Craftsman 315.218060 Operator's Manual page 28

HEELING (PARALLELING) THE BLADE
See Figures 33 - 35.
WARNING:
The blade must be square so the wood
does not bind resulting in kickback. Failure to do so
could result in serious personal injury.
Do not loosen any screws for this adjustment until you
have checked with a square and made test cuts to be
sure adjustments are necessary. Once the screws are
loosened, these items must be reset.
n Lift the blade guard. Raise the blade all the way by
turning the height/bevel adjusting handwheel.
Mark beside one of the blade teeth at the front of the
n
blade. Place a framing square even with the front of
the saw table and the side of the saw blade as shown
in figure 33.
n Turn the blade so the marked tooth is at the back.
Move the framing square to the rear and again
n
measure the distance. If the distances are the same,
the blade is square.
The adjusting screws are located above the height/
n
bevel adjusting handwheel and under the saw table in
the front of the saw. Loosen the screws.
If the back of the blade was too far from the framing
n
square, place a block of wood on the left side of the
blade and push it into the blade until the blade is
square. Retighten the screws.
If the back of the blade was too close to the framing
n
square, place a block of wood on the right side of
the blade and push it into the blade until the blade is
square. Retighten the screws.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of injury from
kickback, 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.
OPERATION
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SCREWS (3)
SAW BLADE OUT OF ALIGNMENT
USE WOOD TO
PUSH THE BLADE
FRAMING
SQUARE
Fig. 33
FRAMING
SQUARE
Fig. 34
Fig. 35