Delta 36-729 Instruction Manual page 16

ADJUSTING 90 AND 45 DEGREE
POSITIVE STOPS
Positive stops are provided to quickly and accurately
position the blade at 90 and 45 degrees to the table. To
check and adjust the positive stops, proceed as follows:
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER
SOURCE.
1. Raise the saw blade all the way to the top and turn
the blade tilting handwheel clockwise as far as it will go.
2. Using a square, check to see if the blade is 90
degrees to the table Fig. 32. If an adjustment is
necessary, turn the
counterclockwise. Loosen locknut (A) Fig. 34, and tighten
or loosen adjusting screw (B) until head of screw (B)
contacts casting on front trunnion when the blade is at 90
degrees to the table. Then tighten locknut (A).
3. Check to see if the tilt indicator pointer points to the
zero mark on the scale. Adjust if necessary. NOTE: TO
ADJUST POINTER (E) FIG. 35, REMOVE THE BLADE
RAISING LOCK KNOB (F) AND BLADE RAISING
HANDWHEEL (G). LOOSEN POINTER SCREW AND
MOVE THE POINTER (E) TO THE "0" MARK ON THE
SCALE AND TIGHTEN THE POINTER SCREW.
REPLACE THE BLADE RAISING HANDWHEEL AND
LOCK KNOB.
4. Turn the blade tilting handwheel counterclockwise as
far as it will go. Using a square, check to see if the blade
is at 45 degrees to the table Fig. 33. If an adjustment is
necessary, turn the blade tilting handwheel clockwise
until the adjusting screw (D) Fig. 35, and locknut (C) are in
view, in the opening in the front of the saw cabinet, as
shown. Loosen locknut (C) and tighten or loosen
adjusting screw (D) until head of screw (D) contacts
casting on front trunnion when the blade is at 45 degrees
to the table. Then tighten locknut (C).
blade tilting handwheel
B
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Fig. 32
Fig. 33
A
Fig. 34
G
D
C
F
E
Fig. 35