Hey everyone today, I'm gonna show you how to change the blade on a 10-inch Makita sliding miter saw let's check it out
Hey, everyone Ken here from Northern Viking Explorer and today
I'm going to show you how to change the blade on a Makita 10 inch sliding miter saw
So this one I picked up at Home Depot and it is model number
LS 1 0 1 7 L if you have a different model
It's probably gonna be fairly similar on how to change the blade on those ones
So the first thing we're gonna want to do is head on over to your plug and make sure the saw is unplugged
We don't want to chop any fingers off
So safety is always important then head on over to the back of the saw and inside the slider you're gonna find this
Wrench that came with the saw. It's inside the slider there
It has a 13 millimeter head on one side and an Allen wrench on the other side
So you're gonna take that or you could also use a socket on a ratchet or you could use a 13 millimeter
Open wrench as well. You're also going to need a Philips head screwdriver to do this. So make sure you have all those tools available
So back over on the main side of the saw you're gonna see two screws with black heads
So the first one is the one for the socket the 13 millimeter and the other one is the Philips screw
So we're gonna start with the 13 millimeter screw. So take your your wrench there and unscrew that
counterclockwise I
Don't pull this screw all the way out. I just screw it so there's a couple threads left
So it stays in there what we're doing right now is taking off the protective guard this whole piece
Now take your Phillips head screwdriver and unscrew the other screw all the way and this whole protective shield will come right off the saw
From there, we're gonna be removing this big black bolt that is in the middle of the saw blade
But what you're gonna have to do is push a button that's between the blade and the handle
So you push that down and rotate the blade and then it'll lock into place
So the blade won't spin be really careful because the blade is sharp. So
Once you've got that locked into place you're gonna loosen this bolt now
This bolt is reversed threads so you're gonna have to turn it to the right
It's different than the other two bolts that you already took out
So once you have that loosened off, you should be able to take it all the way out by hand
Next remove the black plate that pushes against the saw blade and now your blade should come right out
Make sure you keep an eye out for the direction of the teeth so that you know
Which way to put the new blade on this new blade actually has an arrow on it that shows you the direction of the spin
So what you're gonna do is slide that up into place
And then you're gonna take the pressure plate and push that on make sure the flat side pushes against the blade
and
Then take that big black screw and screw it in. Now. Remember this one is the opposite thread so you actually have to go counterclockwise
To tighten this one out
Once you've done finger tightening not you're gonna have to push that black button on the back side of the blade again to lock the
blade into place
And then use that wrench to tighten it right up
Now we're gonna put the protective guard back on so we're gonna start with the
screw with the Philips head so slide the protective plate right over the blade and
Put the Philips screw in
You can start it out by hand and then we're gonna use the screwdriver to tighten it right up
Now grab the wrench and make sure the rest of the protective guard is right up underneath the bolt and
Tighten up the bolt. And again, this one is clockwise to tighten it up
Make sure that one's good and snug
So make sure that safety guard is functioning properly move the handle up and down a couple of times to make sure it moves freely
And if it is you're all set to go happy cutting
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