Craftsman 137.24885 To avoid possible injury and damage to, Blade Guard Assembly FIG. H, I, J

2.Raisethebladearbor(4-Fig.F)tothemaximum

heightbyturningthebladeraisinghandwheel counterclockwise.

3.Placetheopen-endwrench(8)jawsontheflatsof thesawarborto keepthearborfromturning(Fig.G) andplacethebox-endwrench(9)on thearbornut (5),andturncounterclockwise.

4.Removethearbornut(5)andouterflange(6-Fig.F).

5.InstallthesawbladeontothearborwiththeBLADE

TEETHPOINTINGTOWARDTHEFRONTOFTHE SAW.

6.Installtheflange(6)againstthebladeandthreadthe

arbornut(5)asfaraspossiblebyhand.Ensurethat thebladeisflushagainsttheinnersideof theblade flange.

[A WARNING

To avoid possible injury and damage to the

workpiece, be sure to iNSTALL THE BLADE WiTH THE TEETH POiNTiNG TOWARD THE FRONT OF

TABLE in the direction of the rotation arrow on the

blade guard.

Fig. F 4 7 6 5

7.To tighten the arbor nut, (5) place the open-end wrench (8) on the flats of the saw arbor to keep the arbor from turning (Fig. G).

8.Place the box-end wrench (9) on the arbor nut (5), and turn clockwise (to the rear of the saw table).

9.Replace the blade insert in the table recess, insert the screws through the front and rear holes and tighten remembering the rubber adjusting spacer

(4-Fig. E) under the rear of the insert and leveling the rear of the insert to the table.

Fig. G

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IA WARNING!

To avoid injury from a thrown workpiece, blade parts, or blade contact, never operate saw without

the proper insert in place. Use the original installed

insert for all through=sawing operations except dado

cuts. A special dado insert plate must be installed when using a dado blade.

BLADE GUARD ASSEMBLY (FIG. H, I, J)

1.Set the blade to maximum height and the tilt to zero degrees on the bevel scale with the hand wheels. Lock the blade bevel lock knob.

2.Place the spring washer (2), flat washer (3), external tooth lock washer (4) onto the blade guard mounting bolt (1) (Fig. H).

3.Insert bolt and washer assembly through splitter bracket (5).

Fig. H

	5	4
	J
Blade guard	_	1
and splitter	ass'y

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4.Install the blade guard and splitter assembly (6) into the rear of the saw table. Thread the bolt (1-Fig. H) into the internally threaded pivot rod (7) until snug.

Fig. I

5.Lift blade guard arm (8) up and using a straight edge, align the blade guard and splitter ass'y(9) with the saw blade (10) (Fig. J).

6.Shift the splitter bracket assembly to right or left until parallel alignment to the blade is achieved.

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