Craftsman 351.21833 Attach Switch Assembly, Position and Adjust Riving Knife

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Figure 26 - Check parallelism of rails to table with combination square. Check at several locations along rail.

¥Loosen and remove six socket pan head screws and the back panel. This will allow easier attachment of the rear rails.

Figure 27

¥Install the rear rails in the same manner as the front rails and align the rail joint to the blade.

¥Replace back panel of the cabinet.

Figure 28

¥Insert M8 x 20 hex bolts through holes in bracket at each end of brace. Attach brace to the far right end of the rails by sliding hex bolts into the rail T-slots. Secure bolts in position with flat washers, lock washers and nuts.

Figure 29

ATTACH SWITCH ASSEMBLY

Refer to Figure 30.

Tools Required: 10mm Open end Wrench

Hardware Required: Two M6 x 16 hex head bolts, two M6 flat washers, two M6 lock washers and two M6 hex nuts. (Hardware bag #3).

¥From above switch assembly bracket, insert two bolts through bracket holes.

¥Loosely attach flat washer, lock washer and nut to bolts.

¥Insert bolt heads into T-slot on bottom of left front rail.

¥Slide switch assembly 6to 8from left end of rail as shown in Figure 30.

¥Fully tighten flat washers, lock washers and hex nuts to secure switch assembly in place.

Figure 30

POSITION AND ADJUST RIVING KNIFE

Refer to Figure 31.

¥Riving knife is installed on the saw. Raise the blade com- pletely to access the riving knife.

¥Loosen the locking knob and raise the riving knife to its highest position. Riving knife has three holes for three posi- tions. The highest position is for all thru cuts. The middle position is for rabbets and other non-thru cuts, (with guard and pawls removed). The lowest position is for dado cuts.

Locking Pin

Screw

Locking

 

 

 

 

Knob

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bracket

Plate

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 31 - Riving Knife

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