Table Saw Operations

Symptom

 

 

 

Possible Cause

Possible Solution

Workpiece

hits

the

1.

Riving knife is not aligned with the blade.

1.

Realign the riving knife to the blade (Page 24).

riving

knife

 

during

 

 

 

 

cutting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saw does

not

cut

1.

Pointer on the tilt scale is out of adjust-

1.

Recalibrate the tilt scale pointer (see below).

beveled or 90° cuts

 

ment.

 

 

at an accurate angle;

 

 

 

 

angle of cut does not

 

 

 

 

match tilt scale.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blade

guard

sticks,

1.

The mounting bolts are too tight.

1.

Readjust the mounting bolts (Page 24).

preventing

it

 

from

 

 

 

 

automatically

drop-

 

 

 

 

ping down

after a

 

 

 

 

cut.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Board

binds

or

1.

Dull blade.

1.

Replace blade.

burns when feeding

2.

Blade is warped.

2.

Replace blade.

through tablesaw.

3.

Fence is not parallel to blade.

3.

Adjust the fence parallel to the blade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Front and rear scales are not aligned paral-

4. Remove the scale on one side and install a new one,

 

 

 

 

 

 

lel to the blade.

 

using a straightedge placed across the blade to align

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the new scale with the old scale and the blade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calibrating Blade Tilt

Pointer

The blade tilt pointer is fastened to the table saw body with the hex nut shown in Figure 23. A 6mm wrench is required to loosen the hex nut to adjust the pointer.

Tools Needed

Qty

Wrench 6mm

1

90° Square

1

Pointer Hex

Nut

Figure 23. Pointer hex nut.

To calibrate the blade tilt indicator:

1.DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!

2.Loosen the hex nut on the back of the pointer (Figure 23).

3.Using a 90° square as a gauge, adjust the blade so it is square to the table, then tighten the blade tilt handles.

4.Double check that the blade tilt did not change when you tightened the tilt lock handles.

—If the blade tilt did not change, continue to Step 5.

—If the blade tilt did change, repeat Steps 3 & 4.

5.Rotate the blade tilt indicator directly over the "0" mark on the tilt scale.

6.Tighten the hex nut on the back of the pointer, making sure that the indicator does not move during tightening.

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Grizzly H8145 owner manual Calibrating Blade Tilt Pointer, Table Saw Operations, To calibrate the blade tilt indicator