By the way, here's a trick for changing miter saw blades

[LCHIEN]

I use a short bungee cord to retract and hold the plastic blade guard out of the way for blade changing.

it also warns you if the saw is not unplugged, the bungee cord around my trigger starts the saw immediately (DAMHIKT).

And finally, remember, most miter saws with the arbor nut/ bolt on the left have left hand threads. I dont have trouble changing the table saw because I stand on the left side and wrench with the right and its reverse. But the miter saw I change from the front so I use the left hand to wrench and the double reversal throws me off, so I marked my Wrench to help.

[capncarl]

I usually put on a pair of leather gloves when changing miter saw blades. Too much exposure to blade, wrench slipping, blade lock slipping, Good chance to slip and knock off enough meat to make a sandwich, just saying.

[leehljp]

I use those 3/4 or 1 inch wide long rubber bands. I keep long wide rubber bands around for a variety of uses. and order them about every 4 or 5 years to keep a fresh supply

[LCHIEN]

I usually put on a pair of leather gloves when changing miter saw blades. Too much exposure to blade, wrench slipping, blade lock slipping, Good chance to slip and knock off enough meat to make a sandwich, just saying.

That's probably a good idea. The blade arbor hole rests on a very thin protrusion (red arrpw in figure below) less than a blade width wide and can easily fall off until the washer is installed and arbor bolt is started. I usually hold the blade with two hands until its sitting on the ledge and with my right hand holding it against the arbor hub and the ledge I thread the bolt in a few turns. Then if it falls, it gets caught by the bolt. So I have limited time when its vulnerable but yeah it always makes me nervous.

[capncarl]

The large rubber bands like Lee uses is probably a good thing to have near the miter saw! That way you have something handy to use for a tourniquet!

[capncarl]

On a previous miter saw the blade lock didn’t properly bind up the blade and would let the blade slip at the most inappropriate times. I used a pair of vice grips with a shop rag around its jaws to grip the saws blade to hold it so I could undo the nut.

[LCHIEN]

The use of the spindle lock is important... for me its mandatory to use so you don't have to hold the blade physically while wrenching on it risking getting cut if the blade moves.

Your saw should have some form of spindle lock, it is not always obvious, check the manual.

On mine its a tiny spring loaded button that when depressed, engages a detent in the saw spindle to keep in from rotating - you have to rotate the blade up to one full turn before it drops into the detent and the button depresses.

[JamesDean19]

That’s a solid set of tips. The bungee cord trick for holding the guard up is one of those “why didn’t I think of that?” ideas. Good call on the left-hand thread reminder too. It’s always when you’re leaning over a miter saw at a weird angle that your brain forgets which way is “loosen.” Marking the wrench is a smart move.