Outfeed Tableadjustment - Craftsman 113.232240 Owner's Manual

Outfeed TableAdjustment
To checkthis alignment proceed as follows:
WARNING: To avoid injury from accidental start,
made sure switch is "OFF" and plug is not con-
nected to power source outlet.
I. Raise or lower the outfeed table as required, by turning
the ouffeed table knob, until the outfeed table is
exactly level with the knives of the cutterhead at their
highest pointof revolution.
2. Place a straightedge on the outfeed fable, extending
over the cutterhead as shown.
3. Rotate the cutterhead by hand. The blades should just
teuch the straightedge. If a knife is too low or too high
at either end, readjust knife per "Cutter Knife Adjust-
ment Replacement" procedure.
4. After the outfeed table has been set at the correct
height, lock in place using wing screw table locks. It
should not be changed except after sharpening knives,
5. If the outfeed table is too high, finished surface will be
curved as shown.
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Checking Outfeed Table Alignment
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Outfeed Table Too High
Result
6. When the outfeed table is too low, the work will be
gouged at the end of the cut.
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Ouffeed Table Too Low Result
7. As a final check of the outfeed table adjustment, run a
piece of wood slowly over the knives for 6 to 8 inches;
it should rest firmly on both tables, as shown, with no
open space under the finished cut.
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Outfeed Table at Correct Height
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