,_ WARNING: Never feed wood with your handswhen

ma_dngany non-throughcutsuch as rabbets or dadoes. To avoid personal injury, aJways use push blocks, push sticks, and featherboards.

•When the cut is made, turn the saw OFF. Wait for the blade to come to a complete stop before removingthe workpieca.

•Unplug the saw.

•Lower the blade and remove the screw holding the throat plate in place. Remove the throat plate.

•Raise the saw b(ade.

•Push the bevei lockingleveeto the right.Rotate the height adjustinghandwheelunUithe bevelindicatorshowsa 30+ angle. Push the bevel Iocldng leveesecurelyto the left while holdingthe height adjustinghandwheelto lock the angle. Reinsta_the b_adeguard assembly.

•Retighten the nuts at the base of the riving knife.Check riving kni_'ealignment to the blade and adjust shims if necessary.

•Move the bevel locking [everto the right and rotate the blade back to 90% Push the leverto the left to lock the

angle.

•Lower the blade, insert the throat plate, then securely tighten the throat plate screw.

NON-THROUGHCUT

GUARD

BLADE

REMOVED

PUSH

STICK

Fig. 4g

MAKING A DADO CUT

See _gurs 50.

An optior_l _Ladothroat plate _sreq_drsdfor this pro- cadurs (max. dado wirtth _3/16 in.). See the Accessorles sectionof this manua! and check with your nearest Sears retsil. Do not use blades rated less than the speed of this tooL

NOTE: This saw cannot be used to make a bevel dado

CUt.

•Unplug the saw.

•Remove the blade guard aseembly.

•Ratlghtanthe two hex nuts.

•Remove the saw blade.

•Remove _he inner blade washer and both the sma_ and _eegespacers.

•Add the smell spacer then the inner b]ade washer to the bladesarbor.

•Mount the dado blade, usingthe blade and chippers appropriatefor the desired width of cut.

•Reinstallthe arbor nut.

•Make sure the arbor nut Is fullyengaged and the eebor extends at loast one fiJll_rsad past a sacurely tightened arbornut.

_k WARNING; Always put all spacers in proper locationwhen changingback to saw blade. Failure to do so may resultin possible injuryand damage to the tool.

AWARNING: Akvays use push blocks, push stlc_, or fsatharbcardswhen making dado cuts to avoid the risk of serious injury.

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315.21829 specifications

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