Bevel Stop Adjustment - Craftsman 137.212371 Operator's Manual

BEVEL STOP ADJUSTMENT
,_WARNING
To avoid injury from an accidental
start, make sure the switch is in
the OFF position and the plug is
not connected to the power source
outlet.
90 ° Bevel adjustment (Fig. O)
1. Loosen bevel lock handle (1) and tilt
the cutting arm completely to the
right. Tighten the bevel lock handle.
2. Place a combination square (2) on
the miter table with the ruler against
the table and the heel of the square
against the saw blade.
3. If the blade is not 900 square with
the miter table (5), loosen the bevel
lock handle (1), tilt the cutting head
to the left, loosen the Iocknut (4) on
the bevel angle adjustment bolt (3)
and use a 10 mm wrench to adjust
the stop bolt (3) depth in or out to
increase or decrease the bevel
angle.
4. Tilt the cutting arm to back to the
right at 90° bevel and recheck for
alignment.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 if further
adjustment is needed.
6. Tighten bevel lock handle (1) and
Iocknut (4) when alignment is
achieved.
Fig. 0
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90 ° Bevel Pointer Adjustment (Fig. P)
1. When the blade is exactly 90° to
the table, loosen the bevel indicator
screw (5) using a # 2 Phillips
screwdriver.
2. Adjust bevel indicator (6) to the
"0" mark on the bevel scale and
retighten the screw.
Fig. P _ //
45° Bevel Adjustment (Fig. Q)
1. Loosen the bevel lock handle (7)
and tilt the cutting head completely
to the left.
2. Using a combination square, check
to see if the blade angle is 45 ° to the
table.
3. If the blade is not at 45 ° to the miter
table, tilt the cutting arm to the right,
loosen the Iocknut (8) on the bevel
angle adjustment bolt (9) and use
a 10 mm wrench to adjust the stop
bolt (9) depth in or out to increase or
decrease the bevel angle.