Milwaukee 6391 Manuel De L'utilisateur page 4

Installing and Removing Blades
1. Unplug tool before installing or removing
blades.
2. Place the saw on a fl at surface with the blade
facing upwards. To remove the bolt from the
spindle, push in the spindle lock button. While
holding the spindle lock button in, use the wrench
provided with the tool to turn the bolt clockwise
(Fig. 2). Remove the bolt and outer blade fl ange.
Do not remove inner blade fl ange.
Fig. 2
3. Slide the lower guard lever up to raise the lower
guard. Remove the blade from the spindle. Al-
ways clean the spindle, upper guard and lower
guard to remove any dirt and sawdust.
4. To install a blade,
Fig. 3
place the blade on the
spindle with the teeth
pointing in the same
direction as the arrow
on the lower guard
(Fig. 3). Larger diam-
eter of inner flange
(Fig. 4) should rest
on blade. Release the
lower guard lever.
5. Place the outer blade fl ange on the spindle and
hand tighten the bolt. Larger diameter of outer
fl ange (Fig. 4 ) should rest on blade.
Fig. 4
Inner fl ange
Outer fl ange
6. While holding the spindle lock button in, use the
wrench to turn the bolt counterclockwise and
tighten.
Adjusting Depth
1. Unplug tool.
2. To adjust the depth of the cut, hold the saw
by the Tilt-Lok™ handle and loosen the depth
adjusting lever by lifting it up and away from the
shoe (Fig. 5).
Fig. 5
3. Raise or lower the shoe to the desired position.
Markings in 1/4" increments are located on the
inner side of the upper guard for depth setting.
For the proper depth setting, the blade should
extend no more than 1/4" below the material
being cut (Fig. 6).
4. Move the depth adjusting lever towards the shoe
and push down to secure the position.
Adjusting Bevel Angle
1. Unplug tool.
Fig. 7
2. To adjust the an-
gle of the cut, hold
the saw by the
Tilt-Lok™ handle
and loosen the
bevel adjusting
lever by lifting it
up towards the
blade (Fig. 7).
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3. Hold the front
Fig. 8
handle and rotate
the saw by the Tilt-
Lok™ handle to
the desired angle
as indicated by
the markings on
the bevel scale
(Fig. 8).
4. Move the bevel
adjusting lever away from the blade and push
down to secure the position.
Adjusting Tilt-Lok™ Handle Angle
This circular saw is equipped with an adjustable
handle. The Tilt-Lok™ feature allows the user to
adjust the angle of the handle for optimum cutting
positions.
1. Unplug tool.
2. Press in and hold the handle lever release button.
3. Loosen the handle release lever by lifting it up
and away from the Tilt-Lok™ handle (Fig. 9).
Fig. 9
4. To adjust the handle position, hold the front
handle and rotate the Tilt-Lok™ handle to the
desired angle as indicated by the handle rotation
adjustment markings (Fig. 10). The Tilt-Lok™
feature has eight (8) detents which allow the
handle to snap into position. Allow the detent to
snap into place.
Fig. 10
NOTE: The blade depth setting will determine the
range of Tilt-Lok™ positions available for the ap-
plication. See "Adjusting Depth" for instructions
on adjusting the blade depth.
5. Push the handle release lever back into the
handle until it snaps into place.
NOTE: The saw will not operate if the handle
release lever is not properly secured.
WARNING
Do not operate saw
with handle lever release button pressed
in or with handle not locked into position.
WARNING
If the Tilt-Lok™ handle
moves with the handle release lever in
the locked position, do not operate saw.
Return the circular saw to a MILWAUKEE
service facility for repair immediately.
Adjusting the Blade to Shoe
The shoe has been adjusted at the factory to a 90
degree setting. Inspect the saw regularly to make
sure the blade is 90 degrees to the shoe.
1. Unplug tool.
2. Set the bevel pointer to zero.
3. To make sure the blade is 90 degrees to the
shoe, place saw on the blade side and retract
lower guard. Place a square against the blade
and shoe to inspect the degree setting (Fig. 11).
Bevel adjustment
Fig. 11
screw
4. To adjust the degree setting, loosen the bevel
adjusting lever up by lifting it up towards the
blade. Turn the bevel adjustment screw in or out
until the blade is at a 90 degree angle with the
shoe.
5. Check that the bevel pointer is at 0 degrees. To
adjust the bevel pointer, loosen the two screws in
the front handle and reposition the bevel pointer
to 0 degrees.
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