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FENCE
COMBINATION=
SQUARE
MITER
TABLE BLADE
VIEWOF BLADENOTSQUAREWITH MITER
TABLE, ADJUSTMENTSARE REQUIRED Fig. 23
• Usinga 10 mm wrenchor adjustablewrench,
loosenthe locknut securingpositivestopadjust-
ment screw. Alsoloosen bevel lockknob.
• Adjustpositive stop adjustmentscrewto bring
saw bladeintoalignmentwith thesquare. See
Figure24.
BEVELLOCK
KNOB
POSITIVESTOP
ADJUSTMENT
45° ANGLES
LOCKNUT(S) Fig.24
• Retightenbevel lookknob. Next, retightenlock nut
secudngthe positive stopadjustmentscrew.
Recheck blade-to-tablealignment.
Note: The above procedurecan be usedto check
blade squareness ofthe saw blade to the miter
table at both0° and 45° angles.
Yoursaw hasthree scale indicators,twoon either
sideof the bevel scaleand one on the miterscale.
Aftersquaring adjustmentshave been made, it may
be necessaryto loosenthe indicatorsscrewsand
resetthem tozero.
PIVOT ADJUSTMENTS
Note: These adjustmentswere made at the factory
and normallydo not requirereadjustment.
TRAVEL PIVOT ADJUSTMENT
• The saw arm shouldrisecompletelytothe up
position by itself.
• Ifthe saw arm does not raise byitselfor ifthere is
play inthe pivotjoints,have saw repairedby a
qualified servicetechnicianat yournearest Sears
storetoavoid riskof personalinjury.
BEVEL PIVOT ADJUSTMENT
• Yourcompoundmitersaw shouldbevel easily by
looseningthe bevel lockknob and tiltingthe saw
armto the left.
• If movementistightor ifthere is play inthe pivot,
have saw repairedby a qualified servicetechni-
cian at yournearest Sears store toavoid dskof
personalinjury.
DEPTH STOP
The depthstoplimitsthe blade'sdownwardtravel. It
allowsthe bladeto go below the mitertable enoughto
maintainfullcuttingcapacities.The depth stop posi-
tions the blade 114in.from the mitertable support.
Note: The mitertable supportis locatedinsidemiter
table.
The depthstop isfactoryset to providemaximum
cuttingcapacityfor the 12 in. saw blade providedwith
yoursaw.Therefore, the saw blade providedshould
never need adjustments.
However, when the diameterof the blade has been
reduceddue to sharpening,it may be necessaryto
adjust the depth stop to providemaximumcuffing
capacity.Also, when a new blade isinstalled,it Is
necessarytocheckthe clearance ofthe blade to the
mitertable supportbefore starting the saw. Make
adjustmentsif needed.
DEPTH STOP ADJUSTMENTS
See Figure25.
• Unplugyour saw.
WARNING: Failureto unplugyour saw could
resultin accidentalstartingcausing possible
seriouspersonalinjury.
To adjust the depthstop usea 17 mm wrenchor
adjustablewrenchand loosenthe hex nutat the
rear of the mitersaw arm.
Usethe 5 mm hexkey wrench providedtoadjust
the depthstop adjustmentscrew. The saw blade
is loweredby turningthe screwcounter-clockwiso
and raisedbytuming the screw clockwise.
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