Craftsman 21829 Operation Manual - Page 11

KNOW YOUR

TABLE SAW

See Figure 2.

Before

attempting

to usethis product,

familiarize

yourself

with

air

operatingfeatures and safety rules.

ACCESSORY TABLE

- The

accessorytable

may

be used

on

either

the

right or left side of

the

saw as needed

and

has

been designed

for

use with some reuters. A

router

mounted

on the accessory

table

wilrprovide

expanded

capabilities

for making

rabbets, grooves, chamfers,dove-

tails, and mortise

and

tenon joints.

ADJUSTING CLAMP

-

This

clamp

looksthe

miter

fence

stthe

desired

curingangla.

ALIGN-A-CUT INSERT - A plastic

insert

on

which

marks

may

be made to indicate

the

locationof the saw cut on

the

workplace.

ANTI-KICKBACK

PAWLS - Kickback is a

hazard

in

which

the workplace is thrown back toward the operator.The

teeth on the

anti-kickback

pawls

point away _om

the

workpiece.

If

the workpiecs should be putisd

back

toward

the operator, the teeth dlg intothe wood to help prevent

or reduce

the possibility

of kickback.

BEVEL SCALE

-

The

easy-to-raad

scale on the frontof

the cabinet shows the exact blade angle.

BLADE

-

This saw is

provided

with

a

36-tooth, 10

in.

carbideblade.

The

blade

is raised

and lowered

with the

height adlusting handwheeLBevel angles are lockedwith

the bevel lockinglever.

A

WARNING:

Do

not use blades

rated

_eas

than the

speed of

this

tool. Failureto heed this warning

could

result

in

personal

injury.

BLADE GUARD - Always keep

the

blade guard

down

over

the

saw

blade for through-sawing

cuts.

BEVEL LOCKING LEVER -This

lever,

placed just under

the saw table surface on the frontof

the

cabinet,

{coke

the

angle

setting of the

blade.

HEIGHT/BEVEL ADJUSTING HANDWHEEL - Located

on the

front of the cabinet,

use this

handwheal to

lower

and

raise the blade

for

height adjustmentsor blase

replacement.

This

f_ndwhea(

also

makes the adjustment

for bevel

ang[as

easy.

LEG

STAND -

Attached to the table saw

base,

the

leg

stand opens

and closes with

ease.

MITER FENCE- The

fence

attaches to the slidingmiter

table

and can

be angled

for

miter

and compound miter

cuts as wall

as

straight cuts such as cross, bevel

cross,

rip,

and

bevelrip

cuts.

MITER GAUGE

-

The

miter

gauge

aligns

the wood

for

a

cross cut. The

easy-to-read indicatorshows

the exact

angle

for

a

miter

cut, with positivestops

at

90

°

and 45

°.

MITER GAUGE GROOVES

-

The

miter

gauge rides in

the

grooves

on

the accessory

table.

MOTOR - The powerful inductionmotor,with capacitor

start

and

V-belt drive, is housed in a sturdysteel base.

RA]L_ - Front

end

rear railsprovide

support

forlarge

workpiecas and the

rip fence.

RIP FENCE -

A

sturdy

metal fence

guidesthe workplace

and

is

securedwith

the locking

handle.Groovesrunalong

the top

and sides

of

the rip fence

for use

with

optional

clamps

and accessories.

RIVING KNIFE/SPREADER

-A

metal piece of the blade

guard assembly,

slightly thinner than

the saw

blade,

which helps

keep

the

ked

open

and prevent kickback.

SCALE - Located on

the front rail, the

easy-to-readst;ale

provides precise

measurements for

dp cuts.

SLIDING MITER TABLE

-

The miter

table

slideseasily

along

the miter table base ailowlng the operator to move

the

warkpiece across

the

saw

table.

SWITCH/_SEMBLY

- This saw

has

an easy

access

powar switch located

below

the front rm_.

To

lock the

switch in

the OFF

position,remove

the

switch

key

from

the sw_tch.

Place

the

key in e location that is inaccessible

to children and others not qualifiedto use

the tool

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Height/bevel Adjusting Handwheel - Located - rip fence

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