Craftsman 315.2121O0 Saw User Manual


 
Theedgeofthesquareandthesawbladeshould
beparallelasshowninfigure17.
If the frontor beck edge of thesaw bladeangles
away fromthe square as showninfigures 18 and
19, adjustmentsare needed.
Usingthe 8 mm hex key provided,loosenthe
sockethead screws thatsecure the mounting
brackettothe mitertable. See Figure20.
8 mmSOCKET
MITER
TABLE
MOUNTING
8 mmHEXKEY BRACKET
WRENCH Fig.20
Rotate the mountingbracket left or rightuntilthe
saw blade is parallelwiththe square.
Retightenthe screws securelyand recheckthe
blade-to-fencealignment,
SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE
MITER TABLE
See Rgures 21-24.
Unplugyour saw.
_lb WARNING: Failure to unplugyoursaw could
resultin accidental startingcausingpossible
sadous personal injury.
Pullthe saw arm all the way downand engage
the lock pin to holdthe saw arm intransport
position.
Loosenthe miterlock handle approximatelyone-
half tum.
Depressthe miter lockplate and rotatethe miter
table untilthe pointer on the controlarm is posi-
tioned at 0°,
_ Release the miter lockplate and securelytighten
the miter lock handle.
Loosen bevel lockknoband set saw arm at 0"
bevel (blade set90" to miter table). Tightenbevel
lockknob.
Place a combinationsquare againstthe miter
table and the fiatpart ofsaw blade,
Note: Make sure thatthe square contactsthe flat
part ofthe saw blade, notthe blade teeth.
Rotate the bladeby hand and checkthe blade-to-
table alignmentat severalpoints.
The edge of the square andthe saw blade should
be parallelas shown Infigure21.
FENCE
MITER
TABLE
COMBINATION
SQUARE
MITER
LOCKHANDLE
CORRECT_EWOFBLADE
SQUAREWITHMITERTABLE
Fig. 21
Ifthe top or bottomofthe saw blade angles away
from the square as showninfigures22 and 23,
adjustmentsare needed.
FENCE
COMBINATION
SQUARE
TABLE
VIEWOFBLADENOTSQUAREW111tMITER
TABLE,ADJUSTMENTSAREREQUIRED
Rg. 22
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