Craftsman 21217 Operation Manual - Page 14

CUTTINGHEADDOWNWARD TRAVEL [_ WARNING] To avoid injury from unexpected starting or electrical shock, turn the switch OFF and remove the power cord from the power source. NOTE: Before each cutting operation, check the position of the blade to make sure it does not contact any metal surface. If the blade contacts any metal surface, the depth of travel must be adjusted. 1. Lower the blade as far as possible. 2. Loosen the Iocknut (1). 3. Turn the adjustment bolt (2) out (counterclockwise) to decrease the cutting depth or in (clockwise) to increase the cutting depth. 4. Rotate the blade manually to check for contact to any metal surface. 5. Repeat until adjusted properly, and tighten the Iocknut to secure the adjustment bolt into position. 5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 if further adjustment is needed. 6. Tighten bevel lock handle (1) and jamb nut (4) when alignment is achieved, Fig. M 3 4 Fig. L _-- 2 1 90°(0 °) Bevel indicator (Fig. N) 1. When the blade is exactly 90°(0 °) to the table, loosen the bevel indicator screw (5) using a #2 Phillips screwdriver. 2. Adjust bevel indicator (6) to the "0" mark (7) on the bevel scale and retighten the screw. Fig. N BEVEL STOP ADJUSTMENT (FIG. M, N and O) [,A WARNING] To avoid injury from unexpected starting or electrical shock, make sure the trigger is released and remove the power cord from the power source. 90o(0 °) Bevel adjustment (Fig. M) 1. Loosen bevel lock handle (1) and tilt the cutting arm completely to the right. Tighten the bevel lock handle. Lower blade. 2. Place a combination square (2) on the miter table with the rule against the table and the heel of the square against the saw blade. 3. If the blade is not 900(0 °) square with the miter table, loosen the bevel lock handle, tilt the cutting head completely to the left, loosen the jamb nut (4) on the bevel angle adjustment bolt (3) and use a 10 mm wrench to adjust the bolt (3) in or out to increase or decrease the bevel angle. 4. Tilt the cutting arm to back to the right at 900(0 °) bevel and recheck for alignment. 7 45 ° Bevel adjustment (Fig. O) 1. Loosen the bevel lock handle (7) and tilt the cutting head completely to the left. 2. Using a combination square, check to see if the blade angle is 45 ° to the table. 3. If the blade is not at 45 ° to the miter table, tilt the cutting arm to the right, loosen the jamb nut (8) and turn the bevel angle adjustment bolt (9) in or out with a 10 mm wrench accordingly. 4. Tilt the cutting arm to the left to 45 ° bevel and recheck for alignment. 5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 until the blade is at 45 ° to the miter table. 6. Tighten bevel lock handle (7) and jamb nut (8) when alignment is achieved. 14