ADJUSTMENTS
SQUARING THE SAW BLADE TO THE FENCE
See Figures 21 - 24.
■Unplug your saw.
WARNING:
Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury.
■ If saw is mounted to a workbench, it must be unmounted |
to square the saw blade to the fence. |
■ Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock pin |
to hold the saw arm in transport position. See Figure 3. |
■ Place saw on a large, stable work surface. |
■ Loosen the miter lock handle approximately |
FENCE MITER
TABLE
BLADE
45 30 
45 | 30 |
| 15 |
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31.62 | 22.5 |
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| MITER |
FRAMING |
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| LOCK PLATE | |
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| MITER | ||
SQUARE |
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VIEW OF BLADE | LOCK HANDLE | |||
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■ Position saw in tilted position as shown in figure 24, to |
locate the two socket head screws under the miter table. |
CAUTION:
To prevent loss of control of your saw, hold saw base with one hand while loosening the socket head screws with your other hand.
SQUARE WITH FENCE
FENCE
Fig. 21
■ | Loosen the two socket head screws. |
■ | Reposition saw to its normal operating position. |
45
30
2.5 2
45 | 30 |
| 15 |
31.62 | 22.5 |
■ Lay a framing square flat on the miter table. Place one |
leg of the square against the fence. Slide the other leg of |
the square against the flat part of saw blade. |
NOTE: Make sure that the square contacts the flat part |
of the saw blade, not the blade teeth. |
MITER TABLE
BLADE
FRAMING
SQUARE
■ The edge of the square and the saw blade should be |
parallel as shown in figure 21. |
■ If the front or back edge of the saw blade angles away |
from the square as shown in figures 22 and 23, adjust- |
ments are needed. |
■ Using the miter lock handle, move the miter table left or |
right until the saw blade is parallel to the square. |
■ Position saw in tilted position and tighten the two socket |
head screws securely. |
■ Reposition saw to its normal operating position. |
■ Recheck the |
NOTE: After squaring adjustments have been made, it |
may be necessary to loosen the scale indicator screw |
and reset the indicator to zero. |
VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH |
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FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED | Fig. 22 |
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FENCE
45
30
22.5
45 | 30 |
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31.62 | 22.5 | 15 |
BLADE
MITER
TABLE
FRAMING
SQUARE
VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH
FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED
Fig. 23
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