Craftsman 113.24181 - Manual (Page 13)

3. Slide support onto SUPPORT ROD until PIN in rod fits
into notch in support . . . insert THUMB SCREW and
tighten it.
4. Loosen setscrew in end of SPREADER BAR using 5/32
in. setscrew wrench.
5. Slide guard to right until end of rod is even with bar.
6 . IVIake sure blade is square to table and raised as high as
it will go.
IMPORTANT: The SPREADER must always be
PARALLEL to the sawblade and in the MIDDLE of the
cut (KERF) made by the sawblade.
NOTE; The spreader is thinner than the width of the
KERF by approximately sixteen thicknesses of paper.
7. Make seven folds in a small piece (10 x 10 in.)
ordinary NEWSPAPER making eight thicknesses.
The folded paper will be used as a "spacing gauge".
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9.
Place RIP FENCE on table . . . CAREFULLY move it
against blade so that it is parallel to the blade, and just
TOUCHES tips of saw teeth . . . tighten RIP FENCE
LOCK KNOB.
Lift up both ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS .. . insert one
of the SETSCREW WRENCFIES in the notches to hold
the pawls out of the way.
10. Insert folded paper between SPREADER and FENCE
. .. hold spreader flat against fence .. . tighten screws.
11. Now tighten setscrew in end of spreader bar.
12. To remove blade guard, loosen thumb screw and slide
guard off of SUPPORT ROD.
NOTE: Move fence away from spreader ... to see if
spreader remains SQUARE with table.
If it is not square with table, the SPREADER BAR
must be adjusted.
A. Loosen 2 clamping screws, using a 1/2 in. wrench.
B. Rotate bar until spreader is square with table.
C. Check alignment of ^reader with blade and
readjust, if necessary.
FOLDED PAPER
THUMB
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