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Adjusting Lower Blade Guide and Blade Support Bearing
1. Disconnect machine from power source.
2. Blade must already be tensioned and tracking
properly.
3. Loosen thumb screw (A, Fig. 29) and move
guide block by turning knob (B, Fig. 29) so
that the front of the guide wheels (C, Fig. 29)
are just behind the gullet (curved area at base
of tooth) of the blade.
4. Tighten thumb screw (A, Fig. 29).
5. Loosen thumb screw (D, Fig. 29) and turn
knob (E, Fig. 29) to move the support beari ng
(F, Fig. 29) in or out until the beari ng is
approximately 1/64" behind the blade. A
simple way to set this distance is to place a
piece of paper or a dollar bill between the
support bearing and the blade.
6. Tighten thumb screw (D, Fig. 29).
7. Loosen the cap screw (G, Fig. 27) and turn
the screw on each guide wheel (H, Fig. 27) to
move the guide wheels appoximately 1/ 64”
from the blade. Tighten cap screw (G, Fi g.
27) when finished.
A miter gauge is provided for angl e cutting. Slide
the miter gauge into the T-slot fr om the front edge
of the table (Fig. 30). To use the mi ter gauge,
loosen the handle and rotate the gauge body until
the desired angle on the scale lines up with the
pointer. Tighten handle.
The miter gauge, when not in use, can be placed
into the hooks on the stand. See Fig. 31. Loosen
the miter gauge handle, and slide the mit er gauge
into the top hook. Pivot the m i ter gauge bar into the
lower hook, then tighten the miter gauge handle to
secure the miter gauge to the stand.