90° (0°) bevel adjustment (fig. l), 90° bevel pointer adjustment (fig. m), 45“ bevel adjustment (fig. n) – Craftsman 137.212370 User Manual

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BEVEL STOP ADJUSTMENT

IA WARNING

To avoid injuty from an accidental start, make sure
the switch is in the OFF position and the plug is not

connected to the power source outlet.

90° (0°) Bevel adjustment (Fig. L)

1. Loosen bevel lock handle (1) and tilt the cutting arm

completely to the right. Tighten the bevel lock handle.

2. Place a combination square (2) on the miter table

with the ruler against the table and the heel of the
square against the saw blade.

3. if the blade is not 90“ (0°) square with the miter

table (5), loosen the bevel lock handle (1), tilt the
cutting head to the left, loosen the locknut (4) on the

bevel angle adjustment bolt (3) and use a 10 mm

wrench to adjust the stop bolt (3) depth in or out to

increase or decrease the bevel angle.

4. Tilt the cutting arm to back to the right at 90“ (0“)

beve! and recheck for alignment.

5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 if further adjustment is

needed,

6. Tighten bevel lock handle (1) and locknut (4) when

alignment is achieved.

90° Bevel Pointer Adjustment (Fig. M)
1, When the blade is exactly 90“ (0“) to the table, loosen

the bevel indicator screw (5) using a # 2 Phillips
screwdriver,

2. Adjust bevel indicator (6) to the “O’* mark on the bevel

scale and retighten the screw.

45“ Bevel Adjustment (Fig. N)

1. Loosen the bevel lock handle (7) and til! the cutting

head completely to the left.

2. Using a combination square, check to see if the

blade angle is 45° to the table.

3. If the blade is not at 45“ to the miter table, tilt the

cutting arm to the right, loosen the locknut (8) on the
bevel angle adjustment bolt (9) and use a 10 mm
wrench to adjust the stop bolt (9) depth in or out to
increase or decrease the bevel angle,

4. Tilt the cutting arm to the left to 45° bevel and

recheck for alignment,

5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 until the blade is at 45° to

the miter table.

6. Tighten bevel lock handle (7) and locknut (8) when

alignment is achieved,

Fig.N

33.9° Bevel Adjustment (Fig. N)

1. Push the bevel detent pin (10) in toward the front of

the unit.

2, Unlock the bevel lock handle and tilt the cutting arm

to the crown molding positive stop at 33.9“.

3 Using a combination square, check to see if the

blade angle is 33,9“ to the table.

If the blade is not at 33,9“ to the miter table, loosen

locknut (11) and use a 10 mm wrench to adjust the
bolt (12) in or out until the blade is at 33.9“ to the
miter table.
Secure the locknut (11) into position after alignment
is achieved,