Porter-Cable 33-403 Saw User Manual


 
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ADJUSTING BLADE SQUARE WITH TABLE TOP
1. Remove blade guard and place saw blade in cut-off
position over fixed portion of table.
2. Place a square (A) Fig. 36, against saw blade. Be
sure square is on the table surface, and between
the gullets of the teeth, not against the saw teeth.
3. Loosen bevel clamp handle (B) Fig. 36, and loosen
two screws (C).
4. Tilt the motor assembly (D) Fig. 36, until square is
flush against saw blade and tighten bevel clamp
handle (B) Fig. 36 to hold position. Then tighten two
screws (C).
5. If the above adjustment is not sufficient, remove
scale (E) Fig. 37, and loosen the two socket head
screws (F) located on each side of the center pivot
screw. Rotate motor for approximate adjustment
and retighten the two socket head screws (F).
6. Replace scale plate (E) Fig. 37, and repeat STEPS 3
and 4 for final adjustment.
7. Replace the guard.
Fig. 36
Fig. 37
If the bevel clamp handle (A) Fig. 38 does not securely
lock the motor when the handle is in the locked position,
an adjustment can be made.
1. Place motor (B) Fig. 38, in a bevel cutting position
between positive stops, as shown, and place bevel
clamp handle (A) in the locked position, as shown.
2. Loosen nut (C) Fig. 38, and tighten bolt (D) until
motor is locked.
DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN BOLT (D).
3. While holding bolt (D) Fig. 38, tighten lock nut (C).
Fig. 38
ADJUSTING TRACK-ARM CLAMP HANDLE
When the track-arm clamp handle (A) Fig. 39 has to be
moved beyond the position shown to clamp the track-
arm, an adjustment can be made as follows:
1. Move clamp handle (A) Fig. 39 to the rear as far as
it will go.
2. Loosen set screw (B) Fig. 39, remove clamp handle,
(A) and reposition handle (A) on stud. Move handle
to the rear until track-arm is completely locked.
Then tighten set screw (B).
A
B
Fig. 39
ADJUSTING BEVEL CLAMP HANDLE
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER
SOURCE.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER
SOURCE.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER
SOURCE.