Craftsman 315.108400 Owner's Manual page 16

°
POSITIVE 0 BEVEL STOP
See Figure 21.
BEVEL
ADJUSTMENT
WING NUT
°
POSITIVE 0 BEVEL STOP
CARPENTER'S
SQUARE
Your saw has a positive 0° bevel stop, that has been
factory adjusted to assure 0° angle of your saw blade
when making 90° cuts. However, misalignment can
occur during shipping.
TO CHECK
Unplug your saw.
WARNING:
Failure to unplug your saw could
result in accidental starting causing possible
serious personal injury.
Place your saw in an upside down position on
See Figure 21.
workbench.
Using a carpenter's square, check squareness of
saw blade to the base of your saw.
OPERATION
TO ADJUST
Unplug your saw.
ADJUSTMENT
WARNING:
SCREW
result in accidental starting causing possible
serious personal injury.
Loosen wing nut.
Loosen hex nut securing adjustment screw.
Turn screw and adjust base until square with saw
blade.
Tighten hex nut and wing nut securely.
WARNING:
wing nut securely tightened can result in serious
HEX NUT
injury.
LENGTH OF CUT SCALE
SAW BLADE
See Figure 22.
Fig. 21
A length of cut scale has been provided on the base
of your saw. It is parallel with the saw blade and can
be used to measure the distance into material the
blade has cut. Note: Six inches is the maximum
length of cut that can be measured. Also, it is
accurate only when the depth of cut is set at full
maximum depth.
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Failure to unplug your saw could
Attempting to make cuts without
LENGTH OF CUT SCALE Fig. 22