TESTING AND SETTING UP
Warning. Always switch off the power supply (pull out the plug) when you carry out adjustments or check the set-up of the machine.
1. Parallel blade
Check that the saw blade is correctly set up. It must be parallel to the saw notch on the table. To make any necessary adjustment,
follow this procedure:
Move the saw table
into the home position (0° - setting). Bring down the cutting head
and compare the alignment of the side face of
the saw blade with the left-hand edge of the saw notch on the table. The blade and the edge must be absolutely parallel to one another.
Changing the setting – if required, is done by loosening the three bolts directly behind the saw blade (see Fig
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) with the Allen key (e)
and moving the cutting arm
so that it is parallel. Then retighten the bolts.
2. Stop plate
Check the stop plate
particularly if it has been removed from the machine and replaced. The stop plate must be perpendicular (at 90°)
to the saw blade. Adjustment of the stop plate can only be carried out after the saw blade has been set parallel as above. We recommend
that you use a set square to check the stop plate. Place one face of the set square against the stop plate and the other against the side face
of the blade. If required, the adjustment is done as follows;
Unscrew the two bolts at the rear of the stop plate and set the stop plate
so that it is at 90° to the side face of the saw blade.
Then retighten the bolts.
3. Saw blade depth
Check the saw blade depth with the cutting head
lowered as far down as possible. The blade must always be able to be moved freely.
Test that no teeth come into contact with any of the metal surfaces by turning the blade lightly by hand. If the blade does not turn freely,
carry out the adjustment as follows:
Unscrew the lock nut (see Fig.
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) and turn the adjuster screw, until the blade runs freely. Then retighten the lock nut.
4a.Mitre setting 0°
If required you can adjust the 0° mitre stop setting. Move the saw table
into the 90° home position (0° - setting) and with the cutting
head
lowered, compare the position of the side face of the saw blade with the table's support surface.
To adjust, unscrew the lock nut (see Fig.
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) and turn the screw until it touches the casting and the saw blade is at 90° to the saw table.
Then retighten the lock nut. The saw blade must remain at right angles to the saw table and the scale reading on the cutting head remain
at 0°.
4b.Mitre setting 45°
If required you can adjust the 45° mitre stop setting. Move the saw table
into the 90° home position (0° - setting). Unscrew the quick-set
angle adjuster
and tilt the cutting arm
until it reaches the 45° setting on the scale. Retighten the quick-set angle adjuster
and
lower the cutting head
.
Use a combination angle gauge to compare the side face of the saw blade with the table's support surface. To adjust, unscrew the lock nut
(see Fig.
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) and turn the screw until it touches the casting and the saw blade is at 45° to the saw table. Then retighten the lock nut.
5. Adjust scale
If necessary the scale pointer on the saw table
can be readjusted. Just unscrew the bolt, move the pointer to the new position ^
and retighten the bolt. Each line on the scale represents 1°.
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