Craftsman 137.415020 Operator's Manual page 28

Fig. Y
Tighten
4. Take the blade guard assembly (5)
and press down on the red spring
button (6) located on the top.
5. Position blade guard over the riving
knife () and align the slot (7) to the
riving knife () as shown in Fig. Z.
6. Lower the guard assembly (5) onto
riving knife (). Release the red
spring button (6) so that two
latches (8) engage into two locking
hooks (9) completely. (Fig. Z)
7. Make sure that the assembly is
locked in place both in front and
back.
WARNING
!
To reduce the risk of serious injury,
use saw blade guard and riving
knife for every operation for which
it can be used including all through
sawing.
Fig. Z
6
5
9
3
Press Down
7

8
Removing the anti-kickback pawls
and blade guard assembly
(Fig. AA, BB)
WARNING
!
To avoid injury from an accidental
start, make sure the switch is in
the OFF position and the plug
is disconnected from the power
source outlet.
. With the blade elevation handwheel
raise the blade to the maximum
height.
2. Loosen the bevel lock knob and
then turn the handwheel to 0° on
the bevel scale.
3. Tighten the bevel lock knob.
4. Remove the anti-kickback pawl
assembly (2) by lifting the locking
lever (3). (Fig. AA)
5. Remove the blade guard assembly
by pressing up on the red spring
button (6) and lifting the assembly
off the riving knife. (Fig. BB)
AVOIDING KICKBACKS (FIG. BB)
to avoid kickback (having the work
thrown violently back towards you),
keep the blade sharp, keep the rip
fence parallel to the saw blade and
keep the riving knife, blade guard and
anti-kickback pawls in place, aligned
and functioning. Do not release work
before passing it completely beyond
the saw blade. Do not rip work that
is twisted, warped or does not have
a straight edge to guide it along the
fence. Do not attempt to back out of a
cut with the blade running.
WARNING
!
Improper riving knife alignment
can cause "kickback" and serious
injury.
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