8
Installing the Cord Keeper
The cord keeper keeps the cord away from the saw
blade and away from your workpiece.
1. Pinch the ends of the cord keeper together while
slowly sliding them into the guide tubes. This will
be a very tight fit. Seat the ends securely.
Cord
keeper end
Guide tube
2. Remove the rubber
Rubber
stopper
Saw
carriage
Taut
cord
Cord
keeper
stopper from the ring
in the cord keeper.
3. Uncoil the cord and
place the plug end
through the ring.
4. Loosen the carriage
lock and lower the
saw carriage to the
bottom of the guide
tubes. Tighten the
carriage lock.
5. Pull the cord keeper
so it is parallel to the
floor. Pull on the cord
to remove slack in the
cord.
6. Open the rubber stop
-
per and pull it over the
cord with the small
end of the taper to-
ward the bottom.
7. From above the cord keeper, press the rubber
stopper into the ring on the cord keeper with the
small end facing down. If the small end of the taper
is on the top, the stopper will not keep the cord in
place.
8. Loosen the carriage lock and allow the saw car
-
riage to return to the top of the guide tubes. Tighten
the carriage lock.
NOTE:
If you discover there is too much or not
enough slack in the cord, readjust as necessary.
9. Run the cord over the top of the panel saw to get
it out of the path of the saw.
You are now ready to use your panel saw. Refer
to the "Operation" section for instruction on
proper use.
Panel Saw Alignment
The panel saw is aligned during manufacturing to a
tolerance of ±1/32". Field alignment is required only
if the unit is mishandled or abused, or if motor or
wheel replacement is required.
Construct a field alignment tool:
5'
3'
6'
Line up on
36" mark
4' frame support
4'
For maximum accuracy, manufacture a test square
to check the full movement of the saw. Construct
the square using one 6' metal ruler and two 4' metal
rulers. Using the 3'-4'-5' measurements assures
squareness. Drill holes and attach the rulers with
pop rivets or small nuts and bolts. Use the 6' ruler
to check squareness of the rollers and the 4' ruler to
check squareness of the guide tubes. The tool also
acts as a giant square for layouts.
The alignment process consists of 4 steps which
must be performed in the following order.
Step 1 - Adjusting the Rollers
1. To check roller alignment, remove extensions
(if present).
2. Retract the stand and lay the tool flat so the roller
nuts are easily accessible. With proper care, you
may place the tool on a table with guide tubes up.
3. The outermost rollers are stationary, so adjust all
other wheels to the two outermost rollers. Lay the
straight edge of the field alignment tool across the
rollers to verify alignment; all rollers should contact
the edge.
4. If a roller is "high" or "low" to the straight edge,
clamp a straight edge at least 5' long to the top of
the rollers so it lies flat on the frame and against
the outermost rollers, positioning the clamps above
the outermost roller.
5. With the straight edge clamped securely in place,
rotate each roller to be sure that it neither jams nor
has excessive clearance to the straight edge. If a
roller runs "tight" or "loose" to the straight edge,
loosen the roller nut. Roller nuts are torqued and
require at least an 18" breaker bar to loosen them.
6. The rollers are mounted on an eccentric hub. Turn
-
ing a roller when the roller nut is loose will cause
the roller to change its position. You may have to lift
the front roller carriage bar to rotate the eccentric
hub. Turn the roller until it contacts the straight
edge, being careful not to bend or bow the straight
edge when repositioning the wheel. Tighten the
roller nut securely, making sure the roller does not
change position. Repeat this process as needed
for the remaining rollers.
7. Reposition the tool upright.
