To Check And Align The Spreader/Riving Inife And Saw Blade - Craftsman 315.218291 Operator's Manual

To install blade guard:
[] Lift the guard lever up to unlock.
[] With the front of the blade guard raised, lower the
back of the guard into the middle hole of the spreader/
riving knife. Push the front of the guard down until it is
parallel to the table (see figure 21). If the blade guard
is not parallel to the table, the riving knife is not in the
spreader (or "up") position.
[] Lock the guard in place by pushing the guard lever
down.
NOTE: Blade alignment with the spreader can be adjusted
for different blade widths. Refer to: To Check and Align
the Spreader/Riving Knife and Saw Blade. Check the
blade guard assembly for clearances and free movement.
BLADE
GUARD
\
READER/
ING KNIFE
o
GUARD
LEVER
0
TO CHECK AND ALIGN THE SPREADER/RIVING
KNIFE AND SAW BLADE
See Figures 23 - 24.
To check a(ignment of the spreader/riving knife:
[] Unplug the saw.
[] Raise the saw blade by turning the height/bevel
adjusting handwheel clockwise.
[] Remove the anti-kickback pawls and blade guard
assembly. Place a framing square or straight edge
against both the saw blade and the spreader.
NOTE: Place framing square between carbide teeth
and measure from blade. This step will insure framing
square is square against blade from the front to back
of blade.
[] The saw blade and spreader/riving knife are aligned
when the framing square contacts both the blade and
spreader/riving knife evenly with no gaps.
If the spreader/riving knife is out of alignment with the saw
blade, adjustment is needed. The spreader/riving knife
must be in alignment front to back (horizontally) and top to
bottom (vertically).
ADJUSTMENT
SCREW
SCREW
Fig. 21
SPREADER/
RIVING KNIFE
CORRECT
INCORRECT
Fig. 22
23
FRAMING
SQUARE
Fig. 23