Craftsman 315.212080 - Manual (Page 18)

ADJUSTMENTS
SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE
MITER TABLE
See Figures 21 - 24.
■ Unplug your saw.
A WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could
result in accidental starting causing possible
serious persor^l injury.
■ Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage
the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport
position.
■ Lift up the miter table clamp.
■ Rotate the miter table until the pointer is posi*
tioned at 0“.
■ Push the miter table caimp back down.
■ Loosen bevel lock knob and set saw arm at 0°
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 F>arallel as shown in figure 21.
BLADE
MTER TABLE COMBmATION
SQUARE
CORRECT VIEW OF BLADE
SQUARE WITH MTER TABU
If the top or bottom of the saw blade angles away
from №e square as shown in figures 22 and 23,
adjustments are needed.
FENCE
BLADE
COMBINATION
SQUARE
MTERTABLE
VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH MTER
TABLE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED Fig. 22
FENCE
BLADE
COMBINATION MTER TABU
SQUARE
VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH MTER
TABU, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED Fig. 23
Fig. 21
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