POSITIVE 0 ° BEVEL STOP

See Figure 18.

BEVEL

ADJUSTMENT

WING NUT

POSITWEO°BEVELSTOP

CARPENTER'SSQUARE

ADJUSTMENT

SCREW

HEXNUT

Fig. 18

TO ADJUST

Unplug your saw.

,_ WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible

serious personal injury.

Loosen wing nut.

Loosen hex nut securing adjustment screw.

Turn screw and adjust base until square with saw blade.

Tighten hex nut and wing nut securely.

,_ WARNING: Attempting to make cuts without wing nut securely tightened can result in serious

injury.

LENGTH OF CUT SCALE

See Figure 19.

Your saw has a positive 0 ° bevel stop, that has been factory adjusted to assure 0 ° angle of your saw blade when making 90 ° cuts. However, misalignment can occur during shipping.

TO CHECK

Unplug your saw.

_1= WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible

serious personal injury.

Place your saw in an upside down position on workbench. See Figure 18.

Using a carpenter's square, check squareness of saw blade to the base of your saw.

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LENGTHOF CUTSCALE

Fig. 19

A length of cut scale has been provided on the base

of your saw. It is parallel with the saw blade and can be used to measure the distance into material the

blade has cut. Note: Six inches is the maximum

length of cut that can be measured. Also, it is accurate only when the depth of cut is set at full maximum depth.

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