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8.10 DRO calibration and operation
When the 0° and 45° blade tilt stops have been
verified to be correct, the DRO (digital readout) can
be calibrated to match the settings.
Sect.
8.10.1
describes
procedure. Sect. 8.10.2 describes mandatory
calibration procedures if the PCB sensor is ever
replaced in the table saw.
8.10.1 General calibration
1.
Blade tilt stops must be correctly set. See sect.
8.6.
2.
Connect machine to power source. DRO will be
illuminated.
3.
If saw blade is relatively close to 0°, set blade
to exactly 0° and press "SET 0" button. Readout
will display 0.00. See Figure 8-13.
Or, if saw blade is relatively close to 45°, set
blade to 45°, and press "SET 45" button.
Readout will display 45.0.
4.
Calibration is complete.
NOTE: If power is disconnected, digital display will
reset to 0.00. When power is restored, repeat above
procedure.
Figure 8-13
8.10.2 PCB replacement calibration
1.
Blade tilt stops must be correctly set. See sect.
8.6.
2.
Connect machine to power source. DRO will be
illuminated.
3.
Tilt saw blade to 0°.
4.
Press and hold both SET buttons until display
shows "---" (Figure 8-14).
Release buttons and display will show "00.0".
5.
Calibration at 0° is complete. (If "00.0" does not
6.
display, disconnect from power, reconnect and
repeat above procedure.)
7.
Tilt blade to 45°.
8.
Press and hold both SET buttons until display
shows "---" (Figure 8-14).
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Release buttons and display will show "45.0".
9.
10. Calibration at 45° is complete. (If "45.0" does
not display, disconnect from power, reconnect
and repeat above procedure.)
Figure 8-14
9.0 Operations
Familiarize yourself with the location and operation
of all controls and adjustments and the use of
accessories such as miter gauge and rip fence.
Note: The following figures are general in nature and
may not show your particular saw model.
9.1 Kickback prevention
Serious injury can result from kickbacks which occur
when a workpiece binds on the saw blade or binds
between the blade and rip fence or other fixed
object. This binding can cause the workpiece to lift
up and be thrown toward the operator.
Listed below are conditions which can cause
kickbacks:
Confining the cutoff piece when crosscutting
or ripping.
Releasing
workpiece
operation or not pushing workpiece all the way
past saw blade.
Not using splitter/riving knife when ripping or
not maintaining alignment of splitter/ riving
knife with saw blade.
Using dull saw blade.
Not maintaining alignment of rip fence so that
it tends to angle toward rather than away from
saw blade front to back.
Applying feed force when ripping to the cutoff
(free) section of workpiece instead of the
section between saw blade and fence.
Ripping wood that is twisted (not flat), or does
not have a straight edge, or has twisted grain.
To minimize or prevent injury from kickbacks:
Avoid conditions listed above.
before
completing
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