Adjustments - Craftsman 315.349720 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 riving knife.
Push the front of the guard down until it is parallel
to the table (see figure 15). If the blade guard is not
parallel to the table, the riving knife is not in the "up"
position.
• Lockthe guard in place by pushing the guard lever down.
NOTE: Blade alignment can be adjusted for different
blade widths. Refer to: To Check and Align the Riving
Knife and Saw Blade. Check the blade guard assembly
for clearances and free movement.
BLADE
GUARD
LEVER
TO CHECK AND ALIGN THE RIVING KNIFE AND
SAW BLADE
See Figure 16.
To check alignment of the riving knife:
• Unplug the saw.
• Raise the saw blade by turning the height/bevel adjust-
ing 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 riving knife.
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 riving knife are aligned when the
framing square contacts both the blade and riving knife
evenly with no gaps.
• Tighten the adjustment screw. Check again for
squareness and continue to adjust if needed.
SCREWS
Fig. 14
HORIZONTAL
ADJUSTMENT
CORRECT
VERTICAL
ADJUSTMENT
INCORRECT
Fig. 15
18
Fig. 16