Craftsman 149.236321 owner manual Cutter Guard, ON.OFF Switch, Guard Stop

TO CHECK DEPTH OF CUT

a.Place a straight edge on the outfeed table extending over the infeed table.

b.Measure from the surface of the infeed table to the bottom of the straight edge. This will be the depth of cut.

NOTE: This Jointer-Planer will make a maximum 118" deep cut. To reduce THE DANGER of kickback and possible injury, the depth of cut should not exceed 1/16" when cutting wood wider than 1.1t2".

,_CAUTION:MAKE SURE THE SWITCH IS OFF AND THE CORD IS UNPLUGGED BEFORE PERFORMING THIS CHECK.

OUTFEED TABLE

MAX. DEPTH

.OF CUT 1/8"

m FENCE ADJUSTMENT

The fence can be adjusted to cut angles from O° to 45 °. Stop pins allow automatic setting to 0 °, 221/2=, 30 ° or 45 ° in either the inboard or outboard direction.

TO ADJUST: Loosen fence lock knobs and lift the stop pins out and turn to lock out. Move the fence to the desired angle. If It is one of the commonly used angles listed above, release the stop pins and they will pop into place when the correct angle is reached. Tighten the fence lock knobs to lock the fence in place. Fora less common angle or to fine tune to an angle less than the 5 ° divisions on the fence seg- ment. Pull and lock out the stop pins and use the 0 ° to 5 ° scale on the tilt indicator to set the exact angle desired.

1.FOR OUTBOARD TILT add the reading on the tilt indicator to the reading on the fence segment.

2.FOR INBOARD TILT subtract the tilt indicator reading from the reading on the fence segment. Always tighten the lock knobs to maintain the desired setting.

O °

45 ° INBOARD

8TOP

TILT

INDICATOR

FENCE

3. CUTTER GUARD

The cutter guard provides protection over the cutter head, It must
always be in place and functioning	properly.	PROPERLY,	THE CUTTER GUARD RETURN SPRING
	,_	CAUTION:	IF THE CUTTER GUARD FAILS TO OPERATE
Check the guard to make sure it is	functioning properly.	WILL NEED REPLACING. CONTACT YOUR NEAREST
		SEARS STORE OR SERVICE CENTER FOR REPLACE-
a. Pass a 114" thick piece of wood	over the cutter head between the
		MENT SPRING AND INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING

guard and fence. The guard must return automatically. THE JOINTER-PLANER.

b.Open the cutter guard all the way until it stops and release it several times. It should always return to its original position.

4.GUARD STOP

The Craftsman Jointer/Planer comes equipped with a cutter guard stop assembly to improve safety and reduce risk of injury. Be sure to read and understand all instructions in the ASSEMBLY and BASIC

JOINTER/PLANER OPERATION sections before operating this tool.

5. ON.OFF SWITCH

The operating positions of the "On-Off"switch are located on the front of your Jointer-Planer. Push the switch up to turn your Jointer- Planer "on" and down to turn your Jointer-Planer "off". The switch has a switch key which, when removed, allows the switch to be lock- ed in the "off" position. To activate the locking feature push switch to "off" position and pull switch key.

To turn Jointer-Planer "on" after it has been locked in the "off" posi- tion, the switch key must be replaced in the switch.

SWITCH

WARNING: BE SURE SWITCH IS IN THE "OFF" POSITION
BEFORE PLUGGING JOINTER-PLANER INTO POWER SOURCE				_swiT'c	H KEY
FAILURE	TO DO	SO COULD	RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL
STARTING	CAUSING	SERIOUS	INJURY.