Craftsman 315.21212 Saw User Manual


 
The edge of the squareand the saw bladeshould
be parallelas shownin figure 17.
Ifthe front orbackedge of the saw bladeangles
away from the squareas showninfigures 18 and
19, adjustmentsare needed.
Usingthe 10 mm hex key provided,loosenthe
sockethead screwsthat secure the mounting
brackettothe mitertable. See Figure20.
Loosenbevel lockknoband set saw arm at 0°
bevel (bladeset 90° to mitertable). Tightenbevel
lockknob.
Place a combinationsquareagainst the miter
table and the flat part ofsaw blade.
Note= Make sure that the squarecontactsthefiat
partofthe saw blade, notthe bladeteeth.
Rotate the blade byhand and checkthe blade-to-
table alignmentat several points.
The edge ofthe square and the saw bladeshould
be pe.mllal as showninfigure 21.
FENCE
f0 mmSOCKET
10mln ._
HEXKEY"_"
M_NTING
B_CK_
/
MITER
TABLE
Fig. 20
Rotate the mountingbracketleft or right untilthe
saw blade is parallelwiththe square.
Retightenthe screwssecurelyand recheckthe
blade-to-fansaalignment.
SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE
MITER TABLE
See Figures21.24.
Unplugyoursaw.
,_k WARNING: Failureto unplugyoursaw could
resultin accidentalstaffingcausingpossible
serious personalInjury.
Pullthe saw arm all the way downand engage
the lockpinto holdthe saw arm intransport
position.
Loosenthe miter lockhandle approximatelyone-
halfturn.
Depress the miterlock plate and rotatethe miter
table untilthe pointeron the controlarm Is posi-
tioned at 0°.
Release the miterlockplate end securelytighten
the miterlockhandle.
MITER
TABLE BLADE
MITER
LOCKPLATE MITER
LOCKHANDLE
CORRECTVIEWOFBLADE
SQUAREWITHMITERTABLE Fig. 21
Ifthe top or bottomofthe saw bladeanglesaway
fromthe squareas shownin figures22 and 23,
adjustmentsare needed.
FENCE
MITER
TABLE BLADE
MITER MITER
LOCKPLATE LOCKHANDLE
VIEWOFBLADENOTSQUAREWITHMITER
TABLE,ADJUSTMENTSAREREQUIRED Fig, 22
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