Not so. All blades release by turning the nut the way the blade
turns. True for table saws, circular saws, miter saws, pavement
saws.

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On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:00:24 -0800 (PST), Tom

wrote:

Are you *absolutely* sure you're turning the arbor nut in the
right
direction to loosen it?

Yes! And I did try both clock and counter clock wise.

The easiest way to determine is that an arbor nut turns to
tighten in
the same direction as the way the blade turns to cut wood.