SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE
MITER TABLE
See Figures 21 -24.
• Unplug your saw.
,_, WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could
result in accidental starting causing possible
serious personal injury.
• Pullthe saw arm all the way down and engage
the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport
position.
• Loosen the miter lock handle approximately one-
half turn.
• Depress the miter lock plate and rotate the miter
table until the pointer on the control arm is posi-
tioned at 0°.
• Release the miter lock plate and securely tighten
the miter lock handle.
• Loosen bevel lock knob and set saw arm at 0°
bevel (blade set 90° to miter table). Tighten bevel
lock knob.
• Place a combination square against the miter
table and the flat part of saw blade.
Note: Make sure that the square contacts the flat
part of the saw blade, not the blade teeth.
• Rotate the blade by hand and check the blade-to-
table alignment at several points.
• The edge of the square and the saw blade should
be parallel as shown in figure 21.
FENCE
LOCKPLATE
COMBINATION
MITER SQUARE
TABLE
MITER
LOCKHANDLE
CORRECTVIEWOFBLADE
SQUAREWITHMITERTABLE
Fig. 21
• Ifthe top or bottom ofthe saw blade angles away
fromthe square as shown in figures 22 and 23,
adjustments are needed.
FENCE
BLADE
FENCE
COMBINATION
R SQUARE
TABLE
VIEWOF BLADE NOTSQUARE WITHMITER
TABLE,ADJUSTMENTSARE REQUIRED
Fig. 22
COMBINATION
MITER SQUARE
TABLE
VIEWOFBLADENOTSQUAREWiTHMITER
TABLE,ADJUSTMENTSAREREQUIRED
Fig, 23
Using a 10 mm wrench or adjustable wrench,
loosen the lock nut securing positive stop adjust-
ment screw. Also loosen bevel lock knob.
Adjustpositive stop adjustment screw to bring
saw blade into alignment with the square. See
Figure 24.
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