If the blade is not an exact 45°:
Unlock the bevel locking lever.
Loosen the 45° adjustment screw.
Place a combination square beside the blade on the
right. The edge of the square and the saw blade should
be parallel.
NOTE: Make sure that the square contacts the flat part
of the saw blade, not the blade teeth.
Lock the bevel locking lever.
Tighten the adjustment screw. Check again for squareness
and continue to adjust if needed.
If needed, adjust the bevel indicator to 45°.
Make a test cut.
The adjustment screws must be below the saw table surface
so the workpiece doesn't catch on uneven edges. If unable
to make this adjustment, take the product to an authorized
service center.
45° ADJUSTMENT
SCREW
45°
HANDLE
ADJUSTMENTS
BLADE
COMBINATION
SQUARE
BEVEL
LOCKING
LEVER
BEVEL
INDICATOR
TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF THE RIP
FENCE TO THE BLADE
See Figure 51.
The rip fence must be parallel to the saw blade and the miter
gauge grooves.
WARNING:
A misaligned rip fence can cause kickbacks and jams.
To reduce the risk of injury, always maintain proper rip
fence alignment.
Unplug the saw.
Remove the blade guard, riving knife, and anti-kickback
pawls. Raise the blade by turning the height/bevel adjust-
ing handwheel.
Verify the blade is parallel to the miter gauge groove as
described in the Adjusting the Blade Parallel to the Miter
Gauge Groove (Removing Heel) section in Operation.
Move the rip fence near the saw blade (about three inches
away) and lock the rip fence in place with the locking
lever.
Mark beside one of the blade teeth at the front of the
blade. Using a ruler, measure the distance from the inside
face of the blade tooth to the to the inside face of the rip
fence.
NOTE: For greater accuracy, place the marked blade
tooth on top of the ruler.
Fig. 50
40 - English
BLADE
TOOTH
LOCKING
LEVER
RIP
FENCE
RULER
SCREWS
Fig. 51