SQUARING BLADE TO FENCE
See Figures 31A -31C.
This procedure squares the miterangle of the blade to
thefence to reducethe riskof bindingand kickback. If
the blade is not square to the fence, the yoke assem-
blymust be rotatedslightly.Have aframing square, a
1/2 in. wrench, and aphillips screwdriverat hand.The
bladeshould be loweredto just clear the table.
Release the carriage lockknob.
,_ WARNING: Theblade mustbe angled at 90"to
thefence when the handle isat the frontof the
saw.If not,kickback could result duringa cross
cut. Kickbackcan causeserious injury bythrow-
ingthe workpiece toward the operator. In addi-
tion,a faultymiter angle on theblade can splinter
or burnthe cutedges ofthe workpiece during
crosscuts or ripcuts.
•Usethe armlock knob to indexand lockthe arm in
O"miterposition (straight forward).
•Pullthe yokeassemblyforward to the front ofthe
arm. Lockthe carriagelock knob.
•Placethe short endof the framing square against
thefence. Rotate thesquare to 45" to the table.
Placethe long edge across the flat surface ofthe
blade,below the centerof the blade. (Do not place
the edge againsta tooth.)
•Check whether the blade isflat against the edge for
theentire lengthor whethera gapis visible.
•Ifthe blade needsadjustment, remove the right side
carriagecover with a phillipsscrewdriver.
ARMLOCKKNOB
FENCE
FRAMINGSQUARE
Fig.31A
•Release the yoke lock handle (belowthe yoke on
theright). With a 1/2 in. wrench, slightlyloosenthe
twohex bolts holdingthe yoke pivotlatch.
• Rotateyokeassembly untilthe gap iseliminated.
•Lockthe yoke lock handle. Retightenthe twohex
boltson the yoke pivotlatch.
•Replacethe carriage cover.
•Loosenthe carriage lockknob and guidethe yoke
assemblyto the back of the arm.
FS'oW%W , BLADE
RAMINGSQUARE
NOADJUSTMENTNEEDED
FENCE
FRAMING BLADE
SQUARE GAP-
ADJUSTMENTNEEDED
Fig,31B
HEXBOLTS
YOKELOCKHANDLE
Fig.31C
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