Craftsman 315.21222 Saw User Manual


 
Theedgeofthesquareandthesawbladeshould
beparallelasshowninfigure17.
Ifthefrontorbackedgeof thesawbladeangles
awayfromthesquareasshowninfigures18and
19,adjustmentsareneeded.
Usingthe10mmhexkeyprovided,loosenthe
socketheadscrewsthatsecurethemounting
brackettothemitertable.See Figure 20.
Loosen bevel lock knob and set saw arm at
bevel (blade set 90 ° to miter table). Tighten bevel
lock knob.
Place a combination square against the miter
table and the flat part of saw blade.
Note: Make sure that the square contacts the flat
part of the saw blade, not the blade teeth.
Rotate the blade by hand and check the blade-to-
table alignment at several points.
The edge of the square and the saw blade should
be parallel as shown in figure 21.
FENCE
10 mm SOCKET
HEAD
MOUNTING
BRACKET
/
MITER
TABLE
Fig. 20
Rotate the mounting bracket left or right until the
saw blade is parallel with the square.
Retighten the screws securely and recheck the
blade-to-fence alignment.
SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE
MITER TABLE
See Figures 21-24.
Unplug your saw.
_, WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could
result in accidental starting causing possible
serious personal injury.
Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage
the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport
position.
Loosen the miter lock handle approximately one-
half turn.
Depress the miter lock plate and rotate the miter
table until the pointer on the control arm is posi-
tioned at 0°.
Release the miter lock plate and securely tighten
the miter lock handle.
MITER
TABLE BLADE
MITER
LOCKPLATE
VIEWOFBLADE
SQUAREWITHMITERTABLE
MITER
LOCKHANDLE
Fig. 21
If the top or bottom of the saw blade angles away
from the square as shown in figures 22 and 23,
adjustments are needed.
FENCE
_COMBINATION_
TABLE BLADE
MITER MITER
LOCKPLATE LOCKHANDLE
VIEWOFBLADENOTSQUAREWITHMITER
TABLE,ADJUSTMENTSARE REQUIRED Fig. 22
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