Porter-Cable 557 Instruction Manual page 9

Angle Adjustment (see Figs. 6, 7, 8 & 9)
1. Loosen locking knob (A).
2. For angles between 0° and 90° - swing fence downward until desired angle
on lower scale (B), aligns with lower index mark (E). Tighten knob (A), to
secure in place.
3. For angles between 90° and 135° - swing fence downward until the "gate"
between the upper scale (D), and lower scale (B), aligns with locking knob.
Swing scale arm down to align knob with upper scale. Move fence until
desired angle on upper scale (D), aligns with upper index mark (C). Tighten
knob (A), to secure in place.
Fig. 6
D
E
Fig. 8
FINE ADJUSTMENT
The adjustable 90° stop is factory adjusted for 90° and should not require
additional adjustment. If "fine tuning" of the stop position is required: use a
5
/ " hex wrench (not furnished), to rotate set-screw (F) Fig. 6. Rotate the set-
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screw clockwise to reduce the angle of the fence, rotate the set-screw counter-
clockwise to increase the angle of the fence.
0 degrees
C
F
A
B
E
Fig. 7
90 degrees
C
A
A
Fig. 9
(90° Position)
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60 degrees
A
B
E
135 degrees
C
D
E