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HEELING (PARALLELING) THE BLADE TO THE
MITER GAUGE GROOVE
See Figures 32 - 34.
WARNING:
The blade must be square so the wood does not
bind resulting in kickback. Failure to do so could
result in serious personal injury.
Do not loosen any screws for this adjustment until you
have checked with a square and made test cuts to be sure
adjustments are necessary. Once the screws are loosened,
these items must be reset.
Unplug the saw.
Raise the blade all the way by turning the height/bevel
adjusting handwheel.
Mark beside one of the blade teeth at the front of the
blade. Place the body of a combination square against
the miter gauge groove as shown in figure 32. Measure
the distance from the blade tooth to the right miter gauge
groove.
Turn the blade so the marked tooth is at the back.
Move the combination square to the rear and again
measure the distance from the blade tooth to the right
miter gauge groove. If the distances are the same, the
blade and the miter gauge groove are parallel.
Loosen the four alignment screws 1/2 turn; this allows the
mechanism beneath the table to be shifted sideways.
NOTE: The adjusting screws are located on the top of
the saw table next to the blade.
Place a block of wood on the side of the blade and push
it into the blade until the blade is parallel to the miter
gauge groove. Retighten one screw.
Check with square to determine if marked tooth touches
square by the same amount at front and rear. If it does,
alternately tighten other three screws. If it does not, loosen
screw and move blade the required amount.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of injury from kickback, align
the rip fence to the blade following any blade
adjustments. Always make sure the rip fence
is parallel to the blade before beginning any
operation.
OPERATION
COMBINATION
SQUARE
RIGHT MITER
GAUGE GROOVE
BLADE TOO CLOSE TO MITER GAUGE GROOVE
Fig. 32
Fig. 33
Fig. 34
ALIGNING
SCREWS
ALIGNING
SCREW
ALIGNING
SCREW
0
15
30
45
ON
OFF