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PREPARING YOUR SAW FOR USE
FIGURE 12
FIGURE 13
FIGURE 14
ALIGN THE BLADE TO THE TABLE
Refer to Figure 12.
1. Unplug the saw.
2. Lower the saw arm all the way down to the transport
position and engage the lock pin to hold it in place.
3. Loosen the miter lock handle (A), depress the miter
lock plate (B) and position the table so that the miter
scale indicator (C) reads 0°.
4. Tighten the miter lock handle so that the table will not
move.
5. Loosen bevel lock knob (D) and adjust the angle of the
saw arm so that the bevel scale indicator (E) reads 0°.
This positions the blade at 90° to table.
6. Securely tighten bevel lock knob.
Refer to Figure 13.
7. Place a combination square (A) against the table and
the face of the saw blade (B).
NOTE: Make sure that the square contacts the flat part
of the saw blade, not the blade teeth.
8. Rotate the blade by hand and check the blade-to-
table alignment at several points.
9. The edge of the square and the saw blade should be
parallel as shown in Figure 13.
10. If the top or bottom of the blade face is not flush with
the square, refer to Figure 14 below and perform the
following steps.
Refer to Figure 14.
11. Loosen bevel lock knob (A).
12. Adjust positive stop adjustment screw (B) to bring saw
blade into alignment with the square. See “Positive
13. Retighten bevel lock knob. Recheck blade-to-table
alignment.
alignment of the blade to the miter table at both 0° and
45° angles.
The saw has two scale indicators, one on the bevel scale
and one on the miter scale. After squaring adjustments
have been made, it may be necessary to loosen the
indicator screws and reset them to zero.
A
B
C
D
E
A
B
B
A
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