when cutting grooves to accept inlay strips for a flawless fit, or to loosen up a tight fitting joint. Youʼll find it extremely useful when “zeroing” to the fence to the bit or blade or for “centering” the cutter on your work piece when setting up for joinery operations. Letʼs use a “hands on”
Note: Before you micro adjust your fence position, you will usually want to make sure that the micro adjust scale reads “0” under the micro adjust cursor. To adjust, simply rotate the scale (not the knob) with your fingers. See Detail 26A. Now letʼs micro adjust the fence forward 1/64”. See Fig. 27 as you follow the steps.
1“Unlock” the carriage clamp
Push the carriage clamp handle down to “unlock” the carriage.
2Engagelever the micro adjust
Push the micro adjust lever down to place the Ultra base into the micro adjust mode.
3Micro adjust the fence position
Turn the micro adjust knob clockwise 1/2 turn until you see the 1/64” mark appear under the hairline cursor.
4“Lock” the carriage clamp
Lift the micro adjust lever, and then pull the carriage clamp up to “lock” the carriage back in place.
You have successfully moved the fence forward 1/64”. By turning the micro adjust knob counterclockwise in step 3, you can move the fence backward and the micro adjust cursorʼs range scale lets you know at a glance which way youʼve just moved. Simply sight through the range scale to the left end of the knob. See Fig. 28. When the knob aligns with the “0” on the scale, you are at
Detail 26A
Figure 27 | Second: Push |
| micro adjust |
First: Push | lever down |
carriage | Third: Turn micro |
clamp down | adjust knob to |
to unlock | fine tune |
| Fourth: Reset |
| micro adjust |
| lever, then lock |
| carriage clamp |
Figure 28 | Left end of micro adjust knob |
Range scale
Sight through the scale to the left end of the knob Photo shows micro adjuster exactly at mid range
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