Milwuakee M18 FUEL 2736-20, Operator'S Manual

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7. Blade should contact fence evenly, front to back.
8. If not, use a 4 mm hex wrench to loosen the ap -
propriate fence post (front and/or back). Slide the
post left or right as needed, and tighten securely.
9. Repeat until the fence touches the blade evenly.
10. To adjust the rip scale indicator to zero, use a 4
mm hex wrench to loosen the bolt and slide the
indicator to line up with zero on the silver tape.
Retighten the bolt.
11. Lock the fence onto Post B.
12. Measure from front of blade to fence and back
of blade to fence. Both must be 4".
13. If not, use a 4 mm hex wrench to loosen the ap -
propriate fence post (front and/or back). Slide the
post left or right as needed, and tighten securely.
14. Repeat until the fence measures 4" from front of
blade to fence and back of blade to fence. Fence
should rest completely on fence rail with hanging
off the edge of the fence rail.
15. Lock the fence onto Post C.
16. Slide the fence over to touch blade and lock the
fence lock lever.
17. Blade should contact fence evenly, front to back.
18. If not, use a 4 mm hex wrench to loosen the ap -
propriate fence post (front and/or back). Slide the
post left or right as needed, and tighten securely.
19. Repeat until the fence touches the blade evenly.
Fence should rest completely on fence rail with
hanging off the edge of the fence rail.
20. Make two or three test cuts on scrap wood from
each fence location. If the cuts are not true,
repeat the process.
5. Riving Knife to Saw Blade Adjustment
To check the alignment of the riving knife:
1. Remove the battery pack.
2. Raise the blade by turning the height adjusting
wheel clockwise.
3. Remove the anti-kickback pawls from the riving
knife with blade guard.
4. Remove the riving knife and place flat on the table.
Riving knife must lay flat and not tip when an edge
is touched. If the riving knife is not flat, replace the
riving knife before using the saw.
5. Place a speed square or straight edge against riv-
ing knife over the saw blade. The saw blade and
riving knife are aligned when the speed square
contacts the riving knife on BOTH sides, without
making contact with the blade. There should be a
very thin gap between the square and the blade.
The square should not contact the blade teeth.
If the riving knife is out of alignment with the saw
blade, adjustment is needed. The riving knife must
be in alignment front to back (horizontally) and top
to bottom (vertically).
To adjust:
1. Remove the battery pack.
2. Remove the throat plate.
3. Install the blade.
4. Install the riving knife or riving knife with guard.
NOTE: Recheck and adjust for each change in
riving knife or blade.
5. Loosen the riving knife adjustment screws
(4 mm hex).
Riving Knife
Adjustment
Screws
Riving Knife
Set Screws
6. Tighten or loosen the 3 riving knife set screws
(2.5 mm hex) as needed.
7. Tighten the riving knife adjustment screws.