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MITER
GAUGEBASE
MITER_ _
GAUGEROI
45°ADJUSTABLE/
STOPSCREW
LOCKNUT
KNOB
/
O° ADJUSTABLE
STOPSCREW
Fig.49
TO ADJUST THE MITER GAUGE
See Figure49.
You can setthe miter gauge at 0° and plus or minus 45°
with the miter gauge stop pin and adjustable stop screws.
NOTE: The miter gauge provides close aecuracy in angled
cute.For very closetolerances, test cute are recommended.
• Loosen knob and pull out on stop pin to rotate miter
gauge base past stop screws,
• Loosen the lock nut of the G° stop screw at the step
pin with a 8 mm wrench.
• Placea 90° square againSt the miter gauge rod andthe
miter gauge base,
• If the rod is not square, loosen the knob, adjustthe
rod. andtighten the knob.
• Adjust the 0° stop screw until it rests against the stop
pin.
• Adjust the plus and minus 45° stop screws using a45 °
triangle and the steps above.
TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF THE RIP FENCE
TO THE BLADE
See Figure 50,
• Unplug the saw.
• Raise the locking lever to permit the rip fsnce to be
moved.
BLADE
RIP FENCE
SCREWS
LOCKINGLEVER
Fig. 50
• place a framing square beside the blade and move the
rip fence up to the square. Takethe 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 onthe fence and align it.
• Retightenthe two screwS.
• Make two or three test cutson scrap wood, If the cuts
ere not true, repeat the process.
_i, WARNING: Before pluggingthe saw back in to
make test cuts, make surethe switch is in the OFF
position and the blade guard is in place. Failure to do
so can result in seriousinjury.
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