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   user-148830 | Jun 12, 2007 07:48pm | #1

   Hi,
   All these T-square fences come with adjustment screws in them. Pull the fence off and flip it over. You'll see two pads coming out of the angle iron of the fence. Adjustable set screws push on those pads. They're adjustable with a hex head wrench. Screw those screws in so that the pads are now touching the fence base and locking the fence down when you push down on the handle.

   That's number one.

   Now you need to adjust the fence for parallel to the blade. Your table saw has miter gauge tracks milled into its top. Make sure your blade is parallel to those tracks by checking it with a square used as a gauge. Unplug your saw. Then check a tooth at the front of the blade, rotate it to the rear where the tooth would be just coming out of the table and check the distance again. It should be exactly the same. Adjust your table to the blade if it's not parallel.

   Then set your fence to one of the miter gauge tracks tightening and loosening set screws as you need. You'll probably have to screw one in and screw the other out and this will adjust your fence into parallel with the miter gauge track.

   That's number two.

   Finally, adjust your fence so it's just out of parallel with the gauge track. Just a hair off and just a hair off at the far end of the fence. Maybe a 1/64". This is a hedge. This setting means that your work will be moving ever so slightly away from the back of the blade as you cut. This is important in avoiding kickback which occurs when your wood contacts the back half of the blade. Good luck with all this.

   Sincerely,
   Gary

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   fmp47 | Jun 12, 2007 08:55pm | #2

   Thank you for the excellent advice.