Miter Slot-To-Blade Alignment - Shop fox W1729 Owner's Manual

Miter.Slot-to-Blade.
Alignment
To ensure straight cuts when using your miter gauge and
the fence, set the miter gauge slot parallel to the blade.
Note: This process sets the miter gauge slot parallel
to the blade, but your cuts may still wander slightly
while using the miter gauge and fence because of the
physics of blade lead. You must realize that all bandsaws
have blade lead to some extent. To help control this
condition, refer to Blade.Lead on.Page.42 for solutions.
To.make.the.miter.gauge.slot.parallel.with.the.blade,.
do.these.steps:
1.. DISCONNECT.BANDSAW.FROM.POWER!
2. Install the largest blade you have.
3. Place a straightedge next to the blade so it is
parallel with the blade. Make sure the straightedge
touches the blade evenly from front to back, but do
not let it move the blade, nor let the straightedge
rest on a tooth in the blade.
4. Measure the distance from the straightedge to the
miter gauge slot at each end of the table (see.Figure.
18).
. •. If these measurements are not equal, loosen the
trunnion bolts under the table (see Figure.19),..
. rotate the table until the measurements are
equal, and retighten the trunnion bolts.
. •. If after setting the miter gauge slot parallel with
the blade, the bandsaw still does not cut straight,
refer to the Blade.Lead instructions on Page.42.
Model W1729 (For Machines Mfd. Since 1/12)
Figure.18..Squaring the miter slot to
Figure.19..Trunnion bolts under the table.
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blade.
Trunnion
Bolts