POSITIVE 0 ° BEVEL STOP

See Figure 18.

 

TO ADJUST

 

Unplugyoursaw.

ADJUSTMENT

 

 

SCREW

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WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could

 

 

result in accidental starting causing possible

serious personal injury.

ADJUSTMENT

KNOB

POSITIVE0° BEVELSTOP

CARPENTER'S

SQUARE

HEXNUT

SAW BLADE

Fig. 18

Loosen bevel adjustment knob,

Loosen hex nut securing adjustment screw.

Turn screw and adjust base until square with saw blade.

Tighten hex nut and bevel adjustment knob securely.

_k WARNING: Attempting to make cuts without bevel adjustment knob securely tightened can

result in serious injury.

LENGTH OF CUT SCALE

See Figure 19.

Your saw has a positive 0° bevel stop, that has been factory adjusted to assure O° angle of your saw blade when making 90 ° cuts. However, misalignment can occur during shipping.

TO CHECK

Unplug your saw.

,_ WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible

serious personal injury.

Place your saw in an upside down position on workbench. See Figure 18.

Using a carpenter's square, check squareness of saw blade to the base of your saw.

LENGTHOF CUTSCALE

Fig. 19

A length of cut scale has been provided on the base of your saw. It is parallel with the saw blade and can be used to measure the distance into material the blade has cut. Note: Six inches is the maximum

length of cut that can be measured. Also, it is accurate only when the depth of cut is set at full maximum depth,

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