Miter Slot to Blade
Your table saw will give the best results if the miter slot and rip fence are adjusted parallel to the blade. If they are not exactly parallel, your cuts and finished work will be lower in quality, but more important, it increases the risk of kickback. Take the time to adjust your table saw properly. A few minutes now will be time well spent.
1.Disconnect the power cord from the out- let. Use a piece of tape to mark the blade in the gullet between the 2 teeth closest to the table.
2.Use an adjustable square to measure the distance from the mark on the blade to the edge of the miter slot as shown in Figure 21.
3.Rotate the blade 180¡.
4.Measure the distance from the mark on the blade to the edge of the miter slot as shown in Figure 22.
Figure 21. Adjusting blade to miter slot.
5.The difference between the two measure- ments must be equal to or less than 0.004".
6.If the difference is greater than 0.004", loosen the four table mounting bolts as seen in Figure 23 and adjust the table slightly. Repeat Steps 1-5 until satisfactory. Do not forget to tighten the table mounting bolts when finished.
Figure 22. Adjusting blade to miter slot after rotating blade 180¡ and sliding square down miter slot.
Table Mount Holes |
Figure 23. Table mounting bolt holes.
7.Now check to see if the blade remains paral- lel to the miter slot when tilted to 45¡.
8.Tilt the blade to 45¡ and repeat Steps 1-5. If the blade is still parallel to the miter slot, con- tinue on to the ÒMiter GaugeÓ instructions. Otherwise, continue with the next step.
9.If the blade was parallel to the miter slot at 90¡ but not at 45¡, the table will need to be shimmed with metal shim stock. The shims are placed under the table over each of the four table mounting bolts as shown in Figure 23.
The saw blade is dangerously sharp. Use extra care when handling the blade or work- ing near it. Serious injury is possible.
