Tilting The Blade; Adjusting Blade Level Positive Stops; Bevel Arrow Adjustment - Craftsman 351.221140 Owner's Manual

Tolower the sawblade,loosen thehandwheel lock
knob(counterclockwise) andturnthe handwheel
counterclockwise. Whenthesawbladeis at itsdesired
height, t ighten thehandwheel lockknob(clockwise)
untilit is securely tightened.
TILTING THE BLADE
The blade bevel handwheel and handwheel lock knob
is located on the left side of the cabinet. To increase
the saw blade-bevel, loosen the handwheel lock knob
(A) (counterclockwise) and turn the handwheel (B)
clockwise. When the saw blade is at its desired
degree, tighten the handwheel lock knob (clockwise)
until it is securely tightened. See figure 18-1
To return the saw blade bevel to zero degrees, loosen
the handwheel lock knob (counterclockwise) and turn
the handwheel counterclockwise. When the saw blade
is back to zero degrees it will come into contact with the
adjustable positive stop which will cause the blade to
stop. Tighten the handwheel lock knob (clockwise) until
it is securely tightened.
To tilt the blade bevel to 45-degrees, loosen the hand-
wheel lock knob (counterclockwise) and turn the hand-
wheel clockwise. When the saw blade is at 45-degrees
it will come into contact with the adjustable positive stop
which will cause the blade to stop, tighten the hand-
wheel lock knob (clockwise) until it is securely tightened.
ADJUSTING BLADE BEVEL
POSITIVE STOPS
Figure 19-1
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B
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To adjust blade 90-degree blade bevel positive stop,
raise the saw blade (A) to its highest position. See
figure 19-1.
Using a combination square (B) check that the
blade is 90-degrees to the saw table (zero degrees
on bevel scale). See figure 19-1.
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If the blade will not tilt to 90-degree, turn (counter-
clockwise) the set screw (C) in the left hand side of
the saw table until the blade can be positioned to
90-degrees. Tighten bevel handwheel lock knob,
located on the left side of the cabinet. This will keep
the blade from further tilting and check that the set
screw is contacting positive stop. See figure 19-1.
If the blade has been tilted to 90-degrees, tighten
bevel handwheel lock knob, located on the left side
of the cabinet. This will keep the blade from further
tilting. Turn the set screw clockwise until it comes
in contact with the positive stop.
Figure 19-2
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To adjust blade 45-degree blade bevel positive stop,
raise the saw blade to its highest position.
Using a combination square (D) check that the
blade is 45-degrees to the saw table (45-degrees
on bevel scale). See figure 19-2.
If the blade will not tilt to 45-degrees, turn (counter-
clockwise) the set screw (E) in the right hand side
of the saw table until the blade can be positioned to
45-degrees. Tighten bevel handwheel lock knob,
located on the left side of the cabinet. This will keep
the blade from further tilting and check that the set
screw is contacting positive stop. See figure 19-2.
If the blade has been tilted to 45-degrees, tighten
bevel handwheel lock knob, located on the left side
of the cabinet. This will keep the blade from further
tilting. Turn the set screw clockwise until it comes
in contact with the positive stop.
BEVEL ARROW ADJUSTMENT
1. Make certain that the blade is at 90-degrees to the
table surface with a combination square. See
figure 19-1.
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