Craftsman 315.21829 Saw User Manual


 
TO SET THE B_VEL INDICATOR AND BEVEL
STOPS AT 0_ AND 45 ° (SQUARING THE BLADE)
Figure62.
The angle sa_mgs oFthe saw havebeen set at the _ac-
tory and, unlessdamaged inshipping,shouldnot require
settingduringassembly. After extensive use, itmay need
to be checked.
Unplugthe saw.
Pushthe bevellooking leverto the right.Turnthe
t_eight/beve{ adjustinghandwhsel to angleL'heblade.
Use • combinationsquareto check squareness
between theblade and saw table.
If the blade is not perfectlyvertical(0_),loosenthe lock
nut on the 0° bolt _nsidethe cabinet, positionthe blade,
adjustthe bolt, then retightenlock nut. See Figure62,
insall, if the banal indicatoris not at zero, adjust_tw_.h
the "twoscrews above the slot, besidethe heighVbevel
adjusting handwheel.
Turn theheighVbeveladjustingha.ndwhesluntilthe
bottom of the blade has moved completelyto theleft
side ofthe slot. Lock the angleby pushing the bevel
_ockinglever to the left.
BOLT
BEVEL HEIGHT
ADJUSTING
LOCKINGLEVEE[ HANDWHEEL
O"BOLT
BEVEL
INDICATOR
LOCK
NUT
Fig. 62
Ifthe bladeis not anexact 45°, loosenthe lock nut
on the 45° boltinsidethecabinet, positionthe blade,
adjustthe bolt, then retighten lock nut.
Make a test cut.
TO ADJUST THE MITER GAUGE
See Figure63.
You can setthe miter gaugeat and plusor minus45°
with the mitergaugestop pin andadjustablestop screws.
NOTE The miter gaugeprovidescloseaccuracy inangled
cuts.Forveryclosetolerances,testcutsarerecommended.
Loosenknoband pull out on stoppin torotate miter
gaugebasepaststop screws.
Loosenthe lockn_t ofthe 0° stop screwst the stop
pinwith a 8 rnmwrench.
Place a 90" squareagainstthe m_ar gaugerodand the
miter gauge base.
Ifthe rod isnotsquare, loosenthe knob, adjustthe rod,
and tightenthe knob.
Adjustthe 0°atop screw untilitrestsagainstthe stop
pin.
Adjustthe plusend minus 45° stop screwsusinga 45°
triangle and the stepsabove.
MITER
GAUGEBASE
MITER_
GAUGEROD
LOCK/
NUT
m
O"ADJUSTABLE
STOPSCREW
45"ADJUSTABLE
STOPSCREW
Fig. 63
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