

edge, align the blade guard splitter (9) with the saw
blade (10). (Fig. I)

7. Shift the splitter bracket assembly to right or left until

parallel alignment to the blade is achieved.

8. When the splitter is properly aligned with the saw

blade, tighten the bolt securely.

NOTE: The splitter bracket must always be correctly
aligned so the cut workpiece will pass on either side
without binding or twisting.

See Fig. G ﬂ at washers (11) must be under bolts
(12). NOTE: Be sure to tighten nuts very tight and
periodically check tightness.

4. Remove the arbor nut (5) and outer ﬂ ange (6). (Fig. E)
5. Install the saw blade onto the arbor with the

blade

teeth pointing toward the front of the saw.

6. Install the ﬂ ange (6) against the blade and thread the

arbor nut (5) as far as possible by hand. Ensure that
the blade is ﬂ ush againstthe inner side of the blade
ﬂ ange.

To avoid possible injury and damage to the
workpiece, be sure to install the blade with the teeth
pointing toward the front of table in the direction of
the rotation arrow on the blade guard.

Fig. E

7. To tighten the arbor nut (5), place the open-end

wrench (8) on the ﬂ ats of the saw arbor to keep the
arbor from turning. (Fig. F)

8. Place the box-end wrench (9) on the arbor nut (5),
and turn clockwise (to the rear of the table).
9. Replace the blade insert in the table recess, insert

the screws through the front and rear hole and
tighten remembering the rubber washer under the
rear of the insert and leveling the rear of the insert to
the table.

Fig. F

To avoid injury from a thrown workpiece, blade
parts, or blade contact, never operate saw without
the proper insert in place. Use the original installed
insert for all throught sawing operations except dado
cuts. A special dado insert plate must be installed
when using a dado blade.

WARNING

Blade guard
splitter

WARNING