ADJUSTMENTS
TO SET THE BLADE AT 0° AND 45°
See Figures 61 - 62.
The angle settings of the saw have been set at the factory
and, unless damaged in shipping, should not require set-
ting during assembly. After extensive use, it may need to
be checked.
Unplug the saw.
Raise the blade.
Remove the blade guard and anti-kickback pawls.
To check for squareness, 0˚ bevel:
Release the bevel locking lever.
Rotate the height/bevel adjusting handwheel until the
blade is tilted to the right as far as it will go.
Lock the bevel locking lever.
Place the combination square against blade. Make sure
square is not touching the tip of one of the saw teeth.
If the blade is not an exact 90° (0° bevel):
Release the bevel locking lever.
Rotate the height/bevel adjusting handwheel until the
bevel indicator points to 5°-10°.
Turn the 0° stop screw 1/4 turn in the clockwise or
counterclockwise direction.
Rotate the height/bevel adjusting handwheel until the
blade is tilted to the right as far as it will go.
Lock the bevel locking lever and check the blade angle.
Repeat above steps to readjust and recheck blade angle
as needed.
Once blade is square to the table (0° bevel):
Check bevel indicator.
If indicator is not pointing to the 0º mark on the bevel
scale, loosen the indicator adjusting screw and adjust
indicator.
Retighten screw.
To check for squareness, 45˚ bevel:
Release the bevel locking lever.
Rotate the height/bevel adjusting handwheel until the
blade is tilted to the left as far as it will go.
Lock the bevel locking lever.
Place the combination square against blade. Make sure
square is not touching the tip of one of the saw teeth.
If the blade is not an exact 45°:
Release the bevel locking lever.
Rotate the height/bevel adjusting handwheel until the
bevel indicator points to 35°-40°.
Turn the 45° stop screw 1/4 turn in the clockwise or
counterclockwise direction.
BEVEL LOCKING
LEVER
INDICATOR
ADJUSTING SCREW
BEVEL
LOCKING LEVER
Rotate the height/bevel adjusting handwheel until the
blade is tilted to the left as far as it will go.
Lock the bevel locking lever and check the blade angle.
Repeat above steps to readjust and recheck blade angle
as needed.
44 − English
BLADE AT 0˚ BEVEL
0˚ STOP
SCREW
HEIGHT/BEVEL
ADJUSTING
HANDWHEEL
BLADE AT 45˚ BEVEL
HEIGHT/BEVEL
45˚ STOP
ADJUSTING
SCREW
HANDWHEEL
ADJUSTING SCREW
Fig. 61
INDICATOR
Fig. 62