Craftsman 21829 Operation Manual - Page 22

TOINS'i'ALLBLADEGUARDASSEMBLY

See Figure 23.

Proper installationof

the blade

guardassemblymeans

that the saw blade and rivingknifeare in alignment.

ALWAYS

align

the

riving

knife to the

saw b/ade priorto

turning on

the

table saw.

•

Lower

the

blade

and

remove

the

throat plate.

•

Make

sure the bevel

looldng

leveris securelypushed to

the (eft. Raise the saw blade

to its full

height by turning

the height/bevel adjusting handwheelclockwise.

•

Loosen

the two

hex nuts

enough

to

slide the riving

knife

down

between the

shims. Do not remove the

he]<nuts.

Partially

retightenthe hex nuts,Check the

blade

and

r(vin9

knife alignment, _nd mska

sure

the

rlving knife

clears the blade by 1/8

in.

•

Align

the

blade and riving

knife

as shown. Blade

align-

merit with the

rivingknife can be adjusted

for

diffarard

blade widths. Refer

1o

To

Cheek,

Replace, or Adjust

the Riving Knife and Blade Guard Assembly in the

AdjusO'nent

Section, Check the blade guard eseambiy

for

clearances and free movemanL

NOTE: If

the

riving

knife

is not positionedcorrectly

lwtth

blade

up)

it could contact

the

saw

table

when the

blade is lowered znd rastJ'ict

blade

elevation.

•

Tighten hex nuts securely.

•

Lowerthe blade and reinstafl

the

throat plate. Tighten

the screws securely.

RIW_

ANTI-KICKBACK

SHIMS

H_N_S

Fig. 23

A

41L WARNING:

Do not allow familiaritywith tools

to

make

you

careless. Remember

that a

sarelese

fraction

of a second is suf_cfentto inflict

severe

injury.

A

i

WARNING;

Ah_,ayswest

safety

goggles

or safer7

gbsses with side shieldswhen operating

tools.

Failure

to do

so could result

in

objects

being thrown

into

your eyes

in

posaibieserious injury.

_lk

WARNING:

Do

not

usa any

attachments or

accessories

not

recommended

by

the

manufacturer

of'ibis

tool.

The

use

of

attachments

or

accessories

not recommended

can

result

in serious

personal

injury.

A

WARNING:

Aifhough

many

of

the illustrat;ons

in

this

manual

are

shown with

the

blade guard removed

for clarity, do

not

operate the saw without the blade

guard unless specifically

instxucted

to do

so.

APPLICATIONS

You may usethis tool for the purposes

listed below:.

•

Straight

linecuttingoperationssuchas

cross cutting,

r_pping,mitering,beveling,and

compound

cutting

•

Dado or

molding outs

with optional accessories

•

Cabinet making and woodworking

NOl'F.: This

table saw Jsdesigned to cut wood

and

wood

compoe_i_nl:_mdu_s

only,

BASIC OPERATION

OF THE TABLE SAW

The 3-prong p[ug

must be plugged into a

matchingout-

let

that is

property

lnst_fled

and grounded

according

to

all

focal

codes

and

ordinances.

Improper

connection

of

the equipment

can

result

in elec_c

shock.

Do

not modify

the

plugif

it

will not.

fit the

cuber.Have

the

correct

outlet

inst_led

bye

qus)ified

electrician.

Refer

to

the

E}ectric_

section

in

this manual.

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