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Assembly (continued)
Rip Fence Alignment Adjustment
WARNING: A misaligned fence
can cause kickbacks and jams.
To reduce the risk of injury, fol-
low these instructions until the
fence is properly aligned.
1. The rip fence must be PARALLEL with
the sawblade and miter gauge grooves.
Clean any debris off the fence guide
bars. Move fence until it is along side
the miter gauge groove and lock it. It
should be parallel to groove. If it is not:
a. Unlock fence.
b. Loosen the four hex head screws
located to each side of the rip fence han-
dle.
c. Place the blade of the combination
square in the right miter gauge
groove as shown.
d. Slide the fence against the blade of
the combination square .
e. Alternately tighten the hex head
screws.
f. Recheck alignment.
g. Repeat steps as needed until rip
fence is correctly aligned.
Rip Fence Lock Lever Adjustment
WARNING: Make sure the fence
lock works in the center and at
each end of the fence guide bar.
An improperly adjusted fence
could move. Movement could
cause binding or kickback. You
could be hit or cut.
1. The rip fence lock lever when locked
down should hold the rip fence
securely. The lever should not be diffi-
cult to push down and lock.
To assure proper fence lock adjust-
ment:
a. Raise lock lever and push fence
head toward rear of saw.
b. Hold fence head down onto front
guide bar while lifting rear of fence up
and down.
c. Tighten adjusting nut until fence
clamp just barely touches rear guide
bar.
d. This should provide the best fence
adjustment possible without over
tightening.
Check fence lock across entire bar length.
Recheck fence parallelism with miter slot
in locked position and adjust if necessary.
If the fence does not clamp the same
across the entire length of the bars, the
guide bars may need to be readjusted
with shims provided.
Miter Gage Groove
Hex Head Screws
for Adjusting
Fence Parallelism
Adjusting
Nut
Fence
Rear Guide Bar
Clamp
Fence Clamp and Rear Guide Bar
Should Barely Touch When
Fence is Raised
