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Table Saw Operations
Symptom
Possible Cause
Workpiece hits the
1. Riving knife is not aligned with the blade.
riving knife during
cutting.
Saw does not cut
1. Pointer on the tilt scale is out of adjust-
beveled or 90° cuts
ment.
at an accurate angle;
angle of cut does not
match tilt scale.
Blade guard sticks,
1. The mounting bolts are too tight.
preventing it from
automatically drop-
ping down after a
cut.
Board
binds
or
1. Dull blade.
burns when feeding
2. Blade is warped.
through tablesaw.
3. Fence is not parallel to blade.
4. Front and rear scales are not aligned paral-
lel to the blade.
Calibrating Blade Tilt
Pointer
The blade tilt pointer is fastened to the table saw
body with the hex nut shown in Figure 23. A 6mm
wrench is required to loosen the hex nut to adjust
the pointer.
Tools Needed
Wrench 6mm ..................................................... 1
90° Square ........................................................ 1
Figure 23. Pointer hex nut.
H8145 Baby Table Saw
Qty
Pointer Hex
Nut
Possible Solution
1. Realign the riving knife to the blade (Page 24).
1. Recalibrate the tilt scale pointer (see below).
1. Readjust the mounting bolts (Page 24).
1. Replace blade.
2. Replace blade.
3. Adjust the fence parallel to the blade.
4. Remove the scale on one side and install a new one,
using a straightedge placed across the blade to align
the new scale with the old scale and the blade.
To calibrate the blade tilt indicator:
1.
DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!
2.
Loosen the hex nut on the back of the pointer
(Figure 23).
3.
Using a 90° square as a gauge, adjust the
blade so it is square to the table, then tighten
the blade tilt handles.
4.
Double check that the blade tilt did not change
when you tightened the tilt lock handles.
—If the blade tilt did not change, continue to
Step 5.
—If the blade tilt did change, repeat Steps
3 & 4.
5.
Rotate the blade tilt indicator directly over the
"0" mark on the tilt scale.
6.
Tighten the hex nut on the back of the pointer,
making sure that the indicator does not move
during tightening.
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