ASSEMBLY
SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE FENCE
See Figures 25 - 27.
n Unplug the saw. |
n Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock |
pin to hold the saw arm in transport position. |
n Loosen the miter lock handle approximately |
turn. |
n Depress the miter lock plate and rotate the miter table |
until the pointer on the control arm is positioned at 0°. |
n Release the miter lock plate and securely tighten the miter |
lock handle. |
n Lay a framing square flat on the miter table. Place one |
leg of the square against the fence. Slide the other leg |
of the square against the flat part of saw blade. |
NOTE: Make sure that the square contacts the flat part |
of the saw blade, not the blade teeth. |
BLADE
SLIDING MITER FENCE
MITER
LOCK PLATE
FRAMING MITER
MITER SQUARE LOCK HANDLE
TABLE
n The edge of the square and the saw blade should be |
parallel as shown in figure 25. |
n If the front or back edge of the saw blade angles away |
from the square as shown in figures 26 - 27, adjustments |
are needed. |
n Loosen the socket head screws that secure the miter |
fence to the miter table. |
n Rotate the miter fence left or right until the saw blade is |
parallel with the square. |
n Retighten the screws securely and recheck the |
fence alignment. |
VIEW OF BLADE SQUARE WITH FENCE
SLIDING | BLADE |
MITER |
|
FENCE |
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Fig. 25
The saw has three scale indicators, two on the bevel scale and one on the miter scale. After squaring adjustments have been made, it may be necessary to loosen the indicators screws and reset them to zero.
SOCKET HEAD | SOCKET HEAD |
SCREW(S) | SCREW(S) |
FRAMING
MITER SQUARE
TABLE
VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH |
|
FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED | Fig. 26 |
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SLIDING | BLADE |
MITER |
|
FENCE |
|
FENCE
FRAMING
MITER SQUARE
TABLE
Fig. 24 | VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH |
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| FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED | Fig. 27 |
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