Craftsman 315.220381 ALIGNING BLADE TOTABLE AT 0

ALIGNING BLADE TOTABLE AT 0°BEVEL

See Figures 30A -30D.

This procedure squares the bladeto the table at O"

bevel (vertical)so the blade angle willbe accurate. If

the blade is r_otat O"bevel, follow the stepsbelow to

rotateslightly. You will need a framing square and a

1/4in. hex key.

•Positionthe blade in front of the fence. Lower the

bladewith the elevating handwheel untilitjust

clearsthe front table.

•Lockthe followingcontrols:

bevel locklever below the handle,

carriagelock knob on the left side,

armlock knob on top of the arm,and

yokelock handle below the yoke, on the right.

•Stand a framing square on the table with the short

leg pointingup againstthe saw blade and the long

leg parallelto the fence. Placethe square flat

againstthe blade between two teeth.

•If boththe top and bottom ofthe saw blade aN flat

againstthe square,no adjustment is needed.

•Ifthe sawblade gaps at the top or bottom, remove

the bevel indexcap by removing the two phillips

head screws(below the handle). You will see four

sockethead screws.

•Loosenthe socket head screwswith a 1/4 in.hex

key.Rotate the motorslightlywhile holdingthe

squareagainst the saw blade and table top.

•Slightlytighteneach ofthe four screws and recheck

theblade andframing square.

ARMLOCKKNOB

•Ifthere are nogaps, fully tighteneach screw. If

then is stilla gap, repeat the previoustwo steps.

•Checkthe bevel indicator onthe yokeassembly

nearthe handle. It shouldread 0% If it does not,

resetit by looseningthe screws and rotatingthe

bevelindex cap. Retighten the twoscrews.

•Loosenthe carriage lock knob.

BLADESQUARETOTABLE

NOADJUSTMENTNEEDED

FRAMING

SQUARE

FRAMING

SQUARE

BLADE

TABLE/Fig.3OB

GAP

BLADE

FRONTTABLE

INDEXCAP

BEVEL

LOCK

LEVER

ELEVATING

HANDWHEEL Fig.3OA

GAP-ADJUSTMENTNEEDED

41 ¸

SOCKET

HEADSCREWS

Fig. 3OC

BEVELINDEX

CAPREMOVED

_BEVEL

LOCKLEVER

Fig. 30D

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