Craftsman 315.228390 - Manual (Page 32)

ADJUSTMENTS
■ If the blade was too close to the miter gage
groove, back the bracket away with the block of
wood and hammer,
■ Tighten the screws, raise the blade and recheck.
■ Repeat until blade is parallel to miter gage groove.
■ If the blade is not parallel, adjust the front table
bracket. Tilt the blade to 45° with the blade lock
handle and bevel handwheel.
■ From the back of the saw, loosen the bolts holding
the front table bracket, as well as the rear table
bracket.
■ Reposition the blade to 90° with the bevel hand­
wheel and blade lock handle.
■ Lower the blade and move the brackets as needed.
Retighten all bracket screws.
■ Raise the blade and recheck. Repeat until the
blade is parallel to the miter gage groove.
■ Place the throat plate in the opening and push it
toward the rear of saw base to engage the spring
clip.
Note: The keyslot in the throat plate will drop over the
front screw,
■ Tighten the screw. Do not allow the throat plate to
bow up above the table surface.
SAW TABLE VIEW FROM BELOW
REAR SAW TABLE
SETTING THE BEVEL STOPS AND INDICATOR
See Figures 41 and 42.
WARNING: Make sure the switch is off, the
switch key is removed, and your saw is
unplugged. Failure to do so could result in
accidental starting, resulting in serious personal
injury.
The bevel scale should show 0° when the blade is set
vertical at 90° to table, and 45° when blade is at 45°
tilt.
■ Raise the blade all the way up by turning the height
handwheel. Lift the blade guard.
■ Loosen bevel lock handle and turn the bevel
handwheel clockwise to tilt the blade. Reverse it
and turn the handwheel counterclockwise until it
stops,
■ Check the blade angle with a combination square.
Don’t let the square touch a blade tooth. The blade
should be at 90° and the scale indicator at 0°.
Note: The scale indicator is the plastic plate on the
scale at the front of the cabinet.
■ If the scale indicator does not point to 0°, loosen
the scale indicator with a screwdriver, adjust it
within the slot, and retighten the screw.
■ If the blade angle is wrong, adjust the 90° stop
screw (left of the blade, looking from the front). Start
by turning the 90° stop screw three or four turns
with a 4 mm hex key.
Turn the bevel handwheel clockwise once, then
back counterclockwise to square blade with table.
Tighten the 90° stop screw and recheck that the
blade is square in a 90° position. If not, repeat.
When the blade is square, check the scale indica­
tor. If it is not at zero, reset the scale indicator as
before.
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