As some of you know this past summer I purchased a DeWalt DW718 double compound miter saw. I have used it and love it. It however did not come with a laser guide, an option that I feel a saw at this level should come with. DeWalt does however offer it as a user install option. My wife was nice enough to get my one for my birthday on the 22nd. Well tonight I had a few minuets after work and thought I would install it.
The install should have been fairly straight forward and quick but is ran into a small issue and I thought I would document it in case someone else runs into the issue in the future.
The first step is to remove 2 screws on the right side of the handle (it was nice of them to include the proper torx wrench). Once the screws are taken out and the cover removed this what you have.
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The issue I ran into was one of the wires was way to short to plug into the power supply for the laser. (the offending connector is circled in black) I'm sure I could have pulled on it and gotten enough slack but I don't like to break things.
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I wanted to take a closer look so I removed the rest of the screws in the handle. I did take the screw out of the blade cover in order to get it to swing out of the way so I could remove the top of the handle. As you can see there was more than enough wire in the handle.
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After that you make the 2 connections and replaced the screws.
The final step is to install the laser aperture itself. There are 4 screws that need to be removed to get the blank off, to on each side. The blade cover does not need to be removed.
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After getting the screws out be careful as the wire that connects to the laser is attached to the blank. You need to pull it up and from behind the blade cover. The wire is also clipped to the inside. The red circle shows where the connector is and the green is where the wire is clipped.
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Once the wire is freed than you can make the connection and it took me a second to figure where the connectors go in order to get the laser on the saw. The connecters tuck into the laser one side first.
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After that replace the 4 screws and test and align the laser.
The install should have been fairly straight forward and quick but is ran into a small issue and I thought I would document it in case someone else runs into the issue in the future.
The first step is to remove 2 screws on the right side of the handle (it was nice of them to include the proper torx wrench). Once the screws are taken out and the cover removed this what you have.
IMG_0590.jpg
The issue I ran into was one of the wires was way to short to plug into the power supply for the laser. (the offending connector is circled in black) I'm sure I could have pulled on it and gotten enough slack but I don't like to break things.
IMG_0591 copy.jpg
I wanted to take a closer look so I removed the rest of the screws in the handle. I did take the screw out of the blade cover in order to get it to swing out of the way so I could remove the top of the handle. As you can see there was more than enough wire in the handle.
IMG_0595 copy.jpg IMG_0592.JPG IMG_0593.JPG
After that you make the 2 connections and replaced the screws.
The final step is to install the laser aperture itself. There are 4 screws that need to be removed to get the blank off, to on each side. The blade cover does not need to be removed.
IMG_0594 copy.jpg IMG_0596 copy.jpg IMG_0597 copy.jpg
After getting the screws out be careful as the wire that connects to the laser is attached to the blank. You need to pull it up and from behind the blade cover. The wire is also clipped to the inside. The red circle shows where the connector is and the green is where the wire is clipped.
IMG_0598 copy.jpg
Once the wire is freed than you can make the connection and it took me a second to figure where the connectors go in order to get the laser on the saw. The connecters tuck into the laser one side first.
IMG_0599.JPG
After that replace the 4 screws and test and align the laser.