Craftsman 137.322860 Operator's Manual page 25

7-1/4 in. sliding compound miter saw with laser trac
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45° Bevel Adjustment (Fig. M, O)
1. Loosen the bevel lock knob (1) and
tilt the cutting head completely to
the left. (Fig. M)
2. Using a combination square (2),
check to see if the blade angle is
45° to the table. (Fig. M)
3. If the blade is not at 45° to the miter
table, tilt the cutting arm to the right,
loosen the locknut (8) on the bevel
angle adjustment bolt (9) and use a
10 mm wrench to adjust the bevel
angle adjustment bolt (9) depth in
or out to increase or decrease the
bevel angle. (Fig. O)
4. Tilt the cutting arm to the left to 45°
bevel and recheck for alignment.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 until the
blade is at 45° to the miter table.
6. Tighten bevel lock handle (1) and
locknut (8) when alignment is
achieved.
Fig. O
MITER ANGLE ADJUSTMENT
(FIG. P)
The sliding compound miter saw scale
can be easily read, showing miter
angles from 0° to 47° to the left, and 0°
to 47° to the right. The miter saw table
has nine of the most common angle
setttings with positive stops at 0°, 15°,
22.5°, 31.6°, and 45°. These positive
stops position the blade at the desired
angle quickly and accurately. Follow
the process below for quickest and
most accurate adjustments.
1. Unlock the miter table by turning the
2. Move the turntable while lifting up
3. If the desired angle is one of the
4. If the miter angle desired is not one
1
9
8
MITER SCALE POINTER
ADJUSTMENT (FIG. P)
1. Move the table to the 0° positive
2. Loosen the screw (4) that holds the
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miter handle (1) anti-clockwise.
on the positive stop locking lever (2)
to align the pointer (3) to the desired
degree measurement.
nine positive stops, release the
positive stop locking lever (2),
making sure the lever snaps into
position, and then secure by
tightening the miter handle (1).
of the nine positive stops, simply
lock the miter table into desired
angle position by turning the miter
handle (1) in the clockwise direction.
Fig. P
4
3
stop.
pointer with a Phillips screwdriver.
2
1

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