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Figure 7-3
8.0 Adjustments
8.1 Blade raising/tilt mechanism
Never try to force the tilting
mechanism past the 45º or 90º stops. This may
cause blade misalignment.
See Figure 8-1.
To raise or lower blade, loosen lock knob (A) and
turn handwheel (B) on front of saw until desired
height is reached. Tighten lock knob. The blade
should be adjusted about 1/8" above the top
surface of the material being cut.
To tilt blade, turn lock handle (C) counterclockwise
to loosen, turn handwheel (D) until desired angle is
obtained, then tighten lock handle (C) clockwise.
Figure 8-1
8.2 Adjusting blade tilt stops
The 45° and 90° blade tilt stops have been set by
the manufacturer, but should be verified by the
operator.
1. Disconnect machine from power source.
2. Raise blade to maximum height.
3. Set blade 90º to table by turning blade tilting
handwheel (D, Figure 8-1) counterclockwise
as far as it will go. Do not force beyond stop.
4. Place a square on the table and verify that
blade is at 90º to table. See Figure 8-2. Make
sure square is flat against blade surface and
not touching a blade tooth.
Figure 8-2
If adjustment is required:
5. Remove motor cover on left side.
6. Back out the setscrew in the 90° stop collar (E,
Figure 8-3), and position collar to allow further
movement of shaft bracket.
7. Turn blade tilting handwheel until blade is
exactly 90º.
8. Turn stop collar until it contacts shaft bracket,
and tighten set screw (E).
Figure 8-3
9. Tilt blade to 45° and verify setting in the same
manner as above. See Figure 8-4. Adjust 45°
stop collar as needed (F, Figure 8-3).
Figure 8-4
Verify that blade tilt pointer (Figure 8-5) accurately
indicates 45º or 90º (0°) on scale. If not, loosen
screw and adjust pointer. Retighten screw.