Adjustments

Blade 45° To The Table

FIG. 8

1.Rotate table 1 to 0° position and lock in place.

2.Move sliding fence to its proper position. (See Sliding

Fence on page 50.)

3. Lower head assembly. Lock in place.

4. Loosen bevel lock handle 4 and tilt the head assembly to 45° bevel. Check the 45° bevel stop. The bevel indicator should be on the 45° mark, the 45° bevel stop should be in full contact with the 45° bevel stop screw, and the blade 2 should contact the full length of the combination square 3 (Figure 8).

5. If the blade is not 45° with the table, adjust 45° bevel stop.

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3 1

45° Blade Alignment

a.Move sliding fence to proper position. (See Sliding Fence on page 50.)

b.Loosen bevel lock handle 4 (Figure 9).

c.

Bevel the head assembly to 0° to access the

FIG. 9

 

 

adjustment screw 5.

 

d.

Using the small hex wrench located behind the

 

 

sliding fence, adjust the screw 5 up or down.

 

e.

Move the head assembly back to 45° and re-check

 

 

with combination square.

 

f.

Repeat if necessary.

 

g.

Check that bevel indicator is pointing to the 45° mark

 

 

on the bevel scale (see Figure 8). If bevel indicator is

 

 

not aligned with the 45° mark, first recheck the blade

 

 

squareness to the table and 0° bevel indicator

 

 

alignment. Then, repeat the 45° blade alignment and

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make appropriate adjustments.

 

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5

 

 

1

 

 

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0

 

 

3

 

 

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5

 

 

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