ADJUSTING 90 AND 45 DEGREE POSITIVE STOPS

Positive stops are provided to quickly and accurately position the blade at 90 and 45 degrees to the table. To check and adjust the positive stops, proceed as follows:

DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER

SOURCE.

1.Raise the saw blade all the way to the top and turn the blade tilting handwheel clockwise as far as it will go.

2. Using a square, check to see if the blade is 90

degrees to the table Fig. 32. If an adjustment is

necessary, turn the blade tilting handwheel

counterclockwise. Loosen locknut (A) Fig. 34, and tighten

or loosen adjusting screw (B) until head of screw (B)

contacts casting on front trunnion when the blade is at 90

degrees to the table. Then tighten locknut (A).

3. Check to see if the tilt indicator pointer points to the

zero mark on the scale. Adjust if necessary. NOTE: TO

ADJUST POINTER (E) FIG. 35, REMOVE THE BLADE

RAISING LOCK KNOB (F) AND BLADE RAISING

HANDWHEEL (G). LOOSEN POINTER SCREW AND

MOVE THE POINTER (E) TO THE “0” MARK ON THE

SCALE AND TIGHTEN THE POINTER SCREW.

REPLACE THE BLADE RAISING HANDWHEEL AND

LOCK KNOB.

4. Turn the blade tilting handwheel counterclockwise as

far as it will go. Using a square, check to see if the blade

Fig. 32

Fig. 33

B

A

Fig. 34

is at 45 degrees to the table Fig. 33. If an adjustment is

necessary, turn the blade tilting handwheel clockwise

until the adjusting screw (D) Fig. 35, and locknut (C) are in

view, in the opening in the front of the saw cabinet, as

shown. Loosen locknut (C) and tighten or loosen

adjusting screw (D) until head of screw (D) contacts

casting on front trunnion when the blade is at 45 degrees

to the table. Then tighten locknut (C).

D C

E

G

F

Fig. 35

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Porter-Cable 36-729 instruction manual Adjusting 90 and 45 Degree Positive Stops