Hitachi C12LSH Instruction Manual - Page 38

English 15. How to use the dust bag (Standard accessory) Dust bag O Duct (1) When the dust bag has become full of sawdust, dust will be blown out of the dust bag when the saw blade rotates. Check the dust bag periodically and empty it before it becomes full. 1 (2) During bevel and compound cutting, attach the dust bag at a right angle to the base surface as shown in Fig. 51. Right angle Fig. 51 Base surface &CAUTION: Empty the dust bag frequently to prevent the duct and the lower guard from becoming clogged. Sawdust will accumulate more quickly than normal during bevel cutting. SAW BLADE MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING WARNING: * To prevent an accident or personal injury, always turn off the trigger switch and disconnect the power plug from the receptacle before removing or installing a saw blade. If cutting work is done in a state where the 10 mm bolt is not sufficiently tightened, the 10 mm bolt can get loose, the blade can come off, and the lower guard can get damaged, resulting in injuries. Also, check that the 10 mm bolts are properly tightened before plugging the power plug into the receptacle. * If the 10 mm bolts are attached or detached using tools other than the 17 mm box wrench (standard accessory), excessive or improperly tightening occurs, resulting in injury. 1. Mounting the saw blade (Fig. 52-a, Fig. 52-b, Fig. 52-c and Fig. 52-d) (1) Use the Phillips screwdriver to loosen the 5 mm screw fastening the spindle cover and then turn the spindle cover. (2) Press in spindle lock and loosen 10 mm bolt with 17 mm box wrench (standard accessory). Since the 10 mm bolt is left-hand threaded, loosen by turning it to the right as shown in Fig. 52-c. NOTE: If the spindle lock cannot be easily pressed in to lock the spindle, turn the 10 mm bolt with 17 mm box wrench (standard accessory) while applying pressure on the spindle lock. The saw blade spindle is locked when the spindle lock is pressed inward. 38