Craftsman 315.349720 Operator's Manual page 28

HEELING (PARALLELING) THE BLADE TO THE
MITER GAUGE GROOVE
See Figures 34 - 35.
WARNING: The blade must be parallel to the miter
gauge groove so the wood does not bind resulting
in kickback. Failure to do so could result in serious
personal injury.
Do not loosen any bolts for this adjustment until you have
checked with a square and made test cuts to be sure
adjustments are necessary. Once the bolts are loosened,
these items must be reset.
Unplug the saw.
Remove the blade guard.
Mark beside one of the blade teeth at the front of the
blade. Place a framing square even with the front of the
saw table and the side of the saw blade as shown in
figure 34.
Turn the blade so the marked tooth is at the back.
Move the framing square to the rear and again measure
the distance. If the distances are the same, the blade is
sq uare.
If the distances are different, square the blade with the
following steps:
• Extend the extension table, see page 27.
• Loosen the locking bolts by turning towards the left.
NOTE: The bolts are located above the height/bevel
adjusting handwheel and under the saw table in the
front of the saw.
• Turn adjusting bolt left or right until the blade is square.
• Tighten the locking bolts. Check again for squareness
and continue to adjust if needed.
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from kick-
back, align the rip fence to the blade following any
blade adjustments. Always make sure the rip fence is
parallel to the blade before beginning any operation.
LOCKING
BOLTS(2)
Fig. 34
COMBINATION
SQUARE
SAW BLADEOUTOFALIGNMENT
Fig. 35
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