ADJUSTMENTS
TO ALIGN AND ADJUST THE RIP FENCE
See Figures 74 - 76.
The rip fence must be parallel with the saw blade and the miter gauge grooves.
WARNING:
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 to the side of the miter gauge groove and lock the fence in place with the locking handle.
If the rip fence is not parallel, loosen the four hex head screws 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 screws. Recheck alignment.
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.
NOTE: If the rip fence does not clamp the same across the entire length of the rails, the rails may need to be readjusted adding shims.
LOCKING
LEVER
Fig. 74
HEX HEAD
SCREWS
LOCKING LEVER
Fig. 75
ADJUSTING NUT
BACK RAIL
Fig. 76
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