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Figure 26
10.3 Table to blade al ignment
Refer to Figures 27 and 28.
The table has been set square with blade by the
manufacturer and no adjustment is necessary
now. As the saw receives extensive use,
however, table/blade squareness should be
checked occasionally and corrected if
necessary. Use the miter slot to do this:
1. Disconnect saw from power source.
2. Raise blade to maximum height.
3. Mark one tooth (A) with a grease pencil and
position the tooth slightly above the top edge
of table at the front.
Figure 27
4. Raise the miter gauge slightly out of its slot
to serve as a shoulder. Using a sliding
square (B) against the side of t he bar, sl ide
the scale over until it touches the tip of the
blade, and lock the scale in positio n. See
Figure 27.
5. Rotate marked tooth (A) so that it is s lightly
above table top at the rear a nd, using the
square as before, verify that the dist ance to
the blade is the same. See Figure 28. If t he
distances are not the same, make a car ef ul
note of the difference.
Figure 28
6. Lower blade all the way down. Remove
blade guard and riving knife a nd any loose
items from table top.
7. Turn saw upside down (place mat or blanket
on floor to protect table surface).
8. Loose n trunnion screws (item #71, section
16.1.1), and nudge trunnion assembly
according to the distance you noted.
9. Retighten trunnion screws firmly.
10. Turn saw right side up, and verify t he
alignment, angle pointer setting, fence
setting, etc. Make any needed adjustments.
11.0 Operations (NOTE: The following Figures may or may not
show your saw model, but procedures are the
same.)
Familiarize yo urself with t he location and
operation of all controls and adjustments and the
use of accessories such as miter ga uge and rip
fence.
Kickbacks
Serious injury can result from kickbacks which
occur when a workpiece binds o n t he s aw b lade
or binds between the blade and r ip fence or
other fixed object. This binding can cause work
piece to lift up and be thrown toward the
operator.
Listed below are conditions which can cause
kickbacks:
Confining the cutoff piece when
crosscutting or ripping.
Releasing the workpiece before
completing operation or not pushing work
piece all the way past the saw blade.
Not using the splitter/riving knife when
ripping or not maintaining alignment of the
splitter/riving knife with the saw blade.
Using a dull saw blade.