Adjustments; To Replace The Blade - Craftsman 21829 - Professional 10 in. Portable Table Saw Operator's Manual

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A
WARNING." Before performing any adjustment,
make sure the tool is unplugged from the power
suppty. Failureto heed this waTn'lngcoutdresu)tin
serious persona_injury.
A
WARNING:
Blades coast after turn off. Possib}e
serious injury can occur if hands come in contact
with blade.
The table sew has been adjusted at the factory for mak-
ingvery accurate cuts. However, some of the components
might have been jarred out of alignmentduringshipping.
ALso,over a period of t'rne, rsediustmentwill probably
become
necessary
due
to wear.
3"0avoid unnecessary setups and adjustmen*.s, a good
practice is to check your setups carefullywith a fram-
ing square and make practice cuts in scrap wood before
making finish cuts in good workpiaces. Do not start any
adjustments until you have checked with a square and
made test cuts to be sure adjustments are needed.
TO REPLACE THE BLADE
See Figures57 - 59.
• Unplug the saw.
Lowerthe saw blade, raise the blade guard, and
remove the throet plate.
Make sure the bevel lockinglever is securelypushed to
the felt. Raise the sew bladeto its full height by turning
the haight/beve_ adjusting handwheelclockwise.
Using the small blade wrench, insertthe flat open and
into the fiats on the arbor shaft.
Insertthe closed and of the largeblade wrench over the
hax nut. Holding bo_.h wrenches li_nly, pull_.h_larger
wrench forward to the f1"ont of the machine. Make sure
the blade nut is securelytightened. De not overtighten.
NOTE: Arbor shaft hasleft hand threads.
Check all crearancesfor free blade rotation. See To Set
the Scale to the Blade in this section. In cutting opera-
tions, the scarewilt be set to the side of the blade where
the cut will be measured and made.
THROM
PLATE
BLADE
NUT
Fig. 58
To replace the blade with an accessory blade, follow the
instructionsprov'_ed with the accessory.
To Inatall e standard blade:
Place thenew blade on the arbor shaft (the teeth
must point down toward the fi'ontof the saw to work
properly),
• Place the blade washer and the blade nut over the
blade arbor.Be sure the dome side of the blade
washer f_cas ou_. from _a blade and that all items ere
snugagainst the arbor housing,13ghtensecurely.
• Rotate the blade by hand to make sure it turnsfreely.
Reinstallthe throat plate.
NOTE: Seaurelytighten throat plate screws. Do not al-
low the throat plate to bow up above the table surface.
BLADE
THROAT PLATE
RMNG
KNIFE
LARGE
SMALL
BLADE
BLADE
WRENCH
WRENCH
Fig. 57
40
BLAI)E
©
Fig. 59

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