Operating Guide

To adjust the blade parallelism:

1. Unplug the tool.

2. Position the Adjustment Tool on the base support. Lower the carriage so the Adjustment Tool overhangs the

blade.

3. Place the Adjustment Tool against the blade. The entire face of the blade should contact the Adjustment Tool.

If it does not, then the blade is not parallel to the work piece and you should:

a. Loosen (but do not remove) the two hex-head nuts holding the indexing pin assemblies.

b. If burn marks appear on the left side of the work piece, rotate the saw slightly clockwise until the entire face

of the blade contacts the Adjustment Tool.

If burn marks appear on the right side of the work piece, rotate the saw slightly counterclockwise until the entire

face of the blade contacts the Adjustment Tool.

Make only a slight adjustment at a time.

4. Securely tighten the two hex nuts holding the index pin assembly or assemblies.

5. Make a sample cut and adjust if necessary.

Step 2: Adjust the Blade Perpendicularity

To adjust for perpendicularity:

1. If the tool does not cut at 90 to the surface of the work piece, loosen the two motor mount nuts. An adjusting

screw (26) is located to the right of the lower nuts.

2. Loosen the adjusting screw lock nut. Tighten or loosen the adjustment screw depending on the angle

adjustment required. Make only a slight adjustment.

3. Retighten the lock nut; making sure the screw is against the plate.

4. Retighten the motor mount nuts. Make a sample cut and readjust if necessary.

Step 3: Align the Guides

WARNING: Unplug the tool before beginning this adjustment.

If the tool does not cut at 90, the guides may not be perpendicular to the base support.

To check the guide alignment:

1. Unplug the tool before testing alignment or making adjustments.

2. Remove the blade guard to expose the blade. Mark a tooth to use as a reference. If you are using a high-

speed steel blade, mark a tooth that points toward the edge of the Alignment Tool (described above).

3. Clamp the Alignment Tool to the base support.

4. Pull the carriage down slowly until the marked reference tooth just touches the vertical edge of the Alignment

For perpendicular cuts,

be sure the saw motor is

against the factory-set

adjustment screw (26).