8 9
3. Hold the front of the shoe and rotate the
saw by the handle to the desired angle
as indicated by the markings on the
bevel scale (Fig. 8).
Fig. 8 3. To make sure the blade is 90 degrees to
the shoe, place saw on the blade side
and retract lower guard. Place a square
against the blade and shoe to inspect
the degree setting (Fig. 10).
Adjusting the Blade to Shoe
The shoe has been adjusted at the factory
to a 90 degree setting. Inspect the saw regu-
larly to make sure the blade is 90 degrees
to the shoe.
1. Remove battery pack.
2. Set the bevel pointer to zero (Fig. 9).
Adjusting Depth
1. Remove battery pack.
2. To adjust the depth of the cut, hold
the saw by the handle and loosen the
depth adjusting lever by pushing it down
toward the shoe (Fig. 5).
Adjusting Bevel Angle
1. Remove battery pack.
2. To adjust the angle of the cut, hold the
saw by the handle and loosen the bevel
adjusting knob (Fig. 7).
4. Lift the depth adjusting lever up
towards the motor housing to
secure the shoe position.
3. Raise or lower the shoe to the desired
position. Markings in 1/4" increments
are located on the inner side of the
upper guard for depth setting. For the
proper depth setting, the blade should
extend no more than 1/8" to 1/4" below
the material being cut (Fig. 6).
Fig. 7
Fig. 5
1/4"4. Tighten the bevel adjusting knob se-
curely.
Fig. 6
Fig. 9
4. To adjust the degree setting, loosen the
bevel adjusting knob. Turn the bevel
adjustment screw in or out until the blade
is at a 90 degree angle with the shoe.
5. Tighten the bevel adjusting knob se-
curely.
Fig. 10 Bevel
adjustment
screw
4. To install a blade, place the blade on
the spindle with the teeth pointing in
the same direction as the arrow on the
lower guard (Fig. 4). Release the lower
guard lever.
Fig. 4
5. Place the blade fl ange on the spindle
and hand tighten the bolt.
6. While holding in the spindle lock button,
use the wrench to turn the bolt counter-
clockwise and tighten.