Milwaukee 6955 SCMS Bevel Calibration

[John Karam]

I just got the Milwaukee SCMS that many people got on clearance from HD. Unfortunately, mine is not calibrated correctly.

I've managed to adjust the positive stop for the fence to blade, its now square. However, I'm having trouble adjusting the positive stop for the table to blade. This would be the bevel angle stops. Anyone who has this saw have to adjust this?

The manual states the following, I'm stuck on step 5 as I'm not sure which two screws it is referring to and I don't want to guess and screw something up.

Squaring the Blade (90°) to the Table
(0° Bevel)
1. Unplug saw
2. Place a square against the table and
blade and ensure that the square is not
touching blade teeth as this will cause
an inaccurate measurement.
3. Remove the 6 screws holding the dust
chute together.
4. Move the bevel adjustment lever to the
middle position and wedge in a tool
(screw driver etc.) so the handle stay in
the middle position. Move the saw head
so that the bevel detent mechanism
locks into the 0° bevel detent.
5. Loosen 2 screws (T25) on the front of
the bevel arm, these screws are used
to clamp the detent body.
6. Using a T25 wrench you can adjust
the bevel setting of the blade-to-table.
Clockwise tilts blade to the right, counterclockwise
tilts blade to the left.
7. When you have the blade set to the 0°
bevel, torque the 2 screws to 85-100 in
lbs.
8. Remove the tool used to wedge the
bevel adjustment lever.
9. Move the bevel adjustment lever to
"lock".
10. Reassemble the dust chute sides, tightening
the 6 screws securely.
11. If necessary, loosen the left and right
bevel pointer adjustment screws and
reposition the pointers the so that they
indicates exactly zero. Once the pointers
are properly positioned, retighten the
bevel pointer adjustment screw.


Any help would be great
Thanks

[John Karam]

hate to do this but, anyone?

[Steve Leverich]

Don't have that saw, found a manual online and it's as useless as most - I wish manufacturers would quit thinking that a line drawing is equal to a picture with arrows

If you could take a closeup of what's visible after removing the dust stuff and post it, we might be able to help you figure out what they're saying. To me, step 6 is another stumbling block - what screw are they talking about that's also a T25 size, and that turning one way or another tilts the saw? Obviously it's NOT the two in step 5, or you'd mess up your calibration by torquing it down.

Typical poorly written manual. Manufacturers need to learn that you do NOT have the designer of ANYTHING be the final authority on the operators/maintenance manual - by the time the piece of gear is ready for production, said designer is usually sure that "everybody knows where the ectrabob pivots..." since he/she has spent the last two years living and breathing that piece of gear.

Sorry - having been the "tech manual rewrite guy" for decades, there's a much longer rant where that came from

Anyway, try posting a pic or two with the dust stuff off and let's see what happens... Steve

[John Karam]

Thanks for the thoughts, I'll try to get some pictures posted later today.

A picture with arrows would be SO SO Much better in a manual...and even easier for them to produce...you'd think it be common practice.