Craftsman 21828 Operation Manual - Page 23

TO CHANGE BLADE DEPTH See Figure 21. The blade depth should be set so that the outer points of the blade are higher than the workpiece by approximately 1/8 in. to 1/4 in. but the lowest points (gullets) are below the top surface. [] Push the bevel locking lever to the left for elevation mode. [] Raise the blade by turning the height/bevel adjusting handwheel counterclockwise or lower it by turning the handle clockwise. GULLET TO LOCK TO UNLOCK BEVELLOCKLEVER TO DECREASE Fig. 21 TO CHANGE BLADE ANGLE See Figure 22. NOTE: A 90 ° cut has a 0 ° bevel and a 45 ° cut has a 45 ° bevel. [] Unplug the saw. [] Loosen bevel control by pushing the bevel lock lever all the way to the right. [] To unlock, adjust the bevel angle by pushing the wheel in toward the saw then turning it. Turning the wheel counterclockwise increases the angle of the blade, bringing it closer to 45 ° . Turning it clockwise decreases the angle, bringing the blade closer to 90 ° . [] To lock, tighten bevel control by pushing the bevel lock lever to the left. TOINCREASE ANGLE Fig. 22 TO ADJUST THE BEVEL INDICATOR See Figure 23. If the bevel indicator is not at zero when the saw blade is at 90 °, adjust the indicator by loosening the screw and setting it at 0 ° on the bevel scale. Retighten the screw. BEVEL LOCKINGLEVER HEIGHT/BEVEL ADJUSTING RANDWHEEL BEVEL INDICATOR SCREW Fig. 23 23