ASSEMBLY
NOTE: Many of the illustrations in this manual show only portions of the compound miter saw. This is intentional so that we can clearly show points being made in the illustrations. Never operate your saw without all guards securely in place and in good operating condition.
SQUARING THE MITER TABLE TO THE FENCE
See Figures 20 - 23.
n Unplug the saw. |
n Push down on the saw arm and pull out the lock pin to |
release the saw arm. |
n Raise saw arm to its full raised position. |
n Loosen the miter lock handle. |
n Rotate the miter table until the pointer is positioned |
at 0°. |
FRAMING | FENCE | MITER TABLE |
SQUARE |
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THROAT PLATE
VIEW OF MITER TABLE NOT SQUARE WITH FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED
n Retighten the miter lock handle. |
n Lay a framing square flat on the miter table. Place one |
leg of the square against the fence. Place the other |
leg of the square beside the throat plate in the miter |
table. The edge of the square and the slot in the throat |
plate in the miter table should be parallel as shown in |
figure 20. |
n If the edge of the framing square and the throat plate |
in the miter table are not parallel as shown in figures 21 |
and 22, adjustments are needed. |
n Loosen the fence screw and remove the sliding miter |
fence. |
n Using the blade wrench, loosen the socket head |
screws securing the fence. Adjust the fence left or right |
until the framing square and throat plate are parallel. |
n Retighten the screws securely and recheck the fence- |
FRAMING FENCE SQUARE
Fig. 21
MITER TABLE
fence. |
FRAMING | FENCE |
SQUARE | MITER TABLE |
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HANDLE | THROAT PLATE |
VIEW OF MITER TABLE SQUARE WITH FENCE
CORRECTLY ADJUSTED
Fig. 20
THROAT PLATE
VIEW OF MITER TABLE NOT SQUARE WITH
FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED
Fig. 22
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Fig. 23
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