Shop fox W1851, Owner'S Manual

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Model W1851 (For Machines Mfd. Since 10/17)
SE
RV
IC
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8. Place square on table and against face of fence, as
shown in
Figure 119
, to check if fence is square to
table.
— If fence is square to table, proceed to
Parallelism
& Clamping Pressure.
— If fence is not square to the table, proceed to
Step 9.
9. Loosen top lock nuts and adjust top screws
(see
Figure 118
) on
.Page.74
to make fence face 90°
to table, then tighten lock nuts.
Figure 120. Example of aligning fence to
miter slot.
Fence
Face
Miter
Slots
Top View
Overlap
Side View (Bad)
Flush
Side View (Good)
A
B
Set screws on the rear side of the fence flange position
the fence parallel to the blade and adjust the clamping
pressure to hold fence securely. Before starting this
procedure, make sure the blade is parallel with the miter
slot.
To adjust fence parallelism and clamping pressure, do
these steps:
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Lock fence, tap front side with your fist, and check
to see if it moved sideways over table.
— If fence did not move, proceed to Step 5.
— If fence moved, remove it from table and proceed
to
Step 3.
3. Turn each rear set screw (see Figure 117 on
Page 74) in
1
⁄
6th
of a turn.
4. Re-install fence and repeat Step 2.
5. Slide fence up against right-hand edge of miter slot,
as shown in
Figure 120
, and lock it in place.
Parallelism & Clamping Pressure
6. Examine how fence lines up with miter slot along its
length.
— If fence and miter slot are flush from front to rear,
as shown in
Figure 120A
, proceed to
Step 8.
— If rear of fence overlaps miter slot, as shown in
Figure 120B , fence is misaligned. Proceed to
Step 7.
Figure 119 . Checking if fence is square to
table.
90° Square
Fence
Table