Steel City 45960C User Manual page 23

RAISING AND LOWERING THE BLADE
Fig. 24
B
The blade height adjustment handwheel and
handwheel lock knob are located on the front of
the cabinet above the blade bevel scale. To
raise the saw blade, loosen the handwheel lock
knob (A) (counterclockwise) and turn the
handwheel (B) clockwise. When the saw blade
is at its desired height, tighten the handwheel
lock knob (clockwise) until it is secuely
tightened. SEE FIG 24
To lower the saw blade, loosen the handwheel
lock knob (counterclockwise) and turn the
handwheel counterclockwise. When the saw
blade is at its desired height, tighten the
handwheel lock knob (clockwise) until it is
securely tightened.
TILTING THE BLADE
The blade bevel handwheel and handwheel lock knob are
located on the left side of the cabinet. To increase the
saw blade bevel, loosen the handwheel lock knob
(counterclockwise) and turn the hand wheel clockwise.
When the saw blade is at its desired degree, tighten the
handwheel lock knob (clockwise) until it is securely
tightened.
To return the saw blade bevel to zero degrees, loosen
the handwheel lock knob (counterclockwise) and turn the
handwheel counterclockwise. When the saw blade is
back to zero degrees it will come into contact with the
adjustable positive stop which will cause the blade to
stop. Tighten the handwheel lock knob (clockwise) until it
is securely tightened.
To tilt the blade bevel to 45-degrees, loosen the hand-
wheel lock knob (counterclockwise) and turn the hand-
wheel clockwise. When the saw blade is at 45-degrees it
will come into contact with the adjustable positive stop
A
which will cause the blade to stop. Tighten the hand-wheel
lock knob (clockwise) until it is securely tightened.
ADJUSTING BLADE BEVEL
POSITIVE STOPS
Fig. 25
1. To adjust blade to a 90-degree blade bevel positive
stop, raise the saw blade (A) to its highest position.
SEE FIG 25
2. Using a combination square (B) check that the blade is
90 degrees to the saw table (zero degrees on bevel
scale).
3. If the blade will not tilt to 90 degrees, turn (counter-
clockwise) the set screw in the left miter slot of the saw
table until the blade can be positioned to 90 degrees.
4. Once the blade has been tilted to 90 degrees (confirm
this using your square), tighten the bevel handwheel
lock knob, located on the side of the cabinet. This will
keep the blade from tilting further.
5. Turn the set screw (clockwise) until it comes in contact
with the positive stop.
6. Loosen the bevel handwheel lock knob located on the
side of the cabinet, and rotate bevel handwheel until
the blade is at 45 degrees to the saw table.
7. If the blade will not tilt to 45 degrees, turn (counter-
clockwise) the set screw located just to the right of the
right miter slot, until the blade can be positioned to 45
Degrees.
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B
A