Assembly And Adjustments - Craftsman 137.21236 User Manual

ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS

INSTALLING THE MITER HANDLE (FIG. A)
1. Thread the miter handle (1) into the hole (2)
located at the front of the miter table.
Fig. A
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WARNING
!
To avoid injury and damage to the saw,
transport or store the miter saw with the
cutting head locked in the down position.
Never use the stop latch to hold the cutting
head in a down position for cutting
operations.
CUTTING HEAD (FIG. B)
Raising the Cutting Head
1. Push down slightly on the switch handle (1).
2. Pull the hold-down latch (2) out of the long slot (5)
of locking hole (3) and turn 90º to insert into the
short slot (6).
3. Pull up the switch handle (1) to raise to the up
position.
Fig. B
Locking Cutting Head in Down Position
When transporting or storing the miter saw, the
cutting head should always be locked in the
down position.
1. Push the switch handle (1) down to its lowest
position.
2. Pull the hold-down latch (2) out of the short slot
(6) of the locking hole (3) and turn 90º to insert
into the long slot (5).
IMPORTANT: To avoid damage, never carry
the miter saw by the switch handle, the cutting
arm or the miter handle. ALWAYS use the
designated carrying handle (4).
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INSTALLING THE DUST BAG (FIG. C)
1. Squeeze the metal collar wings (2) of the dust
bag (1).
2. Place the dust bag neck opening around the
exhaust port (3), and release the metal collar
wings.
Fig. C
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INSTALLING THE REAR EXTENSION STAY
(FIG. D)
1. Loosen the extension stay locking screw (1)
under the saw base (2).
2. Place the rear extension stay (3) into the
holes provided in the miter saw base. Make
sure the angle of stay is in the down position
(as shown in Fig. D) for maximum support.
3. Insert the extension stay locking screw back
to hole and tighten to hold the extension.
Fig. D
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INSTALLING THE HOLD-DOWN CLAMP
ASSEMBLY (FIG. E)
1. Loosen the lock knob (3) from the rear side of
the saw base (4).
2. Place the hold-down clamp assembly (1) in
one of the mounting holes (2).
3. Tighten the lock knob (3).
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