TRACKING THE BLADE
See Figure 16.
Note: Blade tension must be properly adjusted before tracking the blade.
•Open the front cover of the saw. Slowly turn the u_per wheel to the right or clockwise by hand and watch the blade on the upper tire. If the blade moves away from the center of the tire, the tracking must be adjusted.
TO ADJUST:
•Remove 1/8 in. hex key located in the holder inside the front cover.
•Insert the 1/8 in. hex key into the tracking adjust- ment screw located on the back of the saw behind the upper wheel.
If the blade moved toward the front of the saw turn the adjustment screw in (to the right or clockwise) while turning the wheel by hand, until the blade moves back and rides in the center of the tire.
If the blade moved away from the front of the saw, turn the adjustment screw out (to the left or counterclockwise) while turning the wheel by hand, until the blade moves forward and rides in the center of the tire.
•Check the position of the blade on the other two tires. The blade should be completely on the
tires. If not, adjust the tracking until the blade is on all three tires.
•Rotate the upper wheel by hand in a clockwise direction for a few more turns. Make sure the
blade stays in the same location on the tires. Readjust if necessary, until blade is tracking properly.
Note: The 1/8 in. blade may not track properly in the center of the wheel. It may be better to track this blade on the back half of the upper wheel.
•Replace hex key in holder located inside of the front cover. Close front cover.
ALIGNING THE TABLE SQUARE TO THE
BLADE
See Figure 17,
,_ WARNING: To prevent accidental starting that could cause possible serious personal injury,
turn off the saw and unplug the saw before making adjustments.
• From the back of the saw, push the lock lever counterclockwise or to the left 1/4 turn to unlock
the blade guide assembly.
• Rotate the blade guide knob to move the blade guide assembly all the way up. Return lock lever to the upward position to lock assembly in place.
• Loosen table lock knob. Place a small combina-
tion square on table beside blade.
• Rotate angle adjustment knob to tilt the table up or down to align table 90" to blade (0 ° position). Tighten the table lock knob.
• Using the 1/8 in. hex key, adjust the zero stop set screw until the set screw just touches the
frame.
Check squareness of table to blade. Make readjustments if necessary.
Loosen screw on scale indicator and align red mark to zero on scale.
Tighten all screws securely.
HEXKEY _ in.)
Fig. 16
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