Craftsman 113.242720 Owner's Manual page 25

BLADE TILT, OR SQUARENESS
OF BLADE TO TABLE
90 ° (SQUARE) and 45 ° (BEVEL) STOP COLLARS.
When the bevel pointer is pointing directly to the "'0" mark
on the bevel scale, the sawblade should make a SQUARE
cut 90 ° to the table.
To check for SQUARENESS:
WARNING: FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, TURN SWITCH
"OFF" AND REMOVE PLUG FROM POWER SOURCE
OUTLET.
1. Raise blade all the way UP... raise blade guard.
2. TILT blade a few degrees to the LEFT . . . now tilt
blade back to the RIGHT as far as it will go.
3. Place the square against blade. Make sure square is not
touching the TIP of one of the saw TEETH.
If blade IS SQUARE to table;
A. Check pointer
If POINTER DOES NOT point to the "0" mark on the
bevel scale;
B. Remove Elevation Handwheel
C. Loosen screw and adjust pointer ... using medium
screwdriver.
D. Install Elevation Handwheel
BEVEL__
POINTER ADJUSTING SCREW
ELEVATION
HANDWHEEL
/
POINTER BEVEL SCALE __')_9
BEVEL SCALE ADJUST, NGSCREW ADJUST, NGSCREW
If blade is NOT SQUARE to table.., the 90 ° LIMIT STOP
must be ADJUSTED.
CAUTION: Cover blade with piece of cardboard to protect
your hand.
1. Using a small size screwdriver, reach UNDERNEATH
saw and loosen BOTH setscrews in 90 ° STOP COLLAR.
NOTE: If you can't reach the setscrews, turn the TILT
HANDWHEE L slightly.
2. ROTATE the STOP COLLAR moving it away from
pivot nut.
3. TILT blade RIGHT or LEFT ... checking with your
square until blade is square to table.
4. ROTATE STOP COLLAR moving it toward PIVOT
NUT until it TOUCHES the PIVOT NUT... TIGHTEN
the setscrews.
5. Check POINTER, If it DOES NOT point to the "0"
mark on the bevel scale;
A. Remove Elevation Handwheel
B. Loosen screw and adjust pointer . . . using medium
screwdriver.
C. Install Elevation Handwheel
BLADE COVERED
WITH PIECE OF
CARDBOARD
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t
/
PIVOT NUT
90 ° STOP COLLAR
TILT blade to LEFT as far as it will go. It will stop when
the PIVOT NUT is against the 45 ° STOP COLLAR.
A. Place an ACCURATE square against blade. Make
sure square is not touching the TIP of one of the
saw TEETH.
If blade is 45 ° to table;
A. Check pointer.
If POINTER DOES NOT point to the 45 ° mark on the
scale;
A. Loosen two screws on scale and adjust scale until
POINTER points to 45 ° mark.
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