Shop fox W1849 - Service - Guide Post Front-to-Back Alignment; Checking Guide Post Front-to-Back Parallelism

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Model W1849 (For Machines Mfd. Since 11/16)
SERVICE
6. Loosen four cap screws shown in Figure 97.
— If guide post to blade distance is greater at
bottom than at top, tighten two upper set screws
shown in Figure 97 an equal amount until guide
post is parallel with blade.
— If guide post to blade distance is greater at top
than at bottom, tighten two lower set screws
shown in Figure 97 an equal amount until guide
post is parallel with blade.
7. Tighten four cap screws shown in Figure 97, then
repeat Steps 4–5.
— If measurements are equal, proceed to Step 9.
— If measurements are not equal, repeat Steps 6–7
until guide post is parallel with blade.
8. Re-install guide post guard using screws removed in
Step 3.
9. Rotate upper wheel by hand and make sure blade
does not contact guide post guard. If it does, loosen
cap screws from Step 3, adjust guard so that blade
will not make contact with it, then retighten screws.
Figure 97. Guide post parallelism
adjustment screws.
Cap Screws
(1 of 4)
Lower
Set Screws
(1 of 2)
Upper
Set Screws
(1 of 2)