Sears 315.27516 - Manual (Page 14)

OPERATION
POSITIVE 0° BEVEL STOP
See Figure 18.
ADJUSTMENT
SCREW
BEVEL
ADJUSTMENT
KNOB
POSITIVE 0° BEVEL STOP
CARPENTER'S
SQUARE
HEX NUT
SAW BLADE
Fig. 18
Your saw has a positive 0° bevel stop, that has been
factory adjusted to assure 0° angle of your saw blade
when making 90° cuts. However, misalignment can
occur during shipping.
TO CHECK
■ Unplug your saw.
A WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could
result in accidental starting causing possible
serious personal injury.
■ Place your saw in an upside down position on
workbench. See Figure 18.
■ Using a carpenter's square, check squareness of
saw blade to the base of your saw.
TO ADJUST
■ Unplug your saw.
A WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could
result in accidental starting causing possible
serious personal injury.
■ Loosen bevel adjustment knob.
■ Loosen hex nut securing adjustment screw.
■ Turn screw and adjust base until square with saw
blade.
■ Tighten hex nut and bevel adjustment knob
securely.
A WARNING: Attempting to make cuts without
bevel adjustment knob securely tightened can
result in serious injury.
LENGTH OF CUT SCALE
See Figure 19.
LENGTH OF CUT SCALE Fig. 19
A length of cut scale has been provided on the base
of your saw. it is parallel with the saw blade and can
be used to measure the distance into material the
blade has cut. Note: Six inches is the maximum
length of cut that can be measured. Also, it is
accurate only when the depth of cut is set at full
maximum depth.
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