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Checking left 45°
Bevel Stop
1. Lower head assembly and engage head assem-
bly lock pin.
2. Slide head assembly completely to the back and
tighten the rail lock knob.
3. Rotate table to the 0° miter position.
4. Pull up bevel lock lever to unlock bevel.
5. Move bevel range selector knob to 45°-0° posi-
tion. (See page 28)
6. Tilt the saw assembly to the left, then rotate saw
assembly to the right until you feel the stop in the
45° left position. This is where the saw is cur-
rently set for the 45° left bevel cut.
7. Use the head (remove ruler) of a combination
square to check blade at the 45° stop. Place the
combination square head on the table and press
it's 45° surface against the blade. If the blade
does not contact the full length of the square,
(figure 8a), follow the calibrating procedure.
Calibrating left 45°
Bevel Stop
1. Remove rear cover to expose bolts.
2. Lift bevel lock lever to release bevel lock.
3. Tilt saw to 45° left bevel position.
4. Remove the ruler from the combination square
and position with 45° surface against blade.
(Figure 8a)
5. Place 10mm open-end wrench on bolt head "F".
While rotating bolt "F", watch blade tilt move-
ment until it is aligned with the 45° surface on
combination square. (Figure 8b)
6. Adjust bevel pointer to 45° line on bevel scale.
Adjusting Bevel lock lever Tension
1. Lift bevel lock lever to release bevel lock.
2. Place 17mm open-end flat wrench on bolt head
"E" (Figure 8b).
3. Turn nut "E" clockwise 1/8 turn to tighten bevel
lock tension or turn counter-clockwise to 1/8 turn
to loosen bevel lock tension.
Adjustments
Combination
Square
figure 8a. left 45° Bevel Stop
f
figure 8b. left 45° Bevel Adjustment
4. Push down bevel lock lever until you feel the lever
snap into the locked position.
5. Verify that bevel lock tension holds the bevel po-
sition secure and also allows bevel lock lever to
lock down to the point that a solid stop is felt.
6. If necessary, repeat steps 1–5 to adjust the ten-
sion.
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Blade
Table
Bevel lock
lever
E