Mitre Gauge Adjustment - Powermatic 64S Operating Instructions And Parts Manual

1. Disconnect the machine from the power source.
2. Raise the saw blade to its maximum height.
3. Set the blade at 90
blade tilting handwheel clockwise as far as it will go.
4. Place a square on the table and check to see
that the blade is at a 90
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5. If the blade is not at 90
90 o stop is located on the trunnion bracket toward the
front of the saw as shown in Figure 27. Loosen the
lock nut (A) and turn the adjusting stop screw (B) with
a wrench until the screw contacts the underside of the
table at the blade's 90 position. Tighten the lock nut.
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Re-check and adjust as necessary.
6. The stop screw for 45
of the saw on the cylindrical trunnion link bar as shown
in Figure 27. If the saw is not cutting at 45
lock nut (C) with a 14mm wrench. Adjust it to the proper
position by holding the stop screw (D) with one wrench
while tightening the lock nut (C) with the other.

MITRE GAUGE ADJUSTMENT

Tools Required
8mm wrench
phillips screwdriver
Your mitre gauge is equipped with individually adjust-
able index stops at 90 and 45
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dex stops can be adjusted by tightening or loosening
the three adjusting screws (A) as shown in Figure 28.
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To operate the mitre gauge, loosen the lock
handle (B) and move the body of the miter gauge (C)
to the desired angle. The mitre gauge body is set to
stop at 90 and 45 left or right. To move the gauge
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beyond these points, the stop link (D) must be flipped
out of the way.
TO CHECK AND ADJUST THE 90
MITRE GAUGE, DO THE FOLLOWING:
1. Set the gauge at 90
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2. Place a metal square against the face of the mi-
tre gauge and along one edge of the mitre gauge slot
and check to see if the edge of the square fits flush
with the mitre gauge as shown in Figure 29.
3. If it does not, loosen lock handle (B - Figure 28).
4. Loosen the locknut (E), and adjust the stop screw,
(A), so it strikes the stop link (D) when the gauge is at
90 .
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5. Tighten both the locknut (E) and the lock handle
(B).
o to the table by turning the
angle as shown in Figure 26.
, proceed as follows: The
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is located toward the front
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, loosen the
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right and left. The in-
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SETTING OF THE
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as shown in Figure 28.
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FIGURE 26
FIGURE 27
FIGURE 28
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