Fence Adjustments - Woodstock Shop Fox W1888 Owner's Manual

Fence.Adjustments
There are four main adjustments for the fence: height off
the table, squareness, parallelism with the miter slot, and
clamping pressure. These adjustments are interconnected
and some repetition may be needed when adjusting.
Tools.Needed.
Hex Wrench 6mm ...............................................1
Square ............................................................1
Felt-Tipped Marker .............................................1
Height.and.Square
The fence should be adjusted high enough off the table
so that it does not drag across the surface or allow wood
chips to get caught between the fence and table. Also,
the fence face must be square to the table in order to
produce accurate cuts.
To check/adjust fence height and squareness to table,
do these steps:
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Remove fence from saw and place on a flat surface.
3. Back out rear set screws until they are just threaded
into fence flange (see Figure 114).
4. Install fence onto table, then loosen fence knobs
(see Figure 115), pull fence up from center, and
tighten each knob.
5. Loosen top lock nuts on fence flange and lock nut on
rear rail foot, shown in Figure 115.
6. Turn top adjustment screws and rear foot screw
so there is approximately
bottom of fence and table, front-to-back and side-
to-side, then tighten lock nuts.
7. Place square on table and against face of fence, as
shown in Figure 116, to check if fence is square to
table.
— If fence is square to table, proceed to Parallelism
& Clamping Pressure.
— If fence is not square to table, proceed to Step 8.
8. Loosen top lock nuts and adjust top screws
(see Figure 115) to make fence face 90° to table,
then tighten lock nuts.
Qty
⁄ " clearance between
1
16
-72-
Model W1888 (For Machines Mfd. Since 10/20)
Rear Set Screws
Figure 114. Location of screws used to
adjust fence parallelism and clamping
pressure.
Top
Adjustment Screws
Lock Nut
Figure 115. Fence components used to
adjust fence height and squareness to
table.
90° Square
Figure 116. Checking if fence is square to
table.
Rear Rail
Foot
Knob
(1 of 3)
Fence Flange
Fence
Table