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ADJUSTING RIP FENCE GUIDE BARS
WARNING: Front
edge of table and extensions
must be lined up. An uneven front
edge
can twist
the
fence rail. Twisted rail
can
misalign fence.
A
misaligned fence can cause binding or kickback.
You could be
hit or cut.
1.
From
among the
loose
parts
find
the
following hard-
ware:
10
Very
Thin
Shim
Washers
2.
Loosen
the 6 nuts holding the rear guide bar in
place.
Holding the
guide bar against the
saw
table
and extensions,
note
if there
is
any gap between
the
table
and
the
inside face of the guide bar.
If
no gap
occurs, tighten nuts. If gap appears slip
shim
wash-
ers
into
gap until space
is
full. Stack shim washers
on
table
nearest
to screw
that is
affected.
When
all
four
screw
locations
have
been
checked, remove
guide
bar, install
stacks of sh im washers
to
appro-
priate screw
between
guide
bar fence
and
table
saw.
Reinstall
guide
bar
with
flat
washer,
lockwasher
and
nut on
inside
of saw
table. Finger tighten
nuts.
3.
Position
rip fence over right
mitre gauge
groove.
While holding
up rear of
rip fence
engage
front
end
of
rip
fence onto
the
front guide bar. Now
lower rip
fence down
onto
table.
4. Cut
up
a piece of newspaper
into 16
equally
sized
pieces
about
4 inches square. Separate
these
pieces
into two stacks containing 8 pieces
in
each stack.
Put one stack under
rear
end
of rip
fence
and
other
stack
under
front end of
rip
fence.
5.
Rip
fence
should clear saw table just enough
to
allow paper
stack
to
slide
back and forth under rip
fence. If
rip fence does not clear saw table,
loosen
nuts holding front
guide bar and adjust
bar
upwards.
Tighten
nuts
when
clearance is
achieved.
6.
Adjust rear guide
bar,
as
noted
above,
if
fence does
not clear saw table.
7.
Slide
fence
left
and right on guide
bar
to
ensure
clearance from side
to
side and
from
front
to
back.
If necessary readjust
rip fence guide bars to get
proper clearance.
Tighten
all
nuts holding guide
bars
in
place.
Tighten
nuts
to
secure table extension
bracket
to
rails then tighten nuts to
secure
bracket to
extension
table.
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VERY
THIN
SHIM
WASHER
VIEW FROM TOP
SCREW
LOCATIONS
OF
SAW
10-1
/2"
0
11
"
15"
SCREW
LOCATIONS
HEX NUT
SAW
TABLE
LOCKWASHER
\
\
/
FLATWASHER
\
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~
STACK OF
WASHERS
SQ.
HEAD
SCREW
GUIDE BAR
PAPER SHOULD
SLIDE EASILY
PAPER
STACK
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