Bevel Stop Adjustment - Craftsman 21237 - 10 in. Sliding Miter Saw Operator's Manual

BEVEL STOP ADJUSTMENT
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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.
90 ° (0 °) Bevel adjustment (Fig. L)
I. Loosen bevel lock handle (1) and tilt the cutting arm
completely to the right. Tighten the bevel lock handle.
2. Place a combination square (2) on the miter table
with the ruler against the table and the heel of the
square against the saw blade.
3. If the blade is not 90 ° (0°) square with the miter
table (5), loosen the bevel lock handle (I), tilt the
cutting head to the left, loosen the Iocknut (4) on the
bevel angle adjustment bolt (3) and use a 10 mm
wrench to adjust the stop bolt (3) depth in or out to
increase or decrease the bevel angle.
4 Tilt the cutting arm to back to the right at 90 _'(0°)
bevel and recheck for alignment.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 if further adjustment is
needed.
6 Tighten bevel lock handle (1) and Iocknut (4) when
alignment is achieved.
Fig. L
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90 ° Bevel Pointer Adjustment (Fig. M)
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 on the bevel
scale and retighten the screw.
Fig. M
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45 ° Bevel Adjustment (Fig. N)
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 Iocknut (8) on the
bevel angle adjustment bolt (9) and use a 10 mm
wrench to adjust the stop bolt (9) depth in or out to
increase or decrease the bevel angle.
4. Tilt the cutting arm to the left to 45 ° bevel and
recheck for align ment.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 until the blade is at 45 ° to
the miter table.
6. Tighten bevel lock handle (7) and Iocknut (8) when
alignment is achieved
Fig. N
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33.9 ° Bevel Adjustment (Fig. N)
1. Push the bevel detent pin (10) in toward the front of
the unit.
2. Unlock the bevel lock handle and tilt the cutting arm
to the crown molding positive stop at 33.9 °
3. Using a combination square, check to see if the
blade angle is 33.90 to the table.
4. If the blade is not at 33.90 to the miter table, loosen
Iocknut (11 ) and use a 10 mm wrench to adjust the
bolt (12) in or out until the blade is at 33.9 ° to the
miter table.
5. Secure the Iocknut (11 ) into position after alignment
is achieved.
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