Specifications

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Assembly (continued)
Checking Heeling Adjustment or Parallelism
of Sawblade to Miter Gauge Groove
While cutting, the material must move in a straight line par-
allel to the sawblade. Therefore, both the miter gauge
groove and the rip fence must be parallel to the sawblade.
WARNING: The blade must be parallel to the miter
gauge groove. Misaligned blades could bind on
workpiece. Workpiece could suddenly kickback.
You could be cut or hit.
If the sawblade is not parallel to the miter gauge groove,
the blade will bind at one end of the cut. This is known as
“Heeling”.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from acci-
dental start, make sure switch is “OFF” and plug is
not connected to power source outlet.
To check for parallelism:
1. Raise blade to approximately 3" depth of cut.
2. Mark an “X” on one of the teeth which is set (bent) to
the left.
3. Place the head of a combination square in the groove.
Adjust blade of square so that is just touches the tip of
the marked tooth. Lock the square at this setting.
4. Move square to rear, rotate blade to see if marked
tooth again just touches blade of square.
5. If tooth touches square at front and rear, sawblade is
parallel to miter gauge groove. (Gap should be no
greater than .015" which is the thickness of 4 pages
from Owner’s Manual)
6. If tooth does not touch the same amount, the mecha-
nism underneath must be adjusted to make the blade
parallel to groove.
A.Tighten the tilt lock handle located at the front of the
saw.
B.Rear trunnion must be moved toward the combina-
tion square if there is a space between marked tooth
and end of square in step 4.
C.Rear trunnion must be moved away from the square
if marked tooth pushed square out of position in the
groove.
7. Loosen all three screws that hold the rear trunnion and
all three screws that hold the front trunnion using a 9/16"
wrench. The front center trunnion screw can be
accessed through the slot for the tilt lock handle in the
front of the saw.
WARNING: When reaching under table, the saw-
blade teeth may be contacted causing injury. Wear
glove or remove blade.
8. Remove the table insert and lower the blade com-
pletely. The front and rear trunnion can be accessed
for adjustments through the insert opening.
9. Using a wood block and hammer, as shown, move rear
trunnion to right or left as required to realign the blade. If
necessary, shift front trunnion in similar manner, but do
Sawblade
Combination
Square
Miter Gauge
Groove
Rear
Trunnion
Trunnion
Front
Front
Screws
Rear
Screws
Rear
Screws
Trunnion
Trunnion
Front
Screws
Trunnion
Trunnion
Hammer
not move front trunnion unless necessary. Raise blade
and recheck the alignment with the square, then securely
retighten all six trunnion screws. Replace insert.
NOTE: Maintain a minimum 1/8 inch clearance between
the right side of the blade and the table insert (viewed
from rear of saw). This insures clearance when the blade
is beveled.
Rear of
Saw
1/8" Minimum Clearance