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BLADE
SCREWS
RIP
FENCE
LOCKING
HANDLE
WARNING:
Before performing any adjustment, make sure the tool is
unplugged from the power supply and the switch is in the
OFF position. Failure to head this warning could result in
serious personal injury.
TO SET BLADE AT 0° OR 45°
See Figure 45.
The angle settings of your saw have been set at the factory
and, unless damaged in shipping, should not require setting
during assembly. After extensive use, it may need to be
checked.
■ Push the bevel locking lever to the right. Turn the blade
adjusting handle to angle the blade. Use a combination
square to check squareness between the blade and saw
table.
■ If the blade is not perfectly vertical (0°), loosen the lock
nut on the 0° stop bolt inside the cabinet, position the
blade, adjust the stop bolt, then retighten lock nut.
See
Figure 45, insert.
If the bevel indicator is not at zero,
adjust it with the two screws above the slot, beside the
blade adjusting handle.
■ Turn the blade adjusting handle until the bottom of the
blade has moved completely to the left side of the slot.
Lock the angle by pushing the bevel locking lever to the
left.
■ If the blade is not an exact 45°, loosen the lock nut on the
45° stop bolt inside the cabinet, position the blade, adjust
the stop bolt, then retighten lock nut.
See Figure 45,
insert.
■ Make a test cut.
TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF THE RIP
FENCE TO THE BLADE
See Figure 46.
WARNING:
Before performing any adjustment, make sure the tool is
unplugged from the power supply and the switch is in the
OFF position. Failure to head this warning could result in
serious personal injury.
■ Raise the locking handle to permit the rip fence to be
moved.
■ Place a framing square beside the blade and move the rip
fence up to the square. Take the dimension on the rip
scale.
■ Move the fence back and turn the framing square 180° to
check the other side.
■ If the two dimensions are not the same, loosen the two
screws on the fence and align it.
■ Retighten the two screws.
BEVEL
LOCKING LEVER
0° BOLT
Fig. 46
BLADE
ADJUSTING HANDLE
BEVEL
INDICATOR
45° BOLT
MAINTENANCE
45° STOP BOLT
LOCK
LOCK NUT
0° STOP BOLT
SCREWS
Fig. 45
CLAMP SCREW
RIP FENCE