DeWalt DWE7492 Original Instructions Manual page 17


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.
ADJUSTMENTS
Blade Adjustment (Fig. G)
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
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fasteners , 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
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height adjustment wheel .
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
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Blade (Fig. A, H)
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
the guard assembly position.
4. Lay a straight edge on the table against two blade tips. The
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splitter
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
Parallel Adjustment (Fig. A, I, J, O)

WARNING: A misaligned fence, not parallel to the blade,
increases the risk of kickback!
For optimum performance, the blade must be parallel to the
rip fence. This adjustment has been made at the factory. To
re-adjust:
Position 1 Fence Alignment
1. Install the fence in position 1 and unlock the rail lock
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lever . Locate both locator pins
on the front and rear rails.
2. Loosen the rear locator pin screw and adjust the alignment
of the fence in the groove until the fence face is parallel to
the blade. Make sure you measure from the fence face to
the front and back of the blade to ensure alignment.
3. Tighten the locator screw and repeat on the left side of
the blade.
4. Check rip scale pointer adjustment (Fig. J).
Position 2 Fence Alignment
1. To align position 2 fence locator pins
position 1 pins have been aligned, refer to Position 1
Fence Alignment.
2. Loosen the position 2 pins, then using the blade wrench
holes as a guide for positioning, align the pins (Fig. O).
3. Tighten the locator pins (front and rear).
Adjusting the Rip Scale (Fig. A, J)
1. Unlock the rail lock lever
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adjacent to the guard
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. These screws will be used to adjust
should not touch the straight edge. If needed,
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to move the splitter
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that support the fence
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, ensure
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