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Saw blade guide adjustment
To align the guide blocks:
1.
Rotate the wheels by hand and watch how the blade feeds through the blade guides.
If the blade feeds through the blade guide without touching the guide block or rotating the
support wheel, no adjustment is necessary.
If the blade rotates the support wheel but does not touch the guide blocks, go to
Adjusting the
Support Wheel
.
If the blade rubs against the guide blocks, continue to the next step.
2.
Loosen the vertical adjustment bolts if the blade is not centered vertically in the guide slot.
3.
Shift the blade guide adjusting bracket until the blade is centered in the guide slot.
4.
Tighten the vertical adjustment bolts and repeat
step 1
.
5.
Loosen the lower two vertical adjustment bolts if the blade guide is tilted so the blade touches the
front or back.
6.
Loosen the lock nut on the tilt adjustment bolt, and adjust the tilt adjustment bolt until the guide block
is level.
7.
Tighten the lock nut and the vertical adjustment bolts, and repeat
step 1
.
8.
Loosen the rotation adjustment bolts
if the blade touches the guide on the right or left ides.
9.
Rotate the guide block until it is level and tighten the rotation adjustment bolts.
10.
Test the alignment as described in
step 1
. Continue to make adjustments until the guide block no
longer touches the blade.
11.
Repeat the previous steps for the other guide block.
To adjust the support wheel
：
1. Loosen the lock bolt.
Lock Bolt
Adjustment Shaft
