Positive 0° bevel stop, To check, To adjust – Craftsman 315.108340 User Manual

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OPERATION

POSITIVE 0° BEVEL STOP
See Figure 19.

BEVEL

ADJUSTMENT

WING NUT

ADJUSTMENT

SCREW

POSITIVE 0° BEVEL STOP

CARPENTER'S SQUARE

HEX NUT

SAW BLADE

Fig. 19

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.

^ 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 19.

■ 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 wing nut.

■ Loosen hex nut securing adjustment screw.

■ Turn screw and adjust base until square with saw

blade. .

■ Tighten hex nut and wing nut securely.

WARNING: Attempting to make cuts without

wing nut securely tightened can result in serious
injury.

LENGTH OF CUT SCALE

See Figure 20.

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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