Altendorf F45 ProDrive - Setting Free Cut

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Transport, siting and installation
5.4.5 Setting free cut
Sliding table
Definition:
The sliding table, the saw blade and the rip fence are not parallel to each other,
so the crosscut fence and the rip fence do not form a 90° angle. The sliding ta-
ble runs to the left out of the direction, by a fraction of a millimetre. in the same
way, the rip fence points slightly to the right so that a gap is created behind the
saw blade.
The rising saw blade tooth must not recut, but free cut should be set as small
as possible. When using a scorer, make sure that both free cuts are of an equal
size.
Check:
Set the saw blade to maximum cutting height, and cut off an approx.100 mm pi-
ece from an MDF test piece at the cross-cut fence. The noise difference bet-
ween the cutting and non-cutting teeth lets you identify whether the sliding
table is set correctly. When the rising teeth pass, only a slight fluttering should
be heard compared to the noise of the cutting teeth.
Setting:
Release the sliding table mounting components at both ends and in the centre
(if installed). Release the lock nuts of the stop screws. Adjust them as required
and fix them with lock nuts again. Then push the sliding table against the stop
screws and re-tighten all fastening screws.
Rip fence
Check:
Set the saw blade to maximum cutting height, and cut off a test piece of about
300 x 450 mm (if possible MDF) at the rip fence. The sound of the rising teeth
must be the same as when cutting free on the left, with the sliding table correct-
ly set.
Cross-check:
Move the rip fence approx. 0.5 mm closer to the saw blade, push the riving kni-
fe with the workpiece slightly to the side and cut in backward approx. 50 – 80
mm. Pull out again in the normal direction, turn it once around the cross-axis,
and cut in approx. 20 mm deep in the normal way. The difference between the-
se two cuts should be almost invisible but easily felt.
When using a scorer, make sure that both free cuts are set as equal as possib-
le!