Craftsman 124.58833 Operator's Manual page 17

SETTING FENCE PERPENDICULAR AND PARALLEL
Refer to Figure 43.
PERPENDICULAR ADJUSTMENT
• Position fence anywhere on table and lock it down.
• Place a square on the table next to the fence and check to
see that the fence is at 90° to the table.
Perpendicular
Figure 43
Adjustment
Curser Screw
Parallel
Adjustment
PARALLEL ADJUSTMENT
• Position fence so that fence edge is aligned with slot edge.
• Slot and fence edge should be parallel.
• If an adjustment is necessary, unlock the fence and turn
either of the two adjusting screws.
• Lock fence in position and recheck. Continue this proce-
dure until fence is square to the table.
CURSOR ADJUSTMENT
Refer to Figure 43.
• Raise the saw blade above the table.
• Position the fence several inches to the right of the saw
blade.
• Lock the fence down and measure the exact distance
between the saw blade and the inside of the fence.
• Loosen the screw on the right lens and slide it left or right
until the cursor (red line) equals the measurement obtained
in the previous step.
• Retighten the screws and make a test cut. Measure the
cut piece to verify that the cursor is correctly set.
• Affix the rip fence several inches to the left of the saw blade
and perform the procedure described above for the left
lens.
NOTE: This adjustment should be checked whenever a new
blade is installed.
RIP FENCE OPERATION
Refer to Figure 44.
• Unlock the fence by lifting the locking lever. Using the
scale for placement, position the rip fence. Lock the rip
fence into position by placing the locking lever in the down
position.
• The rip fence is used for the following operations: ripping,
bevel ripping, ploughing, resawing, rabbeting and dadoing.
Curser Screw
MITER GAUGE ADJUSTMENT
Refer to Figure 45.
• Miter gauge supplied with saw is equipped with individually
Adjustment to index stops can be made by loosening the
• Face of the miter gauge has two holes for the purpose of
• Miter gauge is accurately constructed for precision work
• To operate the miter gauge, simply loosen locking handle
• Position the miter gauge body at desired angle and tighten
the locking handle.
• Ensure the workpiece is straight and tight against miter
gauge body so that the workpiece does not rock or rotate.
Always use both hands when operating the miter gauge.
• The miter gauge is used for cross-cutting, compound miter
cutting, miter cutting, rabbeting, bevel cutting and dadoing.
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Figure 44
Fence Locking
Lever
adjustable index stops at 0° and 45°, right and left, and
can be manually adjusted up to 60° right and left.
desired locking nut and tightening or loosening three adjust-
ing screws. Be sure to tighten locking nut after adjustment
is made.
attaching an auxiliary fence.
and is guided through the T-slot with a roller guide
mounted at front of guide bar. Roller guide adds to miter
gauge's stability and prevents the guide bar from leaving
the T-slot.
and move the miter gauge body to the desired angle. The
miter gauge will stop at 0° and 45°, both right and left. To
position miter gauge body past these points, simply pull out
gauge stop.
Figure 45
Locking Handle
Miter Gauge
Body
Index Stop Adjusting
Gauge Stop
Screw & Lock Nut (x3)
Guide Bar
Roller Guide