To Adjust The Miter Gauge - Craftsman 21829 - Professional 10 in. Portable Table Saw Operator's Manual

TO SET THE B_VEL INDICATOR AND BEVEL
STOPS AT 0_ AND 45 ° (SQUARING THE BLADE)
Figure 62.
The angle sa_mgs oFthe saw have been set at the _ac-
tory and, unlessdamaged in shipping, should not require
setting during assembly. After extensive use, it may need
to be checked.
• Unplug the saw.
• Push the bevel looking lever to the right.Turn the
t_eight/beve{ adjusting handwhsel to angle L'he blade.
Use • combinationsquare to check squareness
between the blade and saw table.
• If the blade is not perfectly vertical (0_),loosen the lock
nut on the 0° bolt _nside the cabinet, positionthe blade,
adjust the bolt, then retighten lock nut. See Figure 62,
insall, if the banal indicator is not at zero, adjust_tw_.h
the "twoscrews above the slot, beside the heighVbevel
adjusting handwheel.
• Turn the heighVbevel adjusting ha.ndwhesluntilthe
bottom of the blade has moved completelyto the left
side of the slot. Lock the angle by pushing the bevel
_ocking lever to the left.
BOLT
BEVEL HEIGHT
ADJUSTING
LOCKING LEVEE[ HANDWHEEL
O"BOLT
BEVEL
INDICATOR
LOCK
NUT
Fig. 62
• If the blade is not an exact 45 °, loosenthe lock nut
on the 45° bolt inside the cabinet, positionthe blade,
adjust the bolt, then retighten lock nut.
• Make a test cut.
TO ADJUST THE MITER GAUGE
See Figure 63.
You can set the miter gauge at O ° and plus or minus 45°
with the miter gauge stop pin and adjustablestop screws.
NOTE The miter gauge providesclose accuracy in angled
cuts. Forvery close tolerances,test cutsare recommended.
• Loosen knob and pull out on stop pin to rotate miter
gauge base paststop screws.
• Loosenthe lock n_t of the 0 ° stop screw st the stop
pin with a 8 rnm wrench.
• Place a 90" squareagainstthe m_ar gauge rod and the
miter gauge base.
• If the rod is not square, loosenthe knob, adjust the rod,
and tighten the knob.
• Adjust the 0 ° atop screw until it restsagainst the stop
pin.
• Adjust the plus end minus 45° stop screws usinga 45 °
triangle and the stepsabove.
MITER
GAUGE BASE
MITER_
GAUGE ROD
LOCK/
NUT
m
O"ADJUSTABLE
STOPSCREW
45"ADJUSTABLE
STOP SCREW
Fig. 63
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