Blade Replacement; Operation - Craftsman CMEED400 Instruction Manual

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Fig. H
Blade (Fig. I)

DANGER:
come to complete stop.
The blade 15 , two spacers
conical washer should be attached to your edger in the
order shown. Please check that the blade has been properly
mounted before using your edger. The edger blade has two
wear indicators that show when blade needs to be replaced.
When the blade wears to the small hole at each end of the
blade it will give only 1/4 " (6 mm) depth of cut and should
be replaced.
nOTE: To increase blade life, keep initial cutting depth at
minimum and increase depth setting as blade wears.

Blade Replacement


DANGER:
come to complete stop.

DANGER:
the switch is released.
1. Loosen the hex head nut
on the outer spacer 16
between the blade 15
the blade from turning.
2. Ensure inner spacer is on shaft—"flats" in spacer hole
must engage with "flats" on shaft.
3. Holding the spacer in place, put the blade on the shaft,
as shown (Figure I).
4. Hold the blade against the spacer and install the outer
spacer, again aligning the flats in the spacer with the
flats on the shaft.
5. Install the hex head nut and conical washer, then
tighten with a wrench.
nOTE: Replace hex head nut and conical washer only
with identical replacement part.
6
Unplug tool. Wait for blade to
16 and hex head nut 17
Unplug tool. Wait for blade to
Blade rotates momentarily after
17 (9/16 "). Use a 1 " wrench
, or a 2 " x 4 " wood block
and guard if necessary to hold
Fig. I
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16

OPERATION


WARNING:
serious personal injury, turn unit off and
with
disconnect it from power source before making
any adjustments or removing/installing
attachments or accessories. An accidental start-up
can cause injury.
Proper Hand Position (Fig. J)

WARNING:
personal injury, ALWAYS use proper hand position
as shown.

WARNING:
personal injury, ALWAYS hold securely in anticipation of
a sudden reaction.
Proper hand position requires one hand on the main handle
8 and one hand on the auxilliary handle
Fig. J
Switch (Fig. A)
To turn tool ON, squeeze the trigger switch
has been designed so that it is very easy to hold in the ON
position. To turn tool OFF, release the trigger.
To reduce the risk of
To reduce the risk of serious
To reduce the risk of serious
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8
6
17
15
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7 . The trigger