Craftsman 315.24234, 315.21234 Squaring the Blade to the Miter Table, See Figures 28, Lock Nuts

ASSEMBLY

SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE MITER TABLE

See Figures 28 - 30.

n Unplug the saw.

n Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock

pin to hold the saw arm in transport position.

n Loosen the miter lock handles.

n Rotate the miter table until the pointer is positioned

at 0°.

n Securely tighten the miter lock handles.

n Loosen bevel lock knob and set saw arm at 0° bevel

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

n 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.

n Rotate the blade by hand and check the blade-to-table

alignment at several points.

n The edge of the square and the blade should be paral-

lel.

n If the top or bottom of the blade angles away from the

square as shown in figure 29, adjustments are needed.

n Using a 10 mm wrench or adjustable wrench, loosen

the lock nut securing positive stop adjustment screw.

Also loosen bevel lock knob.

n Adjust positive stop adjustment screw to bring blade

into alignment with the square.

n Retighten bevel lock knob. Next, retighten lock nut

securing the positive stop adjustment screw. Recheck

blade-to-table alignment.

FENCE

COMBINATION

SQUARE

FENCE

COMBINATION

SQUARE

BLADE

MITER

TABLE

CORRECT VIEW OF BLADE

SQUARE WITH MITER TABLE

Fig. 28

BLADE

MITER

TABLE

NOTE: The above procedure can be used to check

squareness of the blade to the miter table at both 0°

and 45° angles.

VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH MITER

TABLE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED

Fig. 29

POSITIVE STOP

ADJUSTMENT

SCREW FOR 45° ANGLES

LOCK

NUT(S)

Fig. 30

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