The Moveable Guide Carrier must always be set as close to the work as possible,
without the possibility of it fouling the work during the cutting process, as the Frame
lowers.
The Guide Carrier is secured by the single Hex. socket head screw
(‘B’, Fig. 4),
Ensure it is tight before starting the machine.
It follows, that this adjustment is carried out once the workpiece has been secured
in the vice
C. Securing the Work in the Vice
The Vice is provided with a half nut, which may be
flipped up, freeing the screw, so that the vice jaws
may be opened or closed quickly without having
to wind the handle.
The vice may be set at an angle, as described
below. It is factory set to produce a right angle cut,
and should not need adjusting unless an angle cut
is required.
D. Setting the Vice for Angle Cutting
Slacken the nuts shown at A, Fig. 6,
sufficiently for the vice to be pivoted
to the desired angle as determined by
the angle gauge ‘C’, using the face of
the large jaw as a datum face. Ensure
the two nuts at ‘A’ are then fully
tightened.
It may be necessary to slacken the nut
at ‘B’ also, so that the small jaw may
pivot to accommodate the workpiece.
If absolute accuracy is required, use a
small engineers square, or a suitable
template, checking the angle
between the blade and the workpiece,
or a suitable bar/rod, held in the vice
jaws.
Fig. 7 shows the vice set for 45 degree
cutting, using the work stop.
To reset the vice to cut at right angles,
simply slacken the two nuts at ‘A’, and
line the face of the large vice jaw so that
it is in line with the zero degree mark. If
absolute accuracy is desired, place a
straight bar in the vice jaws, and check
the angle made with the saw blade with
a small engineers square.
Fig.7
Fig. 6
Fig.5
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