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W1761/W1762 12" Table Saw with Riving Knife
Miter Slot to Blade
Parallelism
Your table saw will give the best results if the miter slot
and the rip fence are adjusted parallel to the blade. If
either of these are not exactly parallel, your cuts and
your finished work will be lower in quality, but more
importantly, this condition increases the risk of kickback.
Take the time to adjust your table saw properly. A few
minutes now will be time well spent.
To adjust the blade parallel to the miter slot, do these
steps:
1.
DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!
2. Use an adjustable square to measure the distance
from the miter slot to a carbide tip on the blade as
shown in Figure 70. Make sure that the face of the
adjustable square is even along the miter slot.
3. With the end of the adjustable square just touch-
ing the tip, lock the square in place. Now, mark the
carbide tip with a marker where you made this mea-
surement.
4. Rotate that tip to the other end of the table insert.
5. Slide the adjustable square down to the other end
of the table insert, and compare the distance from
the marked blade tip to the end of the adjustable
square.
— If the blade tip does not touch the end of the
adjustable square similar to the first measure-
ment, the table will need to be adjusted.
—If the blade tip measurement is the same on both
sides, go to Step 8.
6. To adjust the table, loosen the three bolts in the
table mounting locations with a 17mm wrench (see
Figure 71) and slightly tap the table. Repeat Steps
2-6 until the blade and miter slot are parallel. Do
not forget to tighten the table mounting bolts when
finished.
7. Now check to see if the blade remains parallel to
the miter slot when tilted to 45°.
Figure 70. Example of adjusting blade to
The saw blade is dangerously sharp.
Use extra care when handling the
blade or working near it. Serious injury
is possible.
Figure 71. Table mounting bolt holes.
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miter slot.
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