HEELING (PARALLELING) THE BLADE TO THE
MITER GAUGE GROOVE
See Figures 30 - 32.
,_ WARNING: The blade must parallel the miter gauge
slot so the wood does not bind resulting in kickback.
Failureto do so could result in serious personal
injury.
Do not loosen any screws for this adjustment until you
have checked with a square and made test cuts to be
sure adjustments are necessary. Once the screws are
loosened, these items must be reset.
• Raise the blade all the way by turning the height
handwhee].
• Mark beside one of the blade teeth at the front of the
blade. Place the body of a combination square against
the miter gauge groove as shown in figure 30. Measure
the distance to the fight gauge groove.
• Turn the blade so the marked tooth is at the back.
• Move the combination square to the rear and again
measure the distance to the fight miter gauge groove.
Ifthe distances are the same, the blade and the miter
gaugegroove are parallel,
• If the distances measured are different, unlock the front
and back table locking levers on both the right and left
sliding extension tables.
• The adjusting screws are located above the height
adjusting handwheel and under the saw table in the
front of the saw. Loosen the screws.
• If the back of the blade was too far from the miter
gauge groove, place a block of wood on the left side
of the blade and push it into the blade until the blade
is parallel to the miter gauge groove. Retighten the
screws,
• If the back of the blade was too close to the miter
gaugegroove, place a block of wood on the fight side
of the blade and push ft into the blade until the blade
is parallel to the miter gauge groove. Ratighten the
screws,
_k WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from
kickback, align the rip fence to the blade following
any blade adjustments. Always make sure the rip
fence is parallel to the blade before beginning any
operation.
RIGHTMITER
GAUGEGROOVE
COMBINATION
BQUARE
Fig. 30
Fig. 31
BLADETOO CLOSE TO MITER GAUGEGROOVE
Fig. 32
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