Craftsman 315.21213 manual Squaring The Blade To The Miter Table, See Figures 21

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SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE

SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE

MITER TABLE

See Figures 21 - 24.

Unplug your saw.

,_ WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury.

Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport position.

Loosen the miter lock handle approximately one- half turn.

Depress the miter lock plate and rotate the miter

table until the pointer on the control arm is posi- tioned at 0".

Release the miter lock plate and securely tighten the miter lock handle.

Loosen bevel lock knob and set saw arm at O°

bevel (blade set 90 °to miter table). Tighten bevel lock knob.

Place a combination square against the miter table and the flat part of saw blade.

Note" Make sure that the square contacts the flat part of the saw blade, not the blade teeth.

Rotate the blade by hand and check the blade-to- table alignment at several points.

The edge of the square and the saw blade should be parallel as shown in figure 21.

MITER

FENCE

If the top or bottom of the saw blade angles away from the square as shown in figures 22 and 23, adjustments are needed.

MITER

FENCE

BLADE

COMBINATION

MITER SQUARE

TABLE

VIEWOF BLADENOTSQUAREWITHMITER

TABLE,ADJUSTMENTSARE REQUIRED

Fig. 22

MITER FENCE

BLADE

COMBINA_ON

MITER SQUARE

TABLE

VIEWOF BLADENOTSQUAREWITH MITER

TABLE,ADJUSTMENTSARE REQUIRED

Fig. 23

Using a 10 mm wrench or adjustable wrench,

loosen the lock nut securing positive stop adjust- ment screw. Also loosen bevel lock knob.

Adjust positive stop adjustment screw to bring saw blade into alignment with the square. See Figures 24 and 25.

TABLE

MITER

LOCKHANDLE

CORRECTVIEW OF BLADE

SQUAREWITH MITERTABLE

Fig. 21

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Craftsman 315.21213 manual Squaring The Blade To The Miter Table, See Figures 21