ALIGNING RIP FENCE (FIG. 12a – 12b)
WARNING
battery pack from the tool when making
adjustments.
The fence is properly aligned to the blade in all
three positions at the factory and should not
require adjustment. This section is intended only
for maintenance purposes or when the fence
becomes unaligned due to impact. The rip fence
must be parallel with the sawblade in order to
prevent KICKBACK when ripping.
Your table saw is equipped with a multiple
position rack and pinion rip fence. Once the
adjustments below have been made, the rip
fence will self-align when the fence is locked
into one of the three positions. All three rip fence
positions need to be aligned parallel to the
blade. When moving the rip fence, make sure
to unlock and lock the fence with the rail locking
lever and use the rail adjustment knob to adjust
the fence position.
To lock the rail locking lever, push it down and
toward the rear of the saw.
To unlock the rail locking lever, pull it toward the
front of the saw and up.
The tension of the fence clamping
NOTICE
system can be adjusted. See "Rail
Lock Adjustment" in maintenance chapter.
The blade must be parallel with
NOTICE
the miter gauge slots and be
perpendicular to table before proceeding with rip
fence alignment.
WARNING
rip fence is locked before making rip cuts.
Lift both halves of the barrier guard to their up
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locked position (Fig. 12a).
Turn the elevation wheel and raise the blade
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as high as it will go.
Align the blade to the miter gauge slots.
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Adjust the right side, position 1 (close to
blade). See fig. 12b
The right side position 1 for the
NOTICE
fence permits cuts of 0 to 20.5
inches on the right side of the blade. The top
scale shows this dimension. In this location, the
flip-over fence should be on the left of the main
fence when in the auxiliary fence position
(closest to the blade).
To prevent personal injury,
always disconnect the
To prevent personal injury,
always make sure that the
Fig. 12a
Smart Guard
System
Blade
Fig. 12b
Rail Locking Lever
Left Index Bolt
a. Use the included 5 mm Allen key to loosen the
right index bolts 1 on the front and back rails
approximately 1/2 to 1 turn, so that the bolts
can slide freely. Slide the index bolts 1 to the
right by approximately 1/8 inch (3 mm).
b. Place the fence over the index bolts 1, but
do not secure the rip fence lock levers on the
front or back rail.
c. Move the rails so that the position indicator
lines up with "0" on the top scale. Lock the
rails in place using the rail locking lever. If anti-
kickback device is installed, you will need to
raise the right side in order to align the fence
with the blade.
d. Slide the fence along with the front and back
index bolts towards the blade until the fence
touches the blade teeth at the front and back
of the blade.
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Rip Fence
Right Index
Bolt 2
Right Index
Bolt 1