Setting The Table Square With The Blade - King Canada 8370 Instruction Manual

SETTING THE TABLE SQUARE WITH THE BLADE

1. Make sure that the electrical plug is removed from the main
supply socket.
2. Push the saw arm down to its lowest position and engage the
release knob to hold the saw arm in the transport position.
3. Loosen the miter lock and press down the miter latch Fig.3.
4. Rotate the table until the pointer is positioned at 0
the miter latch.
5. Retighten the miter lock handle.
6. Loosen the bevel lock knob at the rear of the machine and set the
saw arm at 0 bevel (the blade at 90
0
the bevel lock knob.
7. Place a square against the table and the flat part of the blade.
NOTE: Make sure that the square contacts the flat part of the saw
blade, not the teeth.
8. Rotate the blade by hand and check the blade-to-table alignment
at several points.
9. The edge of the square and the saw blade should be parrallel.
10. If the saw blade angles away from the square, adjust as follows.
11. Loosen the lock nuts securing the two bevel adjustment screws
and loosen the bevel lock knob.
12. Adjust the bevel adjustment screws to bring the saw blade into
alignment with the square.
13. Retighten the bevel lock knob and lock the nuts. Recheck the
alignment.
CROSSCUTTING
When cutting a piece of wood it is not necessary to use the slide
mechanism. In these cases ensure that the slide lock is screwed
down to prevent the saw arm from sliding.
A crosscut is made by cutting across the grain of the workpiece. A
90 crosscut is made with the miter table set at 0
0
are made with the table set at some angle other than zero.
1. Pull on the release knob and lift the saw arm to its full height.
2. Loosen the miter lock and press down on the miter latch.
3. Rotate the miter table until the pointer aligns with the desired
angle.
4. Release the miter latch.
ADJUSTMENTS & OPERATIONS
and release
0
to the miter table). Tighten
0
. Miter crosscuts
0
5. Retighten the miter lock.
WARNING: Be sure to tighten the miter lock handle before making
a cut. Failure to do so could result in the table moving during the cut
and cause serious personal injury.
6. Place the workpiece flat on the table with one edge securely
against the fence. If the board is warped, place the convex side
against the fence. If the concave side is place against the fence,
the board could break and jam the blade.
7. When cutting long pieces of timber, support the opposite end of
the timber with the extension wing or an additional roller stand or
a work surface that is level with the saw table.
8. Use a clamp to secure the workpiece whenever possible.
9. Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cutting
operation to check that there are no problems.
10. Hold the handle firmly and squeeze the trigger. Allow the blade
to reach maximum speed.
11. Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece.
12. Release the switch trigger and allow the saw blade to stop
rotating before raising the blade out of the workpiece. Wait until
the blade stops before removing the workpiece.
When cutting wide workpieces, you should use the sliding
action, unlock the slide lock.
1. Raise the saw arm to its highest position and slide the blade
towards you.
2. Hold the handle firmly and squeeze the trigger. Allow the blade to
reach maximum speed.
3. Slowly lower the blade into the workpiece and slide it away from
you at the same time until the workpiece is cut.
4. Release the switch trigger and allow the saw blade to stop
rotating before raising the blade out of the workpiece. Wait until
the blade stops before removing the workpiece.