Saw Adjustment - Metabo KGT 501 Original Operating Instructions

ENGLISH
if there is more than 5 mm slack at the
centre between the two pulleys.
To check, re-tension and change
1. Lift sawhead and lock in position (as
for crosscut and mitre cuts).
Remove plastic cover (82).
2.
82
3. Check belt tension by thumb pres-
sure.
If the drive belt needs to be re-ten-
sioned or replaced:
− Loosen the four motor screws by
approx. one turn.
− Re-tension or replace the drive
belt.
To tension, move motor to the
right (put a screwdriver into the
oblong hole and lever motor to
the right).
− Tighten motor fastening screws
crosswise.
Replace the plastic cover (82).
4.
9.3

Saw adjustment

A
Caution!
•
After any servicing check to see
that the saw blade can move
freely in any position, by turning
it carefully by hand.
Saw blade angle adjustment
The angle between saw blade and fence
must be exactly 90°.
To check and adjust:
1. Set saw up in crosscut saw mode
and set sawhead vertical.
2. Lock rotating table in the 90°position
by means of the stopping lever.
3. Put a try square against the left-
hand side of the saw blade and
against the fence (watch out for the
26
set of the saw teeth or protruding TC
tips, respectively!).
4. Check to see that the angle between
saw blade and fence is exactly 90°.
If necessary, loosen locking nut (83)
and adjust motorhead axle with an
Allen key. Tighten locking nut again.
83
5. After adjusting the saw blade angle,
check:
− stop for saw blade tilt
− locking pin, rotating table
− rotating table scale
Sawhead tilt stop adjustment
The saw is provided with adjustable tilt
stops at both the 90° and the 45° posi-
tion.
To check and adjust:
1. Set saw up in crosscut saw mode
and set sawhead vertical.
2. Put a try square against the left-
hand side of the saw blade and on
the saw table (watch out for the set
of the saw teeth or protruding TC
tips, respectively!).
3. Check to see that the angle between
saw blade and saw table is exactly
90°. If necessary, loosen locking nut
(84) and adjust stop screw (85).
Tighten locking nut again.
87
86
4. Tilt sawhead to 45° and check set-
ting with a try square. If necessary,
loosen locking nut (86) and adjust
stop screw (87). Tighten locking nut
again.
Lateral saw blade adjustment
The saw blade position can be laterally
adjusted along the saw blade axis. The
saw blade must be positioned exactly in
the centre of the kerf plate's slot.
To check and adjust:
3
Note:
If any changes are made to the
settings of the motorhead axle, it must
be prevented from turning by holding it
with an Allen key.
If necessary, the saw blade angle must
be readjusted.
1. Set saw up in crosscut saw mode
and set sawhead vertical.
Loosen nut (88).
2.
3. Adjust saw blade position by turning
nut (89). Tighten nut (88) again.
Rotating table locking pin adjustment
The locking pin of the rotating table must
engage at the exact 90° and 45° posi-
tions.
To check and adjust:
1. Set saw up in crosscut saw mode
and set sawhead vertical.
Let locking pin (90) engage.
2.
90
84
85
3. Put a try square against the left-
hand side of the saw blade and
against the fence (watch out for the
set of the saw teeth or protruding TC
tips, respectively!).
4. Check to see that the angle between
saw blade and saw table is exactly
90°. If necessary, loosen nut (91)
and turn locking pin, together with
the mounting to either the left or
right. The locking pin is held excen-
tric in the mounting. If the angle is
exactly 90°, tighten nut (91).
Scale adjustment
After a longer period of operation as well
as after any adjustments have been
made, the "0"-position of each scale
should be checked and readjusted, if
necessary:
88
89
91