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TO CHANGETHE BLADE
DEPTH
See Figure 35.
The blade depth should be set so that the outer points of
the blade are higher than the workpiece
by approximately
1/8 in. to 1/4 in. but the lowest points (gullets) are below
the top surface.
[] Push the bevel locking lever to the left for elevation
mode.
[] Raise the blade by turning the height/bevel adjusting
hand-wheel clockwise or lower it by turning the handle
counterclockwise.
GULLET
Fig. 35
TO CHANGE
THE BLADE
ANGLE
(BEVEL)
See Figure 36.
[] Push the bevel locking lever to the right for angle
mode.
[] Angle the blade by turning the height/bevel adjusting
handwheel until the bevel indicator shows the correct
angle.
[] Return the bevel locking lever securely to the left to
lock the angle, while holding the height/bevel adjusting
handwheel in place.
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ANGLED
BLADE
CHECKING
SLIDING
MITER TABLE AND
MAKING
ADJUSTMENTS
TO CHECK
MITER
BASE PARALLELISM
See Figures 37 - 38.
[] Unplug the saw.
[] Set saw up as if you were preparing to make a cut.
Tighten rail clamps, miter locking clamps, adjusting
clamp, etc.
[] Slide miter table (A) to the front of miter base (B) as far
as it will go. Place a reference mark (C) near the end of
the miter table as shown in figure 37.
NOTE: Front of miter base is on infeed side of saw.
[] Place a reference mark on one of the blade teeth (D)
and rotate the blade (E) so that the reference mark on
the blade is at the front of the throat plate.
[] Place a framing square (G) against the blade and
align with reference mark on miter table. Measure the
distance between the blade and the edge of miter
table.
NOTE: Place framing square between carbide teeth
and measure from blade. This step will insure framing
square is square against blade from the front to back
of blade.
G
A
CLAMP
BEVEL
INDICATOR
BEVEL
LOCKING LEVER
HEIGHT/BEVEL
ADJUSTING
HANDWHEEL
Fig. 37
Fig. 36
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