ADJUSTMENTS
TO CHECK AND ADJUST THE ALIGNMENT OF
THE RIP FENCE
See Figures 54 - 56.
The rip fence must be parallel to the saw blade and the miter 
gauge grooves.
WARNING:
30
15
0
LOCKING
LEVER
A misaligned rip fence can cause kickbacks and jams. To reduce the risk of injury, always maintain proper rip fence alignment
Unplug the saw.
Move the rip fence along side the miter gauge groove and lock the rip fence in place with the locking lever.
If the rip fence is not parallel, loosen the four hex head bolts located to each side of the locking handle.
Place the blade of the combination square in the right miter gauge groove.
Slide the rip fence against the blade of the combination square.
Alternately tighten the hex head bolts. Recheck align- ment.
Repeat steps as needed until rip fence is correctly aligned.
The locking lever on the rip fence should hold the rip fence securely against the front and back rails. The lever should not be difficult to push down and lock. To assure proper fence lock adjustment:
Raise the locking lever and push rip fence toward rear of saw.
Hold rip fence down on the front rail while lifting the rear of the rip fence up and down. Tighten adjusting nut until the rip fence clamp barely touches the rear rail.
With the rip fence in the locked position, recheck rip fence parallelism with the miter gauge groove and adjust if necessary.
HEX HEAD
BOLT
ADJUSTING
NUT
Fig. 54
®
LOCKING LEVER | Fig. 55 |
|
BACK RAIL
Fig. 56
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