Adjustments
When working around the saw blade, always disconnect the saw from the power source! Failure to comply may cause serious injury!
90 Degree Positive Stop
Referring to Figure 19:
1.Turn the handwheel (A) clockwise and raise the blade to its maximum height.
2.Loosen the blade tilt lock knob (B) by turning counterclockwise.
3.Push the handwheel (A) in to engage the blade tilt mechanism; then turn clockwise all the way, bringing the blade to the 90º position to the table.
4.Continue holding the handwheel with the blade in this position. Place a combination square (C) on the table and against the blade as shown.
If the blade is not 90º to the table:
5.While maintaining the hold on the handwheel, use a 6mm hex wrench to turn the 90 Adjust Screw (Figure 19) until the blade is 90º to the table.
6.Tighten the blade tilt lock knob (B).
2.Push the handwheel (C) in to engage the blade tilt mechanism; then turn clockwise all the way, bringing the blade to the 90º position to the table. Hold the handwheel and:
3.Lock the blade tilt lock knob (D).
If the scale does not read exactly 0º:
4.Loosen the screw (B) with an
5.Manually adjust the scale (A) until it points to 0º:
6.Tighten the screw (B).
Figure 20
Figure 19
Scale Calibration
The scale next to the handwheel needs to be calibrated after the saw blade has been calibrated at the 90º positive stop (see previous section) and the scale does not indicate 0º.
To calibrate the scale (refer to Figure 20):
1.Loosen the blade tilt lock knob (D) by turning counterclockwise.
45 Degree Positive Stop
Referring to Figure 19:
1.Turn the handwheel (A) clockwise and raise the blade to its maximum height.
2.Loosen the blade tilt lock knob (B) by turning counterclockwise.
3.Push the handwheel (A) in to engage the blade tilt mechanism and turn counterclockwise all the way, bringing the blade to the 45º position to the table.
4.Continue holding the handwheel with the blade in this position. Place a combination square (E) on the table and against the blade as shown.
If the blade is not 45º to the table:
5.While maintaining the hold on the handwheel, use a 6mm hex wrench to turn the 45 Adjust Screw (Figure 19) until the blade is 45º to the table.
6.Tighten the blade tilt lock knob (B).
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