Craftsman 113.290650 Owner's Manual page 19

8. Raise Blade Guard .lift up both
ANTIKICKBACK PAWLS'... insert one of the
SETSCREW WRENCHES in the notches to hold
the pawls out of the way.
9. Lay blade of square or other straightedge
alongside of blade.
10. Loosen Hex Head Screw in GUARD SUPPORT
and move spreader so that it touches blade of
square ... tighten screw.
11. NOTE: The spreader is now square with the
table and approximately in line with the
sawblade. The spreader requires further
adjustment to align it PARALLEL to the blade
and in the MIDDLE of the cut (KERF) made by
the sawblade.
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STRAIGHTEDGE
HD.
SCREW
12. IMPORTANT:The SPREADER must always be
PARALLEL to the sawblade in the MIDDLE of
the cut (KERF) made by the sawblade.
NOTE: The spreader is thinner than the width of
the KERF by approximately six thicknesses of _
paper.
SPACE EQUAL TO APPROX. LOOKING DOWN ON SAW
3 THICKNESSES OF PAPER
BLADE
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13. Make two folds in a small piece (6 x 6 in.) of
ordinary NEWSPAPER making three
thicknesses.
The folded paper will be used as a "spacing
gauge".
14. Place RIP FENCE on table,..
CAREFULLY move it against blade so that it is
parallel to the blade, and just TOUCHES tips of
saw teeth.., tighten RIP FENCE LOCK KNOB
HANDLE.
15. Insert folded paper between SPREADER and
FENCE... hold spreader flat against fence...
tighten screws using 7/16 in. wrench. Now
tighten Hex Hd. Screws in Support.
16. To remove BLADE GUARD AND SPREADER,
loosen THUMBSCREW... DO NOT LOOSEN
OTHER SCREWS.
7/16 IN. WRENCH
FOLDED PAPER
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