DeWalt DWE7491 Original Instructions Manual page 18

English
To Remove the Throat Plate
1. Remove the throat plate 16
knob 1/4 turn counterclockwise
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2. Using finger hole 26 , pull throat plate up and forward
to expose the inside of the saw. DO NOT operate the saw
without the throat plate.
Fitting the Rip Fence (Fig. G)
The rip fence can be installed in two positions on the
right (Position 1 for 0 mm to 62 cm ripping, and Position 2 for
20.3 cm to 82.5 cm ripping) and one position on the left of your
table saw.
1. Unlock the rip fence latches
2. Holding the fence at an angle, align the locator
pins (front and back) 29 on the fence rails with the fence
head slots 30 .
3. Slide the head slots onto the pins and rotate the fence down
until it rests on the rails.
4. Lock the fence in place by closing the front and back
latches 18 onto the rails.
Bench Mounting (Fig. A, B)

CAUTION: To reduce the risk of personal injury, make sure
table saw is firmly mounted to a stable surface before use.

CAUTION: Ensure that the surface is stable enough
that large pieces of material will not cause it to tip over
during use.
The table saw must be mounted firmly. Four holes
provided in the tool's base for mounting. We strongly
recommend that these holes be used to anchor the table saw to
your workbench or other stationary rigid frame.
1. Centre the saw on a square piece of 12.7 mm plywood.
2. Mark the positions of the two rear mounting holes (spaced
220 mm apart) in the frame of the saw with a pencil. Then
measure forward 498.5 mm for the two front holes spaced
230 mm apart.
3. Remove the saw and drill 9 mm holes in the places you have
just marked.
4. Position the saw over the four holes you drilled in the
plywood and insert four 8 mm machine screws FROM
THE BOTTOM. Install washers and 8 mm nuts on the top.
Tighten securely.
5. In order to prevent the screw heads from marring the
surface to which you clamp the saw, attach two strips of
scrap wood to the bottom of the plywood base. These strips
can be attached with wood screws installed from the top
side as long as they don't protrude through the bottom of
the strip.
6. Use a "C" clamp to secure the plywood base to your
workbench whenever you use the saw.
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by turning the cam lock
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ADJUSTMENTS
Blade Adjustment (Fig. H)
Blade Alignment (Parallel to Mitre Slot)

WARNING: Cut Hazard. Check the blade at 0˚ and 45˚
to make sure blade does not hit the throat plate, causing
personal injury.
If the blade appears to be out of alignment with the mitre slot
on the table top, it will require calibration for alignment. To
realign the blade and mitre slot, use the following procedure:

WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, turn unit
off and disconnect machine from power source
before installing and removing accessories, before
adjusting or changing set-ups or when making
repairs. An accidental start-up can cause injury.
1. Using a 5 mm hex wrench, loosen rear pivot bracket
fasteners 32 , located on the underside of the table, just
enough to allow the bracket to move side-to-side.
2. Adjust the bracket until the blade is parallel to the mitre
gauge slot.
3. Tighten the rear pivot bracket fasteners to 12.5–13.6 Nm
(110–120 in-lbs).
Blade height adjustment (Fig. A)
The blade can be raised and lowered by turning the blade
height adjustment wheel 6 .
Make sure the top three teeth of the blade are just breaking
through the upper surface of the workpiece when sawing. This
will ensure that the maximum number of teeth are removing
material at any given time, thus giving optimum performance.
Aligning Guard Assembly/Splitter to
Blade (Fig. A, B, I)
1. Remove the throat plate. Refer to Remove Throat Plate.
2. Raise the blade to full depth of cut and 0° bevel angle.
3. Locate the three small set screws
assembly lock shaft 38 . These screws will be used to adjust
the guard assembly position.
4. Lay a straight edge on the table against two blade tips. The
splitter 13 should not touch the straight edge. If needed,
loosen the two larger lock screws
5. Adjust the small set screws
according to the position noted in step 4. Lay the straight
edge on the opposite side of the blade and repeat
adjustments as needed.
6. Lightly tighten the two larger lock screws
7. Place a square flat against the splitter to the verify splitter is
vertical and in-line with the blade.
8. If needed, use the set screws to bring the splitter vertical
with the square.
9. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to verify position of splitter.
10. Fully tighten the two larger lock screws
11. Re-install and lock the throat plate
39 adjacent to the guard
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to move the splitter
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