Craftsman 113.24181 owner manual Adjustments, Miter Gauge

ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING: FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, TURN SWITCH "OFF" AND REMOVE PLUG FROM POWER SOURCE

OUTLET BEFORE MAKING ANY ADJUSTMENTS•

MITER GAUGE

NOTE: The holes for the stop pin and the graduations are

manu-_actured to very close tolerances which provide accuracy for average woodworking• In some cases where extreme accuracy is required, when making angle cuts, for example, make a trial cut and then recheck it.

If necessary, the miter gauge head can be swiveled slightly to compensate for any inaccuracy•

1.Loosen the "handle" and pull "stop pin" OUT.

2.Swivel the head ... position it at "'0""..• push the stop pin IN . . • lock the handle•

3• The HEAD should be square with the Bar and the pointer should point to "0". Readjust the pointer if necessary•

4.If the head is not square with the bar, adjustments are required.

A. Loosen the "handle" (1) and the "two screws" (2)

B.Position the HEAD square with the BAR using a combination square.

C.PUSH the STOP PIN into the hole in the head at

"0'" ... push the pin into the hole and twist it.

Lock the handle.

D.Recheck with the square• If the head is still not square, loosen the screws (2) and readjust the

INDICATOR BLOCK.

E.With the head square with the bar and the pin

pushed into the hole, adjust the pointer (3) to point to "0".

F. The miter gauge head must rest on top of the bar without being able to move up and down . •. yet it must swivel freely.

G. The swiveling movement of the head can be

LOCK HANDLE

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BARSTOP

SQUARE

INDICATOR

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adjusted by tightening or loosening the setscrew (4) •.. usingthe 1/8 in. setscrew wrench.

NOTE: The setscrew is located inside of the head.

To reach it, swivel the head to 60 degreesand turn the miter gauge upside down.

HEEUNG ADJUSTMENT or PARALLELISM OF SAWBLADE TO MITER GAUGE GROOVE

While cutting, the material must move in a straight line

PARALLEL to the SAWBLADE .. therefore both the

miter gauge GROOVE and the RIP FENCE must be

PARALLEL to the SAWBLADE.

If the sawblade IS NOT parallel to the miter gaugegroove, the blade will bind at one end of the cut. (This is known as "HEELING")•

To check for parallelism:

WARNING - FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, TURN SWITCH "OFF" AND REMOVE PLUG FROM POWER SOURCE

OUTLET•

1. Raise blade all the way up... raise blade guard.

2.Mark as "x'" on one of the teeth which is SET (bent) to the LEFT.

3.Place the head of a combination square in the GROOVE ... adjust blade of square so that it just touches the tip of of the MARKED tooth.

4.Move square to REAR, rotate blade to see if MARKED tooth again touches blade of square.

5.If tooth touches square the same amount at FRONT and REAR ... sawblade is PARALLEL to MITER

GAUGE GROOVE.

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