Bevel Stop Adjustment - Craftsman 21217 - 12 in. Miter Saw Operator's Manual

CUTTING HEAD
DOWNWARD TRAVEL
[_ WARNING]
To avoid injury from unexpected starting or
electrical shock, turn the switch OFF and remove
the power cord from the power source.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 if further adjustment is
needed.
6. Tighten bevel lock handle (1) and jamb nut (4) when
alignment is achieved,
Fig. M
NOTE: Before each cutting operation, check the position
of the blade to make sure it does not contact any metal
surface. If the blade contacts any metal surface, the
depth of travel must be adjusted.
1. Lower the blade as far as possible.
2. Loosen the Iocknut (1).
3. Turn the adjustment bolt (2) out (counterclockwise)
to decrease the cutting depth or in (clockwise) to
increase the cutting depth.
4. Rotate the blade manually to check for contact to any
metal surface.
5. Repeat until adjusted properly, and tighten the
Iocknut to secure the adjustment bolt into position.
Fig. L
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BEVEL STOP ADJUSTMENT (FIG. M, N and O)
[,A WARNING]
To avoid injury from unexpected starting or
electrical shock, make sure the trigger is released
and remove the power cord from the power source.
90o(0 °) Bevel adjustment (Fig. M)
1. Loosen bevel lock handle (1) and tilt the cutting
arm completely to the right. Tighten the bevel lock
handle. Lower blade.
2. Place a combination square (2) on the miter table
with the rule against the table and the heel of the
square against the saw blade.
3. If the blade is not 900(0 °) square with the miter table,
loosen the bevel lock handle, tilt the cutting head
completely to the left, loosen the jamb nut (4) on the
bevel angle adjustment bolt (3) and use a 10 mm
wrench to adjust the bolt (3) in or out to increase or
decrease the bevel angle.
4. Tilt the cutting arm to back to the right at 900(0 °)
bevel and recheck for alignment.
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90°(0 °) Bevel indicator (Fig. N)
1. When the blade is exactly 90°(0 °) to the table, loosen
the bevel indicator screw (5) using a #2 Phillips
screwdriver.
2. Adjust bevel indicator (6) to the "0" mark (7) on the
bevel scale and retighten the screw.
Fig. N
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45 ° Bevel adjustment (Fig. O)
1. Loosen the bevel lock handle (7) and tilt the cutting
head completely to the left.
2. Using a combination square, check to see if the
blade angle is 45 ° to the table.
3. If the blade is not at 45 ° to the miter table, tilt the
cutting arm to the right, loosen the jamb nut (8) and
turn the bevel angle adjustment bolt (9) in or out with
a 10 mm wrench accordingly.
4. Tilt the cutting arm to the left to 45 ° bevel and
recheck for alignment.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 until the blade is at 45 ° to
the miter table.
6. Tighten bevel lock handle (7) and jamb nut (8) when
alignment is achieved.