Craftsman 315.21234 Squaring the SAW Blade to the Fence, See Figures 24, Base Framing Square

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ASSEMBLY

SQUARING THE SAW BLADE TO THE FENCE

See Figures 24 - 27.

n Unplug the saw.

n Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock

pin to hold the saw arm in transport position.

n Loosen the miter lock handle.

n Rotate the miter table until the pointer is positioned

at 0°.

n Retighten the miter lock handle.

n Lay a framing square flat on the miter table. Place one

leg of the square against the fence. Slide the other leg

FENCE BLADE

of the square against the flat part of blade.

NOTE: Make sure that the square contacts the flat part

BASE

FRAMING

SQUARE

of the blade, not the blade teeth.

n The edge of the square and the blade should be paral-

lel as shown in figure 24.

n If the front or back edge of the blade angles away from

the square as shown in figures 25 and 26, adjustments

are needed.

n Using a 8 mm wrench, loosen the hex screws that

secure the mounting bracket to the miter table.

n Rotate the mounting bracket left or right until the blade

is parallel with the square.

n Retighten the screws securely and recheck the blade-

to-fence alignment.

FENCE

	FRAMING	BLADE
BASE	SQUARE	BLADE
BASE

VIEW OF BLADE

SQUARE WITH FENCE

Fig. 24

VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH

FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED

Fig. 25

FENCE

BLADE

FRAMING

SQUARE

BASE

VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH

FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED

Fig. 26

8 mm SOCKET

HEAD SCREW(S)

MOUNTING	MITER
BRACKET	TABLE

Fig. 27

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