Craftsman 17125455 Operating Instructions Manual page 7

!UrpS Alig n thenut s othat t hecomers ofthenu_ a reverti-
calfy line_J Up asshown Note thealignment ofthehex
pocket inlhetemplate support The bolt s hould b efree to
move side toside; i fitdoes n ot, l oosen t he nut1/3 turn or
until thecorners ofthenut p oint u pand down
6 Assemble theright t emplate support totheright s ide
of
the dovetail base so that the hex nut lines up and lits into
the hex pocket in the right template support (NOTE: The
right template support has the words RIGHT SIDE molded
into it for identification )
7 Assemble a #t0-32 x 5/8" long panhead machine screw,
a 13/64" I D x 9/16" O D washer, and a #10-32 hex nut to
lhe base as shown to hold the template support in place
Securely tighten thenut and screw : : •
8 The template support should move freely front to back
along the side of the base If it does not, it means that the
5/16-18 hex nut is too tight on the bolt and should be loos-
ened To do this, remove the fasteners assembled in step
7, and remove the template support; repeat steps 4
through 7
ASSEMBLE THE LEFT SIDE TEMPLATE SUPPORT TO
THE DOVETAIL BASE THE SAME AS THE RIGHT SIDE
TEMPLATE SUPPORT WAS ASSEMBLED.
ASSEMBLY OF THE TOP CLAMPING BAR TO
THE DOVETAIL BASE
1 Assemble one of the bolt supports to both of the
5/16-18 X 3-l/2" long round head square neck bolts as
shown in Figure 2
2 Align the square on the bolt with lhe square hole in the
bolt support The bolt support is to "bottom-out" against the
bolt as shown in Figure 3
3, Assemble one of the spdngs to each of the nylon spring
retainers by pushing the spring over the raised cylindrical
portion of the spring retainer as shown in Figure 3A and
Figure 3B
4 Position the dovetail base on a fiat smooth surface so
the back of the base rests on the surface
[ NOTE ]
ALTHOUGH BOTH ENDS OF THE
DOVETAIL BASE ARE SHOWN ASSEMBLED IN THE
FOLLOWING FIGURES, THE ACTUAL ASSEMBLY IS
DONE ONE END AT A TIMEo
5 From the bottom of the base, insert a bolt with bolt sup-
port through the slot in the top of the base so the raised
portion of the bolt support goes into the slot, as shown in
Figure 4
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 3A FIGURE 3B
(_ NYLON
SPRING
RETAINER
COMPRESSION /'J_f
SPRING
SPRING TO
BOTTOM
OUT
AGAINST
SURFACE
FIGURE 4
BOLT 11/
SLOT IN
DOVETAIL BASE DOVETAIL BASE
/ /
SLOT IN
DOVETAIL
BASE k
q
X
\
BOLT AN D BOLT
SUPPORT
/
/
FRONT OF DOVETAIL BASE