18
Lower Bearing Adjustments
Unplug the machine from power
source before making any adjustments! Blade
teeth are sharp - use care when working near
the saw blade. Failure to comply may cause
serious injury.
Note:
Blade tension and tracking must be properly
adjusted prior to bearing guide setup. Refer to the
Blade Tension
section (page 16).
1. Place
the
mode selection lever
(J, Fig. 18) in
the
Full Tension
position.
Referring to Figure 23:
2. Loosen
the
thumb screw
(B).
This will allow the
thrust bearing
(A) to move
freely and prevent interference with the
saw
blade
(C) during the following steps.
Guide Gearings Adjustment
3. Loosen the
locking handle
(D) then turn the
adjustment screw
(E) to adjust the assembly
forward or backward until the front of the
guide
bearings
(F) rest just behind the
gullet
of the
blade teeth (C and
inset
).
4. Tighten
the
locking handle
(D).
Thrust Bearing Adjustment
5. With
the
thumb screw
still loose (from Step 1),
slide the
thrust bearing
and
bearing post
until
the space between the
bearing
(A) and the
back edge of the
blade
(C) is approximately
1/64”.
A convenient way to achieve this spacing is by
placing a dollar bill folded twice (four
thicknesses) between the blade and support
bearing – four thicknesses of a dollar bill is
approximately 1/64”.
6. Tighten
the
thumb screw
(B).
7. Loosen the
lock knob
(G). Rotate the
adjustment handles
(H) until the
guide bearings
(F) rest lightly against the
blade
(C).
Do not
force
the guide bearings against the side of the
blade.
8. Tighten
the
lock knob
(G).
Check to make sure the adjustments have not
changed and the bearing guides do not pinch the
blade.
Place the
mode selection lever
(J, Fig. 18) in the
Partial Tension
position when the machine is not in
use.
Figure 23
