Craftsman 21829 Operation Manual - Page 36

Making, A Dado Cut - sears

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,_ WARNING: Never feed wood with your handswhen ma_dngany non-throughcut such as rabbets or dadoes. To avoid personal injury, aJways use push blocks, push sticks, and featherboards. • When the cut is made, turn the saw OFF. Wait for the blade to come to a complete stop before removingthe workpieca. • Unplug the saw. • Lower the blade and remove the screw holding the throat plate in place. Remove the throat plate. • Raise the saw b(ade. • Push the bevei lockingleveeto the right.Rotate the height adjustinghandwheelunUithe bevelindicatorshowsa 30+ angle. Push the bevel Iocldng leveesecurelyto the left while holdingthe height adjustinghandwheelto lock the angle. Reinsta_the b_adeguard assembly. • Retighten the nuts at the base of the riving knife.Check riving kni_'ealignment to the blade and adjust shims if necessary. • Move the bevel locking [everto the right and rotate the blade back to 90% Push the leverto the left to lock the angle. • Lower the blade, insert the throat plate, then securely tighten the throat plate screw. NON-THROUGHCUT MAKING A DADO CUT See _gurs 50. An optior_l _Ladothroat plate _sreq_drsdfor this procadurs (max. dado wirtth _3/16 in.). See the Accessorles sectionof this manua! and check with your nearest Sears retsil. Do not use blades rated less than the speed of this tooL NOTE: This saw cannot be used to make a bevel dado CUt. • Unplug the saw. • Remove the blade guard aseembly. • Ratlghtanthe two hex nuts. • Remove the saw blade. • Remove _he inner blade washer and both the sma_ and _eegespacers. • Add the smell spacer then the inner b]ade washer to the bladesarbor. • Mount the dado blade, usingthe blade and chippers appropriatefor the desired width of cut. • Reinstallthe arbor nut. • Make sure the arbor nut Is fullyengaged and the eebor extends at loast one fiJll_rsad past a sacurely tightened arbornut. _k WARNING; Always put all spacers in proper locationwhen changingback to saw blade. Failure to do so may resultin possible injuryand damage to the tool. RGEBMULAAODRVEDED A WARNING: Akvays use push blocks, push stlc_, or fsatharbcardswhen making dado cuts to avoid the risk of serious injury. 9J_l}0CUT PUSH STICK Fig. 4g • 36 F_g.50

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,_
WARNING:
Never
feed
wood with
your hands
when
ma_dngany
non-through
cut
such as rabbets or
dadoes.
To avoid personal
injury,
aJways
use push
blocks, push sticks,
and featherboards.
When the cut is made, turn
the
saw OFF. Wait
for
the
blade to
come to
a
complete stop before
removing
the
workpieca.
Unplug the saw.
Lower the blade and remove
the
screw
holding
the
throat plate in place. Remove the throat plate.
Raise the saw b(ade.
Push
thebeveilockinglevee
to
the right.Rotatethe height
adjustinghandwheel
unUi
the bevelindicatorshowsa 30
+
angle. Push
the
bevel
Iocldng
levee
securely
to
the left
while holding
the
height adjustinghandwheelto lock the
angle. Reinsta_the b_adeguard
assembly.
Retighten
the
nuts at the base of the riving knife.Check
riving kni_'ealignment to the blade
and
adjust shims
if
necessary.
Move the bevel locking [everto the right and rotate the
blade
back to
90%Push
the
leverto the
left
to lock
the
angle.
Lower
the
blade, insert the
throat
plate, then securely
tighten the
throat plate screw.
NON-THROUGHCUT
BLADE
GUARD
REMOVED
MAKING
A DADO CUT
See
_gurs
50.
An optior_l
_Ladothroat
plate
_s
req_drsdfor this pro-
cadurs (max.
dado wirtth
_3/16
in.). See
the
Accessorles
sectionof this
manua!
and check with your nearest Sears
retsil.
Do not use blades rated less than the speed of this
tooL
NOTE: This saw cannot be used to make a bevel dado
CUt.
Unplug
the
saw.
Remove the blade guard aseembly.
Ratlghtanthe two hex
nuts.
Remove the saw blade.
Remove
_he
inner
blade
washer and both
the
sma_and
_eege
spacers.
Add the smell spacer then the inner b]ade washer to
the bladesarbor.
Mount the dado blade, usingthe blade
and
chippers
appropriatefor the
desired
width of
cut.
Reinstallthe arbor nut.
Make sure the arbor nut Is
fully
engaged and the
eebor
extends at
loast
one fiJll
_rsad
past a
sacurely
tightened
arbor
nut.
_k
WARNING;
Always put all spacers
in
proper
locationwhen changingback
to
saw
blade.
Failure
to do so may resultin possible injuryand damage to
the
tool.
A
WARNING:
Akvays
use push
blocks,
push stlc_, or
fsatharbcardswhen making dado cuts to avoid the
risk
of serious
injury.
9J_l}0
CUT
PUSH
STICK
Fig.4g
• 36
F_g.50