Setting-up the Miter Gauge
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Place the 1” mark of the tape on the edge of the fence.
Measure a scrap board and set stop to that measurement
Cursor set to 12 1/8” on stop.
Install the scale
1) Make sure Auxiliary fence is clean & free of dirt & oil.
2) Begin peeling back the paper backing on the scale. Place
the 1” mark on the end of the fence closest to the blade
and stick the scale down. The exact placement of the 1”
mark is not critical. You will adjust the scale later so that it
reads accurately.
3) Cut the excess tape off at this time with a scissors or bend
back 180 degrees and snap off.
Assemble the Stop
1) Push the 1/4” x 1-1/4” bolt up through the bottom of the
Stop Base. Slide the head of the bolt into the groove in the top
of the Auxiliary Fence and tighten with the Black T-Knob.
2) Place a 5/16” Delrin Washer on the 5/16” x 3-1/4” bolt and
slide the assembly through the Stop Base and Flipstop Arm.
Make sure the Flipstop Arm is on the same side of the Stop
Base as the blade.
3) Place the second 5/16” Delrin Washer and the 5/16”-24 Nyloc
Nut on the end of the 5/16” x 3-1/4” bolt and tighten until the
Fliptop Arm is snug but still falls freely.
4) Insert the #10-32 Set Screw in the Flipstop Arm and tighten.
5) Insert the 1/4”-20 x 1/2” Nylon Hex Socket Screw in the back
of the Stop Base and gently tighten until the Flipstop Arm falls
slowly with gravity when lifted.
6) Locate the Lens in the Flipstop Arm and hold in place with the
#10-24 x 1/4” Nylon Screw.
Set the Cursor
1) With the saw off, raise your saw blade.
2) Set the Miter Gauge at 0 deg. (used to cut a 90 deg.)
3) Adjust the cursor so it sits about 3/8” from the edge of the
stop. The cursor set screw is on top of the stop arm.
4) Measure a piece of scrap wood. The exact length of this
scrap is not important. A board about 12” works well
because it gives you plenty of room to make some test
cuts.
5) Set the stop so the cursor reads exactly the length of the
scrap piece. The board in the example measured 12 1/8”.
6) Put the scrap piece next to the stop. Loosen the auxiliary
fence and slide it towards the blade so that the stop
pushes the scrap piece of wood until it touches the carbide
tips on the saw blade. Tighten the fence into position.
7) Swing the miter gauge to the 22.5 deg. position & check
that the fence does not hit the blade. If the fence strikes
the blade, you will need to set the cursor closer to the
stop and start over from step 4.
Warning
Always check the swing of the miter gauge with the blade
stopped!
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Refer to
Page 5 for parts
identification
FT4204
