Craftsman 21828 Operation Manual - Page 34

TO SETTHE BLADEAT 0° AND 45° See Figures 46 - 47. The angle settings of your saw have been set at the factory and, unless damaged in shipping, should not require setting during assembly. After extensive use, it may need to be checked. [] Raise the blade and remove the blade guard. If the blade is not perfectly vertical (0°): [] Loosen the adjustment bolt and the bevel locking lever. [] Place a combination square beside the blade on the left. Lock the angle by pushing the bevel locking lever and retighten the adjustment bolt. [] Turn the bevel handle until the bevel indicator points to zero. If the bevel handle is turned as far as possible and doesn't indicate zero properly, you may need to adjust the bevel indicator. if the blade is not an exact 45°: [] Loosen the adjustment bolt and the bevel locking lever. [] Place a combination square beside the blade on the left. Lock the angle by pushing the bevel locking lever and retighten the adjustment bolt. [] Turn the bevel handle until the bottom of the blade has moved completely to the left side of the slot. Lock the angle by pushing the bevel locking lever. [] If the blade is not an exact 45 °, loosen the adjustment bolt and the bevel locking lever. [] Adjust the bevel indicator to 45 °. 0° ADJUSTMENT BOLT BLADE LOCKING BLEEVVEERL _ COMBiNATiON SQLiARE BEVEL HANDLE BEVEL INDICATOR Fig. 46 45° ADJUSTMENT BLADE BOLT 45 ° BEVEL LOCKING LEVER BEVEL HANDLE BEVEL INDICATOR Fig. 47 34