OPERATION
HEELING (PARALLELING) THE BLADE TO THE MITER GAGE GROOVE
See Figures 28 - 30 .
WARNING:
Make sure the switch is off, switch key is removed, and saw is unplugged. Failure to do so could result in accidental starting causing serious personal injury.
Do not loosen any screws for this adjustment until you have checked with a square and made test cuts to be sure adjusments are necessary. Once the screws are loosened, these items must be reset.
WARNING:
The blade must parallel the miter gage slot so the wood does not bind resulting in kickback. Failure to do so could result in serious personal injury.
Lift the blade guard. Raise the blade all the way by turning the height handwheel.
Mark beside one of the blade teeth at the front of the blade. Place the body of a combination square against the miter gage groove as shown in figure 28. Measure the distance to the right gage groove.
Turn the blade so the marked tooth is at the back.
Move the combination square to the rear and again measure the distance to the right miter gage groove. If the distances are the same, the blade and the miter gage groove are parallel.
If the distances measured are different, loosen the screws at the back of the table using a 4 mm hex key.
If the back of the blade was too far from the miter gage groove, place a block of wood on the left side of the blade and push it into the blade until the blade is parallel to the miter gage groove. Retighten the screws.
If the back of the blade was too close to the miter gage groove, place a block of wood on the right side of the blade and push it into the blade until the blade is parallel to the miter gage groove. Retighten the screws.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of injury from kickback, align the rip fence to the blade following any blade adjustments. Always make sure the rip fence is parallel to the blade before beginning any operation.
SCREWS
RIGHT MITER
GAGE GROOVE
COMBINATION
SQUARE
Fig. 28
COMBINATION
SQUARE
Fig. 29
BLADE TOO CLOSE TO MITER GAGE GROOVE
Fig. 30
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