Use and Care Manual

ADJUSTMENTS

Figure 17

Figure 18

SLIDE RESISTANCE ADJUSTMENT

MITER LOCK ADJUSTMENT

See Figure 17.

The slide resistance (friction) on your saw is adjustable.

1. Use the supplied 4mm Hex wrench. Locate the friction

adjustment screw on the saw slide

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. Turn right to

tighten the sliding friction. Turn left to loosen the sliding

friction.

See Figure 18.

If your saw’s miter lock does not lock securely, you need to

tighten the miter lock adjustment. This adjustment is located

on the underside of the miter saw arm.

To make adjustments;

1. Unlock the miter lock knob. Use a 10mm open ended

wrench to loosen (counterclockwise) lock nut

while

holding the adjustment rod

in place using another

10mm open end wrench.

2. Turn the adjustment rod in order to tighten/loosen the

miter lock. Lock/Unlock the miter lock knob to check the

miter lock adjustment.

3. Once you have set your miter lock adjustment

re-tighten the lock nut

to prevent this adjustment

from loosening over time.

TIGHTEN

LOOSEN

ALWAYS check to make sure the miter lock

is locked tightly before using your saw. Failure to follow these

instructions could result in serious personal injury due to the

miter lock slipping during use of the saw.

LOCK

UNLOCK

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