Assembly
Installing Blade/Squaring Crosscut Travel
NOTE: This adjustment helps ensure the blade accurately travels square to the rip fence.
1.Index arm at 0° miter and lock.
2.Install sawblade as shown. Motor shaft has left handed threads - turn nut counter- clockwise to tighten.
CAUTION: Do not overtighten arbor nut. Use arbor wrench to “snug” nut in place. Overtightening could dis- tort the blade collars and cause blade to wobble.
3.Lower arm until saw blade just clears the front table. Be sure the miter lock handle and the bevel lock handle are locked.
Shaft Wrench
End of arbor wrench resting on table
Sawblade
Motor
Outer
Collar
Arbor Nut | Inner | |
Collar | ||
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4.Place a framing square on the table as shown and position the blade and square until the leg of the square just contacts a tooth of the blade. Mark this tooth with a pencil.
NOTE: The framing (or combination) square must be “true” - see illustration for checking method.
5.When the carriage is moved slowly back and forth on the arm, the marked tooth should just touch the square at all points. If marked tooth moves into or away from square, follow the adjustments as described in your saws original owners manual. If you no longer have your saws owners manual call Customer Service at
Framing Square Must Be True
Check its accuracy as illustrated below.
| Checking accuracy of |
| Checking accuracy of | |
| inside of square |
| outside of square |
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Rear edge of front table |
| Fence Draw light line on | ||
(fence, spacer and back |
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| boards removed |
| table along this edge | |
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Draw light line on |
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table along this edge |
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Should be no gap or | Should be no gap or |
overlap here when | overlap here when |
square is flipped over | square is flipped over |
in dotted position | in dotted position |
Miter Lock
Handle
Marked
Tooth
Bevel Lock
Handle
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