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OPERATION
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of injury, always make sure the rip fence
is parallel to the blade before beginning any operation.
TO SET THE RIP FENCE SCALE INDICATOR
TO THE BLADE
See Figure 36.
Begin with the blade at a zero angle (straight up).
Unplug the saw.
Loosen the rip fence by lifting the locking lever.
Using a framing square, set the rip fence 2 in. from the
blade tip edge.
Loosen the screw on the scale indicator and align with
the 2 in. mark as shown.
Tighten the screw and check the dimension and the rip
fence.
TO USE THE RIP FENCE
See Figure 37.
Place the rip fence flat on the saw table, push the fence
towards the front rail to align the fence to the saw table.
Push the locking lever down to secure the fence.
Check for a smooth gliding action. If adjustments are needed,
see
To Check the Alignment of the Rip Fence to the Blade
in the
Adjustment
section of this manual.
Fig. 37
REAR
LIP
RIP FENCE
LOCKING
LEVER
SAW
TABLE
FRONT
RAIL
LOCKING
LEVER
BLADE
RIP
FENCE
2 in.
MARK
SCALE
SCALE
INDICATOR
Fig. 36
2
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
2 in.