Squaring Crosscut
Fence to Blade
Squaring the crosscut fence to the blade ensures that cuts made with the crosscut fence will be square. This procedure can be done by using a piece of scrap plywood as a test piece and mak- ing five test cuts, then adjusting the fence as nec- essary.
To square the crosscut fence with the blade:
1.Make sure the blade is parallel with the slid- ing table.
2.Prepare the scrap test piece by cutting it to 32" x 32".
3.Number all four sides of the test piece.
4.Using the crosscut fence, cut 1⁄2" off of each side of the test piece.
5.Measure the test piece diagonally from cor-
Figure 94.
—If both measurements are not within 1⁄16", then the crosscut fence needs to be adjusted. Proceed to step 6.
—If both measurements are within 1⁄16" then you are finished with this procedure.
| Test |
| Piece |
| 2 |
1 | 3 |
| 4 |
Figure 94. Crosscut fence adjustment
test piece.
G0501 Sliding Table Saw
6.Loosen the jam nut and lock bolt shown in
Figure 95.
7.Rotate the adjustment bolt, shown in Figure 95, to move the fence in the necessary direc- tion that is needed to make the crosscut fence square.
Lock Bolt
and Jam
Nut
Adjustment
Bolt
