Craftsman 21833 Operation Manual - Page 12

Remove

•

Loosen the fastening

knob.

°

Hold

the knob

and

pull the locking pin out.

°

Remove the

riving

knife out of the

mounting

bracket.

NOTE:

Make sure blade is at the highest position before

adding

or removing the riving knife.

WARNING:

For your own safety, always observe the

follow-

ing safety precautions.

°

Never

make

any cut

freehand

(without

using miter gauge

or rip

fence).

Blade can bind in the cut

and

cause a kick-

back.

°

Always

lock miter gauge or rip

fence

securely when in use.

•

Remove rip

fence from

the table when miter gauge is

in

use.

°

Remove miter gauge

from

table when rip

fence

is in use.

°

Make sure

blade

guard is installed

for

alt

"thru

sawing"

operations. Replace guard

immediately

after completion of

resawing,

rabbeting

and dadoing.

Frequently check action of anti-kickback pawls

by

passing

the workpiece alongside the

spreader

while

saw

is off. Pull

the workpiece toward you. If the pawls do

not

dig

into

the

workpiece and hold it, the

pawls

must be sharpened. (See

Maintenance section, page 13.)

°

Have blade

extend

approximately

'/8"

above top of work-

piece. Additional blade exposure increases hazard

potential.

°

Do not stand directly in

front

of blade in case of a kick-

back. Stand to

either

side

of the

blade.

•

Keep

your hands clear of the blade and out of the path of

the blade.

•

if the blade stalls

or stops while

cutting,

turn switch

OFF

and safety disconnect

OFF before attempting

to free the

blade.

•

Do not reach

over

or behind the blade to pull the work-

piece through

the cut, to support

long or heavy work-

pieces, to remove small cut-off pieces

of material or for

any other reason.

•

Do not pick up small pieces

of cut-off material

from the

table. Remove them by

pushing

them off table with a long

stick. Otherwise

they could be

thrown

back at you by the

rear of the blade.

•

Do not remove small

pieces

of cut-off material that may

become

trapped

inside

blade guard while saw is on. This

could endanger

your hands or cause a kickback. "liJrn saw

off. After

blade has stopped

turning,

lift guard and remove

the piece.

°

Always lower blade below the table level when machine

is

not in use.

TYPES

OF CUTS/OPERATIONS

CROSSCUTTING

WARNING;

Use

caution

when

starting

the

cut to prevent

binding

of the guard against

the workpiece.

Performed

with miter gauge set at "0". Crosscutting

is known

as cutting work across the grain at 90 °, or square

with both

the

edge

and the flat side of the wood.

MITER

CUTTING

WARNING:

Miter angles greater than 45" may force the

blade guard

assemblyintothe

saw

bladecausing

damage

to

the

blade

guard assemblyand personal

injury. Before

starting

the motor, test

the

operation

by feeding the workpiece

into the

blade guard assembly.

If the blade guard assembly

contacts

the blade, place the workpiece

under the blade guard assem-

bly, not touching

the blade, before starting

the motor.

WARNING:

Certain workpiece

shapes,

such as molding

may

not lift the blade guard assembly

properly. With the power off,

feed the workpiece

slowly into the blade guard area and until

the workpiece

touches

the brade. If the blade guard assembly

contacts

the blade, place the workpiece

under the blade

guard assembly,

not touching

the blade, before starting

the

motor.

Performed

with

miter gauge, is known as cutting wood

at an

angle other than 90

°

with the edge of the wood.

BEVEL

CROSSCUTTING

WARNING:

When possible, use the right miter gauge slot

when

bevel

crosscutting

so

that the

blade

tilts

away from

the

miter

gaugeandyourhands.

WARNING:

Use cautionwhen startingthe cutto prevent

binding

of the

guard

againstthe workpiece.

Performedwithmitergauge,

is

same

as

crosscutting

except

that the wood is also cut at an angle otherthan 90° withthe

flat

side of the wood

(blade

is at an angle).

COMPOUND MITER

CUTTING

Performed with miter gauge, is a combination of miter cutting

andbevelcrosscutting.

Cut

is made

at

angle otherthan 90

°

to

both

the

edge

and

flat side

of wood.

RIPPING

WARNING:

When

bevel ripping

and

whenever

possible,

place the fence on the side of the blade so that the blade is

tilted away from the fence and hands. Keep hands clear of the

blade and use a push stick to feed the workpiece

if there is

less than 6" between the fence and the blade.

Performed

with

rip fence,

is

known

as

cutting

a piece

of

wood

with the grain or lengthwise.

Position the fence to the desired

width

of rip and lock in place. When

ripping

long boards or

large panels

always use a work support.

BEVEL

RIPPING

WARNING:

Before connecting

the

table

saw to

the

power

source

or operating

the saw, always inspect

the blade guard

assembly

and riving knife for proper

alignment

and clearance

with saw blade. Check alignment

after each change of bevel

angle.

WARNING:

When

possible,

place the fence on the right side

of the blade so that the blade is tilted away from the fence

and hands.

Keep your hands clear of the blade and use a

pushstick

to feed the workpiece

if there is less than 6"

between

the fence and the blade.

Performed

with

rip fence, the same as ripping. However,

blade

is set at an angle other than 90

°

.

RESAWlNG

Performed

with

rip fence, is known

as ripping a piece

of wood

through

its thickness.

Do not attempt

to resaw bowed or

warped

material.

NOTE:

It may be necessary

to remove

blade guard and use

work supports

as well as push blocks when

performing

this

operation.

WARNING:

Install

blade guard immediately

upon completion

of resawing

operation.

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