Manual

TO CHECK AND ALIGN THE SPREADER, SAW
BLADE, AND BLADE GUARD ASSEMBLY
See Figure 50
If the blade guard assembly is out of alignment with the
saw blade, adjust the alignment of the blade g[Jard
assembly. The spreader must be aligned with the saw
blade.
To check allgnmm_t of the spreader:
e UnpJug Ihe saw.
[] Raiset_esawbladebyturningtheheight/beve[adjusting
handwheel counterclockwise.
D Lift the anti-kickback pawls and place a lraming sauare
or straight edge against both the saw blade and the
spreader.
_] Thesaw blade and spreader are aligned when the framing
square contacts both the blade and spreader evenly with
no gaps.
If the spreader and saw blade are not in alignment,
adjustment is needed. To adjust:
_1 Unplug the saw then raise the blade guard assembly.
e Loosen the wing nut holding the blade guard assembly
to the mounting bracket.
e Repesition the blade guard assembly left or right as
needed to align the spreader with the saw blade.
El Once properly aligned, securely retighten the wing nut.
TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF THE RIP FEN_
TO THE BLADE
See F_?ure51.
Unplug the saw.
e Raise the locking lever to permit the rip fence to be
moved.
Pface a ,_amiag square beside the blade and move t
rip fence up to the square Take the d mens on on th,
rip scale.
Move the fence back and turn the framing square 18
to check the other side.
RIPFENCE
SCREW_
BLAOE
Fig. 50
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