Craftsman 315.22839 Washer, Installing, Blade Guard Bracket Lock, Bolt, Flat, Blade Riving

INSTALLING	THE BLADE GUARD	8OCKET
See Figures	23- 25.	HEAD8CREW8

BLADE

_k WARNING: If the blade is not fully lowered, turn the height handwheel to lower the blade to prevent

injury

•Get the blade guard, the blade guard bracket, and the following hardware:

2 hex bolts (5/16-18 x 1/2 in.)

2 lock washers (5/16 in.)

3 socket head screws (1/4-20 x 3/8 in.)

3 flat washers (1/4 in.)

•Align the lower end of the blade guard bracket and the threaded holes of the cradle and insert the hex bolts and lock washers. Securely tighten with a 12 mm wrench.

•Remove the throat plate. See page 34.

•Put the blade guard assembly in place on the table top, aligning the screw holes in the riving knife to the holes in the bracket. Align the hole in the front of the riving knife base with the screw hole in the cradle.

Note: The screw hole is located under the slot in back of the throat plate.

•Insert two socket head screws and two flat wash- ers in the two holes at the back of the riving knife base. Securely tighten with a 5 mm hex key.

•Insert the third socket head screw and flat washer into screw hole in cradle under throat plate. Securely tighten with a 5 mm hex key.

•Raise the blade all the way up.

BLADE

GUARD

BRACKET

LOCK

WASHER

HEX

BOLT_.

Fig. 23

FLAT

WASHER

8OCKET

HEAD8CREW

FLAT

WASHER

25

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Fig. 24

BLADE

RIVING

KNIFE

ANTI-KICKBACK

PAWLS

Fig. 25

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