Craftsman 315.21829 manual To Adjust the Miter Gauge, See Figure

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TO SET THE B_VEL INDICATOR AND BEVEL STOPS AT 0_ AND 45 ° (SQUARING THE BLADE)

Figure 62.

The angle sa_mgs oFthe saw have been set at the _ac- tory and, unlessdamaged in shipping, should not require

setting during assembly. After extensive use, it may need to be checked.

•Unplug the saw.

•Push the bevel looking lever to the right.Turn the

t_eight/beve{ adjusting handwhsel to angle L'heblade.

Use • combinationsquare to check squareness between the blade and saw table.

•If the blade is not perfectly vertical (0_),loosen the lock nut on the 0° bolt _nside the cabinet, positionthe blade,

adjust the bolt, then retighten lock nut. See Figure 62, insall, if the banal indicator is not at zero, adjust_tw_.h the "twoscrews above the slot, beside the heighVbevel adjusting handwheel.

•Turn the heighVbevel adjusting ha.ndwhesluntilthe bottom of the blade has moved completelyto the left side of the slot. Lock the angle by pushing the bevel _ocking lever to the left.

BEVELHEIGHT

ADJUSTING

LOCKINGLEVEE[ HANDWHEEL

BOLT

O"BOLT

LOCK

NUT

BEVEL

INDICATOR

Fig. 62

•If the blade is not an exact 45 °, loosenthe lock nut on the 45° bolt inside the cabinet, positionthe blade, adjust the bolt, then retighten lock nut.

•Make a test cut.

TO ADJUST THE MITER GAUGE

See Figure 63.

You can set the miter gauge at O° and plus or minus 45° with the miter gauge stop pin and adjustablestop screws.

NOTE The miter gauge providesclose accuracy in angled cuts. Forvery close tolerances,test cutsare recommended.

•Loosen knob and pull out on stop pin to rotate miter gauge base paststop screws.

•Loosenthe lock n_t of the 0 ° stop screw st the stop pinwith a 8 rnm wrench.

•Place a 90" squareagainstthe m_ar gauge rod and the miter gauge base.

•If the rod is not square, loosenthe knob, adjust the rod, and tighten the knob.

•Adjust the 0 ° atop screw until it restsagainst the stop pin.

•Adjust the plus end minus 45° stop screws usinga 45 ° triangle and the stepsabove.

MITERm

GAUGEBASE

MITER_

GAUGEROD

LOCK/O"ADJUSTABLE

NUTSTOPSCREW

45"ADJUSTABLE

STOPSCREW

Fig. 63

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315.21829 specifications

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