Craftsman 21828 Operation Manual - Page 35

To Adjust, Miter, Locking, Lever

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TO ADJUST THE MITER GAUGE See Figure 48. 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 accuracy in angled cuts. For very close tolerances, test cuts are recommended. [] Loosen knob and pull out on stop pin to rotate miter gauge base past stop screws. [] Loosen the lock nut of the 0 ° stop screw at the stop 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, adjust the 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 a 45 ° triangle and the steps above. MITER KNOB / TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT TO THE BLADE See Figure 49. OF THE RIP FENCE _ WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, always make sure the rip fence is parallel to the blade before beginning any operation. [] Unplug the saw. [] Raise the locking lever to permit the rip fence to be moved. BLADE FRAMING SQUARE RIP FENCE GAUGE_ GAUGE ROD ___m__ 45° ADJUSTABLE STOPSCREW 0°ADJUSTABLE STOPSCREW LOCK NUT Fig. 48 SCREWS LOCKING LEVER Fig. 49 [] 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 are not true, repeat the process. 35

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TO ADJUST
THE
MITER
GAUGE
See Figure 48.
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 accuracy
in
angled cuts. For very close tolerances,
test cuts are
recommended.
[]
Loosen knob and pull out on stop pin to rotate miter
gauge base past stop screws.
[]
Loosen the lock nut of the 0° stop screw at the stop
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, adjust the
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 a 45 °
triangle and the steps above.
KNOB
MITER
/
GAUGE_
GAUGE ROD
___m__
45
°
ADJUSTABLE
0
°
ADJUSTABLE
STOPSCREW
STOPSCREW
LOCK
NUT
Fig. 48
TO CHECK
THE ALIGNMENT
OF THE
RIP
FENCE
TO THE
BLADE
See Figure 49.
_
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of injury, always
make sure the rip fence is parallel to the blade before
beginning
any operation.
[]
Unplug the saw.
[]
Raise the locking
lever to permit the rip fence to be
moved.
FRAMING
SQUARE
RIPFENCE
BLADE
SCREWS
LOCKING
LEVER
Fig. 49
[]
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
are not true, repeat the process.
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