Bosch Power Tools GTS1031 manual AlIgNINg RIp fENCE, RIp fENCE pOINTER AdjUSTMENT

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AlIgNINg RIp fENCE

! WARNING To prevent personal injury, always disconnect plug from power source

before making any adjustments. The rip fence must be parallel with the SAWBLADE in order to prevent KICKBACK when ripping.

Your table saw is equipped with a Self-Aligning, Squarelock™ rip fence. Once the adjustments below have been made, the rip fence will self align when the fence is locked into position.

NOTE: The blade must be parallel with the miter gauge slots (see page 18) and be perpendicular to table before proceeding with rip fence alignment.

To prevent personal injury, always make sure the rip fence is locked

before making rip cuts.

1.Lift both guard barriers 2 to their up locked posi- tion.

2.Raise lock handle 1 and slide fence 3 until it is alongside the sawblade, by lifting right side pawl 4 above fence (Fig. 23).

The fence should touch the blade teeth at the front and rear of the blade. If fence does not touch the teeth at front and rear of blade continue with the following the steps:

3.Loosen the two screws 5 on the top front section of the rip fence using the included 5mm hex wrench.

4.Move fence 3 until it touches the teeth and is parallel to the blade.

5.Hold fence in place and lower lock handle, check to make sure the fence stayed parallel to the blade then tighten screws (Fig. 23).

6.Clamp rip fence to check if it holds securely at front and rear. If rear is not clamped securely, un- clamp fence and turn rear clamp adjustment screw 6 clockwise for increased clamping. Try clamping the fence to verify if it self aligns and clamps tightly at the front and rear. Overtightening of the rear clamp adjustment screw 6 will cause the rip fence to be non-self aligning (Fig. 23). Overtightening may cause friction or “chatter” when fence is moved side to side.

RIp fENCE pOINTER AdjUSTMENT

The distance of the rip fence body from the blade when ripping on the right side of the blade is deter- mined by lining the pointer 7 with the desired dimen- sion on the scale 8 (Fig. 24).

TO SET THE RIp fENCE pOINTER:

1.Lift both guard barriers 2 to their up locked posi- tion (Fig. 23).

2.Raise lock handle 1 and slide fence 3 until it is alongside the sawblade, by lifting right side pawl 4 above fence. Lock fence in place (Fig. 23).

3.Loosen pointer adjustment screw 9, adjust pointer 7 to “0” mark on lower scale 8, then re-tighten screw 9 (Fig. 24).

FIG. 23

2

45

6 1

3

FIG. 24

7

8 9

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