Hitachi C 10RA2 Technical And Service Manual page 19

4 Raise the grip to the upside and release the fixation of the rip fence. Move and return the parallel bracket
adjacent to the miter gauge groove. Lower the grip to the bottom and fix the rip fence. And verify that the
parallel bracket is parallel to the miter gauge groove.
5 Repeat adjustment until it is parallel.
6 After adjustment, tighten four 6 mm hex. hd. bolts.
7 On completion of adjustment, recheck the rip fence is parallel with the miter gauge groove.
8-3-4. Adjustment of the Pointer
The pointer indicates the distance the rip fence is positioned away from the saw blade. The pointer should
indicate the accurate distance from the saw blade. Check and adjust the pointer with the following procedures.
NOTE: The pointer will need to be readjusted whenever a different thickness saw blade is installed.
Saw blade
Pointer
Scale
5 mm
Machine screw
Fig. 17
8-3-5. Adjustment of the Miter Gauge
The miter gauge should be square to the saw blade.
Check and adjust the miter gauge with the following procedures.
Square
Sheet bar
Miter gauge
Clamp
handle (B)
Protractor
scale
Pointer
5 mm
Machine screw
Fig. 18
To adjust the pointer 0 setting.
Rip fence
(1) Raise the grip to the upside and release the lock on the rip
(2) Make sure that the pointer points to 0 on the scale provided
(3) If the pointer does not point to 0 on the scale,
Grip
To adjust the pointer 0 setting.
(1) Loosen clamp handle (B) and place a square against both
Saw
blade
(2) If the pointer does not indicate 0 on the miter gauge,
fence. And move the rip fence to bring it into tight contact
with the side of the saw blade.
on the table.
1 Lower the grip to the bottom and lock the rip fence.
2 Loosen the 5 mm machine screw holding the pointer
(see Fig. 17).
3 Adjust the pointer to the 0 position and retighten the 5 mm
machine screw.
4 After adjustment, recheck to see that the pointer now points
to 0.
the saw blade and the miter gauge. The pointer should
indicate 90˚ on the protractor scale on the miter gauge.
1 Tighten clamp handle (B).
2 Loosen the 5 mm machine screw on the sheet bar.
3 Adjust the pointer to the 90˚ position and tighten the 5 mm
machine screw on the sheet bar (see Fig. 18).
4 After adjustment, recheck to see that the pointer now
indicates 0.
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