Craftsman 509398 - Manual (Page 25)

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Installing Blade/Squaring Crosscut
Travel
NOTE: This adjustment helps ensure the
blade accurately travels square to the rip
fence.
1. Index arm at 0° miter and lock.
2. Install sawblade as shown. Motor shaft
has left handed threads - turn nut counter-
clockwise to tighten.
CAUTION: Do not overtighten
arbor nut. Use arbor wrench to “snug”
nut in place. Overtightening could dis-
tort the blade collars and cause blade
to wobble.
3. Lower arm until saw blade just clears the
front table. Be sure the miter lock handle and
the bevel lock handle are locked.
4. Place a framing square on the table as
shown and position the blade and square
until the leg of the square just contacts a
tooth of the blade. Mark this tooth with a
pencil.
NOTE: The framing (or combination) square
must be “true” - see illustration for checking
method.
5. When the carriage is moved slowly back
and forth on the arm, the marked tooth
should just touch the square at all points. If
marked tooth moves into or away from
square, follow the adjustments as described
in your saws original owners manual. If you
no longer have your saws owners manual
call Customer Service at 1-800-325-1184.
Have your saws model number ready when
you call.
Shaft Wrench
Sawblade
Outer
Arbor Nut
Motor
Inner
Collar
Collar
End of arbor
wrench resting
on table
Framing Square Must Be True
Check its accuracy as illustrated below.
Checking accuracy of
outside of square
Rear edge of front table
(fence, spacer and back
boards removed
Fence
Draw light line on
table along this edge
Checking accuracy of
inside of square
Draw light line on
table along this edge
Should be no gap or
overlap here when
square is flipped over
in dotted position Should be no gap or
overlap here when
square is flipped over
in dotted position
Bevel Lock
Handle
Marked
Tooth
Miter Lock
Handle
Assembly