King Canada 8385NS Instruction Manual page 9

SETTING THE BLADE SQUARE WITH THE TABLE
1. Make sure that the electrical plug is removed from the main power supply.
2. Push the saw head down to its lowest position, then pull and turn the head
release knob to hold the saw head in the transport position.
3. Loosen the miter lock handle.
4. Rotate the table until the pointer is positioned at 0
5. Retighten the miter lock handle.
6. Loosen the bevel lock knob at the rear of the machine and set the saw arm at 0
bevel (the blade at 90 0 to the miter table). Tighten the bevel lock knob.
7. Place a square (A) Fig.11 against the table and the flat part of the blade.
NOTE: Make sure that the square contacts the flat part of the saw blade, not the
teeth.
8. Rotate the blade by hand and check the blade-to-table alignment at several points.
9. The edge of the square and the saw blade should be parallel.
10. If the saw blade angles away from the square, adjust as follows:
11. Make sure the positive stop adjustment knob (A) Fig.12 is pushed in all the way
and the bevel lock knob (B) is fully tightened. Loosen the two hex. screws (C &
D) inside the pivot bracket using a hex. key.
12. Loosen bevel lock knob (B) and adjust the head of the saw in or out to bring the
saw blade into alignment with the square.
13. Once perfectly aligned, retighten the bevel lock knob (B) and the two hex.
screws (C & D) inside the pivot bracket. Recheck the alignment.
14. Readjust bevel pointer (B) Fig.11 to line up with the 0º on the bevel scale.
ADJUSTING THE 45 0 STOP BOLTS
After setting the blade square with the table, the left and right side 45
will need to be adjusted.
1. Loosen the hex. nut and cap screw (F) Fig.12.
2. Tilt the head completely to the left side.
3. Place a 45 0 combination square against the table and the flat part of the blade
body.
4. Once the head is at a perfect 45
the cap screw (F) against the bevel lock knob (B) shaft and tighten hex. nut (F).
5. Repeat the above steps for the right side 45
screw (E).
SETTING THE FENCE SQUARE WITH THE BLADE
1. Make sure that the electrical plug is removed from the main power supply.
2. Push the saw head down to its lowest position, then pull and turn the head
release knob to hold the saw head in the transport position.
3. Loosen the miter lock handle.
4. Rotate the table until the pointer is positioned at 0
5. Retighten the miter lock handle.
6. Loosen the bevel lock knob at the rear of the machine and set the saw arm at 0
bevel (the blade at 90 0 to the miter table). Tighten the bevel lock knob.
7. Place a square (A) Fig.13 against the fence (B) and the flat part of the blade.
NOTE: Make sure that the square contacts the flat part of the saw blade, not the
teeth.
8. The edge of the square and the fence should be parallel.
9. If the fence angles away from the square, adjust as follows:
10. Loosen the rear fence extension lock knobs and remove fence extensions by
sliding them off the fence. Loosen the now exposed fence cap screws (C)
Fig.13 on both sides and position the fence (B) against the square and
retighten all cap screws.
11. Reinstall fence extensions.
ADJUSTMENTS
0 .
0 angle, tighten bevel lock knob (B), then tighten
0 stop bolt using the hex. nut and cap
0 .
0
0 stop bolts
0
FIGURE 11
FIGURE 12
FIGURE 13