OPERATION & ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING!
Turn off the saw, remove the main On/Off switch safety key and
unplug the power cord before making any adjustments on the saw.
ADJUSTING BLADE GUIDE ASSEMBLIES
Adjustments are performed in the same manner for each blade guide assembly.
Each assembly must be adjusted in turn using the following adjustment
procedures.
Thrust bearing adjustment
1) Disconnect machine from power source.
2) For the upper thrust bearing (A) Fig.17, loosen lock knob (B) Fig.17. For the
lower thrust bearing (A) Fig.18, loosen set screw (B) Fig.18 with a 3mm hex.
key.
3) Slide the adjustment shaft (C) Fig.’s 17 & 18 so the blade is positioned in the
middle of the thrust bearing (A). The thrust bearing (A) is mounted on a
concentric shaft (C). When the shaft is rotated, the relative position of the
bearing to the back of the blade can be changed.
4) Rotate the adjustment shaft (C) so the thrust bearing (A) just clears the back of
the saw blade.
5) Tighten lock knob/set screw (B).
Note:
If a blade is being replaced with a new one of a different size, further
adjustment may be required as follows:
6) Loosen the screw (D) Fig.’s 17 & 18 with a 10mm open end wrench and adjust
the entire assembly back or forth to just clear the back of the saw blade. Tighten
screw (D), then fine tune the adjustment by repeating the first part of this
section.
7) Secure the thrust bearing (A) by tightening the lock knob (B, upper guide) or set
screw (B, lower guide).
Guide bearing adjustment
1) Disconnect machine from power source.
2) For upper blade guide assembly, loosen the two lock knobs (E) Fig.17. For lower
blade guide assembly, loosen the two set screws (E) Fig.18 with a 3mm hex.
key.
3) Slide adjustment shafts (F) Fig.’s 17 & 18 to position each guide bearing (G) approximately 1/16” behind the gullets of the saw blade. Each
guide bearing (G) is mounted on a concentric shaft. When the shaft (F) is rotated, the relative position of the guide to the blade can be changed.
4) Rotate each adjustment shaft (F) to position the guide bearings (G) within 1/32” of the saw blade.
5) Secure the guide bearings (G) by tightening lock knobs (E, upper guide) or set screws (E, lower guide).
USING THE FLEXIBLE LED LIGHT
The LED light switch (A) Fig.19 located above the main on/off switch turns the LED light (B) on and off.
FIGURE 17
FIGURE 18
FIGURE 19
