Rip Fence Assembly And Adjustment; Rip Fence Alignment - Sears Craftsman 113.221770 Owner's Manual

Rip Fence Assembly and Adjustment
WARNING: To prevent personal injury, always dis- I
connect plug from power source when making
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adjustments.
t_ Thread 5/16-18 nut all the way onto the fence locking
handle.
2. Thread rip fence locking handle into cam until tight.
Lock the nut against cam with wrench.
3. Place the rip fence on the table and lower the rip fence
locking handle until the rip fence is secure to front rail.
4. Check to see if rear clamp on the dp fence is loose, If
not, turn the rip fence adjustment screw counterclock-
wise until the rear clamp on the rip fen ce is loose with
the fence assembly locked to the front rail.
5. With fence assembly locked to front rail, turn the rip
fence adjustment screw clockwise until rear clamp is
snug.
6_ Raise the rip fence locking handle.
7. Turn the rip fence adjustment screw clockwise an addi-
tional 1/2 turn.
8. Check the rip fence by applying moderate side pres-
sure to the rear of the fence assembly. If the rip fence
deflects easily raise the rip fence locking handle and
turn the rip fence adjustment screw clockwise another
1/4 turn.
9. Check rip fence again by applying moderate side pres-
sure to the rear of the fence assembly. If necessary
repeat step 8 until rip fence is secure.
NOTE: Overtightening the rip fence adjustment screw
may cause the rip fence to be loose on the front table rail.
Rip Fence Alignment
' WARNING: To prevent personal injury, always dis-
connect plug from power source when making
adjustments.
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Nut Hex 5/16-18 (1) Handle (Rip Fence) (1)
Rear Clamp
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Miter Gauge
Rip Fence
I CAUTION: The rip fence must be aligned parallel to
the blade to minimize the danger of kickback. For ....
convenience, the rip fence will be aligned parallel
to the miter gauge slot. The sawblade will be set or
adjusted parallel to the slot later.
1. Place the ri_
cent to the miter gauge groove.
2. Lower the rip fence locking handle to secure the rip
fence.
3. Check to see that the edge of the ri_
with the miter gauge groove
If the rip fence is not parallel:
o Raise the rip fence locking handle.
° Loosen the two hex head screws located on top of
the rip fence.
• Align the rip fence parallel to the miter gauge groove,
=Lower the rip fence locking handle.
-Tighten the two hex head screws previously loos-
ened.
Adjusting Screws
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