Transporting The Saw; Adjustments; Miter Scale Adjustment; Miter Pointer Adjustment - DeWalt DW708 Instruction Manual

FIG. 8
FIG. 9
MITER SCALE SCREW
FIG. 10
MITER
LOCK/DETENT
ROD
FIG. 11
the mounting surface is not warped or otherwise uneven. If
the saw rocks on the surface place a thin piece of material
under one saw foot until the saw sits firmly on the mounting
surface.

Transporting the Saw

TURN OFF AND UNPLUG THE SLIDING COMPOUND
MITER SAW BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE IT OR
MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS.
Use the lock down pin when carrying the saw from one
place to another. The lock down pin is not to be used for
any cutting operation, and is for carrying and storage only.
When transporting the saw, always lock the head in the
down position, miter the saw fully to the right (60° miter),
lock the miter adjustment/lock lever, lock the rail lock knob
with the head fully forward, slide the fences completely
inward, and lock the bevel adjustment/lock lever with the
saw at a 0° bevel. Always use the carrying hand holds in
LOWER RIGHT
the base to transport the saw. Carry the saw as shown in
BEVEL STOP PIN
Figure 1A.

Adjustments

PERFORM ALL ADJUSTMENTS WITH THE SLIDING
COMPOUND MITER SAW UNPLUGGED.
NOTE: Your sliding compound miter saw is fully and
accurately adjusted at the factory at the time of
manufacture. If readjustment due to shipping and handling
or any other reason is required, follow the steps below to
adjust your saw.
Once made, these adjustments should remain accurate.

MITER SCALE ADJUSTMENT

Place a square against the saw's base, fence and blade, as
shown in Figure 6. (Do not touch the tips of the blade teeth
with the square. To do so will cause an inaccurate
measurement.) Lift the miter clamp lever and swing the miter
arm until the miter latch locks it at the 0 miter position. If the
saw blade is not exactly perpendicular to the fence, loosen
the four screws that hold the miter scale to the base (shown
in Figure 9) and move the scale/miter arm assembly left or
right until the blade is perpendicular to the fence, as
measured with the square. Retighten the four screws. Pay
no attention to the reading of the miter pointer at this point.

MITER POINTER ADJUSTMENT

Lift the miter adjustment/lock lever and move the miter arm
to the zero position, as shown in Figure 7. With the miter
adjustment/lock lever loose allow the miter latch to snap
into place as you rotate the miter arm to zero. Observe the
pointer and miter scale. If the pointer does not indicate
exactly zero, loosen the screw that holds the pointer in
place and gently move the pointer left or right. Retighten
the screw after setting the pointer to zero.
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CAUTION: To prevent binding and inaccuracy, be sure