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.

45° Blade Alignment

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

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

2

3 1

c. Bevel the head assembly to 0° to access the adjustment screw 5.

FIG. 9

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 make appropriate adjustments.

4

º 0

º 5 1

º 0 3

º 5 4

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