Craftsman 137.218073 Operator's Manual page 27

REMOVING THE BLADE (FIG. R, T)
WARNING
!
To avoid injury from an accidental
start, make sure the switch is in the
OFF position and the plug is not
connected to the power source outlet.
1. Remove the table insert (1) by
inserting your finger into the
opening (2) and pulling up.
Lock the blade bevel lock knob.
Raise the blade to the maximum
height position by turning the
blade elevation/tilting handwheel
clockwise. (Fig. R)
2. To loosen the arbor nut (3), place
the open-end wrench (8) on the flats
of the saw arbor to keep the arbor
from turning. (Fig. T)
3. Place the box-end wrench (9)
on the arbor nut (3) and turn
counterclockwise. (Fig. T)
4. Remove the arbor nut (3), outer
blade flange (4) and blade (7).
Clean but do not remove the inner
blade flange before reassembling
the blade. (Fig. T)
INSTALLING THE RIVING KNIFE
(FIG. U, V, W)
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.
● Never operate this saw without
the riving knife in the correct
position.
1. Remove the table insert.
2. Raise the blade to the maximum
height position by turning the blade
elevation/tilting handwheel (1)
clockwise. (Fig. U)
3. Loosen the blade bevel lock knob (2).
Turn and move the handwheel (1) to
45° on the bevel scale.
4. Tighten the blade bevel lock knob (2).
Fig. U
5. Place the riving knife (3) on the
mounting bracket (4) located behind
the saw blade. The two pins (5) on
the bracket should fit into the slot on
the riving knife. (Fig. V)
6. Make sure the riving knife (3) is in
its highest position.
7. Insert the set plate (6), making sure
the two outer holes fit into the two
pins (5) on the mounting bracket (4).
8. Insert the washer (7) into the lock
lever (8) and insert into the middle
hole of the set plate (6) and tighten.
9. Loosen the blade bevel lock knob (2)
and return the blade to 0° and lock.
(Fig. V)
10. Place the table insert back into
position.
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