FENCE PIVOT ADJUSTMENTS
COMBINATION
MITER SQUARE
TABLE
VIEWOFBLADENOTSQUAREWITHMITER
TABLE,ADJUSTMENTSAREREQUIRED Fig.23
•Usinga 10 mm wrench or adjustable wrench,
loosen thelock nut secudngpositivestop adjust-
mentscrew. Also loosenbevel lock knob.
• Adjustpositivestop adjustmentscrew to bdng
sew bladeinto alignmentwiththe square. See
F/gum24.
POSITIVESTOP
ADJUSTMENT
45°ANGLES
Fig.24
•Retightenbevel lock knob. Next, retighten locknut
securingthe positivestop adjustmentscrew.
Recheckblede-to-table alignment.
Note: The above procedurecan be used to check
bladesquareness of the saw bladeto the rarer
tableat both0° and 45°angles.
Yoursew has three scale indicators,twoon either
sideof the bevelscale and one onthe miterscale.
Aftersquaring adjustmentshave been made, it may
benecessary to loosen the indicatorsscrews and
resetthem to zero.
Note: These adjustmentswere made at the factory
and normallydo not require readjustment.
TRAVEL PIVOT ADJUSTMENT
•The saw arm shouldrise completelyto the up
positionby itself.
• Ifthe sew armdoes notraise by itselfor if there is
playin the pivotjoints,have saw repaired by a
qualifiedservice technicianat your nearest Sears
storeto avoid risk of personal injury.
BEVEL PIVOT ADJUSTMENT
•Yourcompound miter saw shouldbevel easily by
looseningthe bevellock knoband tiltingthe sew
armto the left.
If movement istight or if there is play in the pivot,
havesaw repairedby aqualified servicetechni-
cianat yournearest Sears store to avoid dsk of
personalinjury.
DEPTH STOP I
The depth stop limitsthe blade's downwardtravel. It,
allowsthe bladeto go below the miter table enoughto
maintainfull cuttingcapacities. The depth stop posi-
tionsthe blade 114in. from the mitertable support.
Note: The mitertable support is locatedinside miter
table.
The depthstop is factory set to providemaximum
cuttingcapacity for the 10 in. sew blade providedwith
yoursaw. Therefore, the saw blade providedshould
never need adjustments.
However,when the diameterof the blade has been
reduceddue to sharpening, it may be necasseryto
adjustthe depth stop to providemaximum cutting
capacity. Also,when a new bladeis installed,it is
necessaryto check the clearanceof the blade tothe
mitertable support beforestartingthe saw. Make
adjustmentsif needed.
DEPTH STOP ADJUSTMENTS
See Figure25.
•Unplugyour saw.
_k WARNING: Failureto unplugyour saw could
resultin accidentalstarting causing posaible
seriouspersonal injury.
Toadjust the depth stop use a 17 mmwrench or
adjustablewrench and loosenthe hex nutat the
rear ofthe mitersew arm.
Usethe 5 mm hax key wrench providedto adjust
thedepth stopadjustmentscrew. The saw blade
islowered by tuming the screw counter-cloctoNIse
and raisedby turning thescrew clockwise.
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