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DeWalt DW1501 - 4 Checks & Adjustments to Ensure Accuracy; Checking the Crosscut Travel Is

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(v)
Position
the
rear table boards
and the
fence (Fig.
8)
according
to the
material
thickness
and the
type
of
cut to be
carried
out.
Note: Never
lift
your
Powershop
by
gripping
worktable
or you
risk twisting
it and
therefore
having
to
repeat
the
support bracket
adjustment procedure.
Mounting
the
Left-Hand
Table
Extension
Supplied with your Powershop
is a
left-hand
table
extension
to
enable left-hand mitres
to be
carried
out
satisfactorily.
The
extension
piece
has the
same depth
as the
main
fixed
table
and it
attaches
to the
main machine
as
follows:
(i)
Two
metal support strips
are
each
first
secured
to the
lower
left-hand surface
of the
main worktable.
(ii)
The
extension table
can now be
fixed
to the
support
strips
via the
slotted holes using
the
bolts/self-
tapping screws provided.
FENCE LOCATIONS
The
following
illustrations
show
where
the
fence
must
be to
perform
each
type
of cut
according
to
thickness/width
of
material.
Fig.
8
4.
CHECKS
AND
ADJUSTMENTS
TO
ENSURE ACCURACY
4.1
Checking
the
Crosscut
Travel
is
90° to the
Fence
NOTE:
In
carrying
out
these
checks
and
adjustments
you may
find
it
more convenient
to
remove
the
sawblade guard
but
remember that even
a
stationary sawblade
is
sharp
so
take care
not
to
catch
yourself
on the
teeth.
With
the
mitre latch
(19)
engaged, lock
the
clamp handle
(18)
so
that
the
sawblade
is
positioned
for a
straight
0°
cross-
cut. Release
the rip
lock
(7) and
push
the saw
carriage back
so
that
the
sawblade
is
just
in
front
of the
fence. Then,
by
turning
the
elevating handle, lower
the arm
so
that
the
sawblade almost touches
the
surface
of the
table
in
front
of the
wooden fence.
You are now in a
position
to
check that
the
blade will
cut a
line
at 90° to the
fence. Proceed
as
follows:-
(i)
Place
a
rectangular piece
of
board
in
front
of the
fence
alongside
the
blade
and lay a
square
flat
on
top of it as
shown
in
Fig.
9
with
one
side
flat
against
the
fence
and the
other alongside
the
blade,
(ii)
With
the
lower left-hand part
of the
blade guard
raised
(or you may
find
it
easier
to
remove
the
guard
completely) pull
the saw
carriage forward away from
the
fence
and
check that
the
tooth
on the
blade
protruding furthest
to the
left
(it
will
be
either
on the
leading
or
trailing edge
of the
blade) stays parallel
to
the
square
as you
pull
the saw
blade past
the
square.
If
it is not
running square,
the arm is not at 90° to the
fence.
Note:
At
this stage,
do not
worry
if the
face
of the
blade itself
is not
parallel with
the
square.
This
will
be
adjusted next.
We are now
merely checking that
the
line
of the
blade
across
the
table
is at 90° to the
fence.
Fig.
9

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