Craftsman 315.22811 owner manual To Install Blade Guard, Smallhex, Throatplate, Hexwrench

TO INSTALL BLADE GUARD

[] To install the blade guard, first remove the three screws holding the throat plate in place. Remove the throat plate. See Figure 17.

•Make sure that the locking lever is securely pushed to the left. Raise the blade arbor to its full height by turning the blade adjusting handle clockwise.

[] Move the locking lever to the right for Angle mode. Slowly turn the blade adjustment handle to put the blade at 30 degrees. The handle will "pop out" slightly as it engages the clutch.

•Holding the blade adjusting handle with one hand, use the other hand to push the locking lever firmly to the left to lock the angle.

•Using Me smaU hex wrench, install the blade guard by loosening the two attachment hex nuts enough to slide the riving knife down between the shims. Do not remove the hex nuts. See Figure 19. Partially retighten the two attachment nuts. Check the blade and riving knife alignment.

•Correctly align the blade and riving knife as shown, repeating step 5 as needed. Tighten attachment nuts securely. If riving knife is not positioned correctly, with blade up, it could contact saw table when blade is lowered and restrict blade elevation.

[] Blade alignment with the riving knife can be adiusted for different blade widths. Refer to Settings and Adjustments in the Operations Section.

[] Check the blade guard assembly for clearances and free movement. Reinstall the throat plate into the opening, lower the blade and secure the three attachment screws. Tighten the screws securely.

SMALLHEX

LARGE	THROATPLATE
HEXWRENCH	Figure 17

NOTE: PLACE BLADE BETWEEN

INNER AND OUTER BLADE WASHER

LARGE SMALLHEX

HEXWRENCH WRENCH_

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LARGESPACER

ARBOR

INNER

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OUTER

BLADEWASHER

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ARBORNUT TIGHTEN Figure 18

RIVING

MOUNTING

PLATE

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