Miter Scale Pointer Adjustment; Adjusting Fence Squareness - Black & Decker SM1850BD Instruction Manual

• If the blade is not at 45° to the miter
table, tilt the cutting arm to the right,
loosen the locknut (8) on the bevel
angle adjustment bolt (9) and use a
10 mm wrench to adjust the stop
bolt (10) depth in or out to increase or
decrease the bevel angle.
• Tilt the cutting arm to the left to 45°
bevel and recheck for alignment.
• Repeat steps 1 through 4 until the
blade is at 45° to the miter table.
• Tighten bevel lock handle (1) and
locknut (8) when alignment is achieved.
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MITER ANGLE ADJUSTMENT
(FIGURE Q)
The sliding compound miter saw scale can
be easily read, showing miter angles from
0° to 47° to the left, and 0° to 47° to the
right. The miter saw table has nine of the
most common angle settings with positive
stops at 0°, 15°, 22.5°, 31.6°, and 45°.
These positive stops position the blade at
the desired angle quickly and accurately.
Follow the process below for quickest and
most accurate adjustments.
• Unlock the miter table by turning the
miter handle (1) counterclockwise.
• Move the turntable while lifting up on
the positive stop locking lever (2) to
align the indicator (3) to the desired
degree measurement.
• If the desired angle is one of the nine
positive stops, release the positive stop
locking lever, making sure the lever
snaps into position, and then secure by
tightening the miter handle.
• If the miter angle desired is not one of
the nine positive stops, simply lock the
miter table into desired angle position
by turning the miter handle in the
clockwise direction.

MITER SCALE POINTER ADJUSTMENT

(FIGURE Q)
• Move the table to the 0° positive stop.
• Loosen the screw (4) that holds the
• Adjust the pointer (3) to the 0° mark
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ADJUSTING FENCE SQUARENESS

(FIGURE R)
• Lower the cutting arm and lock in
8
• Using a square (1), lay the heel of the
• Loosen the two fence locking bolts (3)
• Adjust the fence 90° to the blade and
• After fence has been aligned, using a
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pointer with a Phillips screwdriver.
and retighten screw (4).
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position.
square against the blade and the ruler
against the fence (2) as shown.
with a 8 mm hex wrench.
tighten the four fence locking bolts.
CAUTION
!
If the saw has not
been used recently, recheck blade
squareness to the fence and readjust
if needed.
scrap piece of wood, make a cut at 90
then check squareness on the piece.
Readjust if necessary.
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