Craftsman CONTRACTOR 351.21833 User Manual

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ATTACH EXTENSION TABLES

Refer to Figure 18.
Tools Required: 8mm Hex Wrench and Straight Edge
Hardware Required: Six M10 x 25 socket head bolts, six M10
lock washers and six M10 flat washers (Hardware bag #1).
• Assemble extension table to the table using socket head

bolts, lock washers and flat washers.

• Wipe surface clean.
• Hand tighten only. Do not tighten completely until tables

are level. Use a straightedge to level tables.

• Repeat above procedure for the other extension table.
• Use a straight edge to check level and flatness between

main and extension tables.

• After tables are adjusted level and flat, secure the exten-

sion tables by tightening the bolts completely.

INSTALL BLADE

Refer to Figures 19 and 20.
Tools Required: 13mm Open end Wrench
• Loosen knob on right side of cabinet.
• Remove blade and wrench. Replace knob.
• Raise blade assembly all the way up.
• Depress arbor lock and use wrench to loosen flange nut.

Remove flange and nut from arbor.

• Place blade on arbor. Make sure arrow on blade and teeth

point towards front of saw.

• Replace flange and nut on arbor and securely snug blade

in position.

CHECK TABLE ALIGNMENT

Refer to Figures 21, 22 and 23, page 10.
• Saws are shipped from the factory with the table adjusted

so the miter gauge slots are parallel to the saw blade.
However, in order to obtain the best results from the saw, it
is suggested this adjustment be checked before operating.

• A simple method of checking alignment is as follows: Bolt

or clamp a dowel rod or similar object to miter gauge (a
combination square can be substituted). Pick out a tooth
on front of blade and set the dowel to it so it is just touch-
ing. Move same tooth to back of blade.

• Gauge this tooth with the dowel rod. If the tooth is in the

same position, relative to the miter gauge slot, the table is
parallel with the blade. In short, the miter gauge slots must
be parallel with the blade. This means that when measur-
ing distance between blade and miter gauge slot at the
front and rear of the blade, the distances will be equal
(see Figure 21).

NOTE: Be sure to measure the distance or make the test

on the same tooth of the saw blade in both front and rear
positions.

Rubber Feet

Front Side of Saw

Slotted Bracket

Blade Guard

Bracket

Push Stick

Bracket

Figure 17

Figure 18

Straight Edge

Flange

Nut

Figure 19

Arbor Lock

Figure 20