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6. Raise blade guard. Lift up both anti-
kickback pawls. Insert a large set
screw wrench in the notches of the
pawls to hold the pawls out of the
way. Align spreader square to table
as shown.
7. Tighten both hex head screws.
Serrated Flange
Hex Nut
Aligning Blade Guard
1. Lay blade of square or other
straight-edge alongside of blade.
2. Loosen socket set screw in guard
support and move spreader left or
right so that it touches blade of
square. Tighten screw. Socket set
screw must tighten against the
spreader rod flat.
NOTE: The spreader is now square
with the table and approximately in
line with the sawblade. The spreader
requires further adjustment to align it
parallel to the blade and in the middle
of the cut (kerf) made by the
sawblade.
IMPORTANT: To work properly, the
spreader must always be adjusted so
the cut workpiece will pass on either
side of the spreader without binding or
skewing to the side.
NOTE: The spreader is thinner than
the width of the cut (kerf) by
approximately six thicknesses of
paper.
3. Make two folds in a small piece (6 x
6 inch) of ordinary newspaper
making three thicknesses.
The folded paper will be used as
“spacing gauge”.
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