CHECKING RIP FENCE AND BLADE
ALIGNMENT
See Figures29 -31.
The ripfence is self-aligning but shouldbe checked
beforefirst use.
_, WARNING: Failureto alignthe ripfence to the
bladecan cause jams and kickback,resulting in
seriouspersonal injury.
•Slidethe ripfence to the miter gage groove, which
isparallelto blade. Do not lock the rip fence.
•Placea framing square against the blade,with the
longend underthe rip fence. Note the distance.
•Movethe square to the back andmeasure the
lengthfrom theother end of the fence.
•Ifthe distancesare different, loosenthe four screws
aroundthe ripfence handle with a6 mm hex key.
Alternatethe order (loosenthe screw opposite,not
nextto the first one).
•Holdthe fence handle againstthe front rail and
alignthe ripfence with the blade.
•Retightenthe screwsin alternating orderand check
thealignment.
•Repeat untilthe ripfence is aligned.
To completeassembly of the saw, plugthe motor cord
intothe back of the switch.Run the cord aroundthe
sideof the cabinet. Secure itto the side of the cabinet
withthe cord clipand screw provided. Use care with
thecord around sharp edges. Your saw is now set up
toprovide years of high quality performance.
BLADE
MITERGAGE
GROOVE
RIPFENCE
FRAMING
SQUARE
€
BLADE
MITERGAGE
GROOVE
RIPFENCE
FRAMING
SOUARE
Fig. 30
RIPFENCE
RIPFENCEHANDLE Fig.31
Note: To insure properself alignmentwhen positiOn-
ingrip fence, pushsidesof scale indicator
housingagainstfront railbefore lookingrip
fence handle.
Fig. 29
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