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CHECKING
HEELING
OR PARALLELISM
OF SAW
BLADE
TO
MITER
GAUGE
GROOVE
While
cutting,
the material
must
move
in a straight
line
PARALLEL
to the SAW
BLADE
. . . therefore
both
the miter
gauge
GROOVE
and the RIP FENCE
must
be PARALLEL
to the SAW
BLADE.
If the saw blade
is not
parallel
to the miter gauge
groove,
it is said to have "HEEL".
This condition
can
cause
the
workpiece
to bind
or move
workpiece
away from
the rip fence
at the end of a cut, possibly
causing
a kickback.
WARNING:
TO
AVOID
INJURY
FROM
ACCIDENTAL
START
MAKE
SURE
SWITCH
IS
"OFF"
AND
PLUG
IS
NOT
CONNECTED
TO
POWER
SOURCE
OUTLET.
1. Elevate
blade
to
maximum
height
by
turning
elevation
handwheel.
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
MITER
GROOVE.
Adjust
blade of square
so that it
just
touches
the tip of the MARKED
tooth.
4. Move
square
to REAR,
rotate
blade
to see
if
MARKED
tooth
again
touches
blade
of square.
5. If tooth
touches
square
the
same
amount
at
FRONT
and
REAR,
sawblade
is PARALLEL
to
MITER
GAUGE
GROOVE.
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MARK
'X' ON
TOOTH
ADJUSTING
PARALLELISM
OF
SAW
BLADE
TO
MITER
GAUGE
GROOVE
If
tooth
does
not
touch
front
and
rear
the
mechanism
underneath
must
be adjusted
to make
the blade
PARALLEL
to miter gauge
groove.
1. Loosen
the four hex socket
screws
in the top of
the table
next to the saw blade
using
a 3/16
inch
hex
L wrench.
This
will
allow
the
mechanism
below
the table
to be shifted
sideways.
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