Operating Guide

Tool. Continue to pull the carriage down: if the blade does not contact the square, or if the blade binds on the

square, the guides are not aligned.

Figure 34: Aligning the Guide Tubes

To align the guides:

1. Mark the frame on the outside of the guide tube bracket for a starting reference point. Loosen the guide tube

bracket nuts (Figure 34), but do not remove the bracket. Using a dead blow mallet, strike the bracket on the

side and in the direction you wish the guides to go. Do not strike the guides.

2. Recheck the squareness of the guides to the rollers, using the procedure outlined above. Readjust if

necessary.

3. Securely retighten the guide bracket nuts.

Shown with the

counterbalance

removed for clarity

Guide Tube

Bracket Nuts