CHECK FENCE ALIGNMENT
INSTALL POINTER AND MEASURING TAPE
1. Slide the fence so it touches the saw blade, . Lock down the fence
with the locking handle.
2. Install the plastic pointer, , using the two screws & flat washers into
the fence head, centering the pointer’s two screw slots over the
screw holes, tightening them firmly though not excessively.
3. Make a pencil mark on the guide tube in line with the pointer’s
center mark, .
Remove the white backing strip from the measuring tape and carefully
install along the guide tube using your pencil mark as the zero-point of
the tape.
The tape should sit about 1/4 inch back from the front edge of the guide
tube.
For accurate readings, the tape must be placed straight parallel with
the guide tube.
Try removing only an inch of backing strip from the start of the tape, stick
that down, then remove the rest of the backing and pull the measure
tape taut to the end of the guide tube and carefully lower it against the
tube.
Trim off excess tape with a knife or scissors.
Note: Recheck, and if necessary, readjust the pointer against the zero-point of the measuring tape whenever you
change blades. Different blades have different thicknesses, which can throw off the pointer a few fractions.
1. To make satisfactory rip cuts, your fence must be aligned perfectly
parallel with the saw blade.
If not already done, install a saw blade and raise the blade to its
highest point. Slide the left edge of the fence up against the right
edge of the saw blade. Check that the two are parallel.
A better test is to slide the fence over to the right T-slot on your saw
table top as shown in the diagram right, . Lock down the fence
handle and make a visual check that the fence is parallel with the
T-slot all along its length.
Also, you can place a small 3/4” thick block of wood, , upright into
the T-slot and slide it from the front to the back checking its distance
from the left edge of the fence.
2. If the fence is not parallel, it can be adjusted by using an allen
wrench to turn one or both of the screws, or . Do this slowly, just
an eighth to a quarter turn at a time, or you will quickly overshoot
the desired adjustment.
3. The final check for parallel is done by ripping a piece of wood
against the fence. If the back end of the cut shows blackish burn
marks, the fence is not parallel to the blade and will require
readjustment.
Note: It is always good practice to periodically recheck the alignment
of your fence to the blade.
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