Adjust The Exact-I-Cut Indicator; View From Rear Of Saw - Craftsman 113.299131 Owner's Manual

(2)
Place a square against the spreader and saw
table top. (See figure 36.) If the spreader bar
is not positioned at 90 ° with the table, loosen
the two clamping screws (figure 35) and rotate
the spreader bar until the spreader is square with
the table (figure 36.) Tighten the two clamp-
ing screws (figure 35) and recheck to make sure
tightening the screws did not change the adjust-
ment. More than one trial may be required.
(3) Sight along the spreader and saw blade to check'
for alignmenl;. An alternate method is to hold a
straightedge against each side of saw blade and
notice whether or not the spreader is centered
in the gap thus formed between the straightedges.
(4) If the spreader is too far to the right or left, loosen
the hex-head set screw in outer end of spreader
bar and slide the spreader rod in or out of the
hole in the spreader bar until correct alignment
is obtained.
(5) Rotate the plastic guard down into operating
position.
(6) For safety and to minimize kickbacks, the blade
guard and spreader must always be in place for
all thru-sawing operations. The spreader must
always be kept in proper alignment with the saw
blade so the spreader doesn't prevent pushing
the work past the blade. The blade guard will
help to prevent sawdust and splinters from being
thrown upward.
(7) To remove the blade guard and spreader, loosen
the lock handle and slide it off. Do not disturb
the spreader rod.
CAUTION: Use extra care whenever the
blade guard is removed far operations in-
cluding Dado and Molding.
8. Adjust the Exact-I-Cut Indicator.
(See figures 37 and 38.)
The cut indicator ("Exact-I-Cut") located a few inches
ahead of the saw blade, enables the operator to deter-
mine precisely where the cut in a particular board will
occur, provided the cut indicator shoes have been cor-
rectly positioned. It should be checked and adjusted (if
necessary) as follows:
a. Position the saw blade in the 90 ° position (0 ° on
tilt scale), by loosening the clamp knob and rotating
the tilt crank counterclockwise until it will rotate no
farther. Tighten the clamp knob.
b. With the saw running, place a straight board (pref-
erably hardwood) against the miter gauge and hold
it securely in the miter gauge.
c. Make a small cut and pull the miter gauge back until
the cut is directly on the "Exact-I-Cut". (See figure
37.) If both cut-indicator shoes are aligned with the
edges of the cut, no adjustment is required. If not
aligned, loosen the two socket, fiat-head screws with
a 1/16 inch hex-"L'" wrench and slide the cut indi-
cator shoes laterally until the edge of each shoe is
aligned with its respective edge of the cut in the
board. (See figure 38.) Tighten both screws and
recheck for accuracy of the adjustment.
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WIDTH OF CUT'-P"
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EXA( -CUT
CUT-INDICATOR SHOES
Figure 38
Figure 37