Craftsman 21805 Operation Manual - Page 35

MITER GAUGEBASE KNOB / GAMUIGTERRO_I _ 45° ADJUSTABLE/ STOPSCREW LOCKNUT O° ADJUSTABLE STOPSCREW Fig.49 TO ADJUST THE MITER GAUGE See Figure 49. You can set the miter gauge at 0 ° and plus or minus 45° with the miter gauge stop pin and adjustable stop screws. NOTE: The miter gauge provides close aecuracy in angled cute. For very close tolerances, test cute are recommended. • Loosen knob and pull out on stop pin to rotate miter gauge base past stop screws, • Loosen the lock nut of the G° stop screw at the step pin with a 8 mm wrench. • Place a 90° square againSt the miter gauge rod and the miter gauge base, • If the rod is not square, loosen the knob, adjustthe rod. and tighten the knob. • Adjust the 0 ° stop screw until it rests against the stop pin. • Adjust the plus and minus 45° stop screws using a45 ° triangle and the steps above. TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT TO THE BLADE See Figure 50, OF THE RIP FENCE • Unplug the saw. • Raise the locking lever to permit the rip fsnce to be moved. BLADE RIP FENCE SCREWS LOCKINGLEVER Fig. 50 • place a framing square beside the blade and move the rip fence up to the square. Take the dimension on the rip scale. • Move the fence back and turn the framing square 180_ to check the other side. • If the two dimensions are not the same, loosen the two screws on the fence and align it. • Retighten the two screwS. • Make two or three test cuts on scrap wood, If the cuts ere not true, repeat the process. _i, WARNING: Before plugging the saw back in to make test cuts, make sure the switch is in the OFF position and the blade guard is in place. Failure to do so can result in serious injury. 35