Bosch GCM18V-07S - Miter Detent System - Adjustment Procedure; Miter Scale Pointer Adjustment

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Miter Detent System – Adjustment
Procedure
Calibrating Miter Detent System
1. Engage the miter detent at the 0° position.
Loosen the miter lock knob (Fig. 11, 17) 1/2
turn.
2. Loosen the 3 screws holding the detent
plate (Fig. 14, 13) using the Torx wrench
(Fig. 7, 39).
NOTE: The third screw is underneath the
table arm and can be accessed when the
table is mitered more than 25° to the left or
to the right.
3. Lock head assembly down using the head as-
sembly lock pin (Fig. 11, 35).
4. Hold one side of a 90° combination square
against the fence (Fig. 15, 11) and rotate
the table (19) and detent plate (14) until the
side of the saw blade is in full contact with
the other side of the square.
5. Tighten the left and right screws securing
the detent plate.
6. Miter the table 25° to the left or right to ac-
cess the third screw and tighten it.
7. Loosen and reset the miter scale pointer to
the “0” position (Fig. 15).
Adjustments
Miter Scale Pointer Adjustment
1. Rotate table (Fig. 16, 19) to 0° position and
lock in place.
2. Raise the head assembly (Fig. 17, 24) to the
full UP position.
3. Loosen the pointer adjust screw that holds
the miter scale pointer (Fig. 16, 16) in place.
4. Position the pointer to align with the 0° line.
Tighten the screw.
Fig. 14
13
13
13
Fig. 15
11
19
Contacting
blade
Combination
square
0° Miter
Detent
14
Fig. 16
19
Pointer
Adjust
Screw
0° Line
16
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