Setting The Bevel Stops And Indicator - Craftsman 315.228490 Owner's Manual

SAW TABLEVIEWEDFROMBELOW
REARTABLE BRACKET REARBRACKET
SCREWS
REAR
BRACKET
SCREW
FRONTTABLE
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FRONTTABLE
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Fig. 44
SETTING THE BEVEL STOPS AND INDICATOR
See Figures 45 and #6.
,_ WARNING: Make sure the switch is off,the
switch key is removed, and your saw is
unplugged. Failure to do so could result in
serious personal injury.
Bevel scale should show O when the blade is set at 90"
and 45" when blade is at a 45" tilt.
• Raise blade all the way up by turning height
handwheel. Lift blade guard.
• Loosen bevel lock handle and turn the bevel
handwheel clockwise to tilt the blade. See Figure
45. Reverse it and turn handwheel counterclockwise
until it stops.
• Check blade angle with a combination square.
Don't let the square touch a blade tooth. Blade
should be at 90" and scale indicator at 0.
Note: The scale indicator is the plastic plate on the
scale at the front of the cabinet.
BEVELLOCK
HANDLE
(NOTSHOWN)
• If scale indicator does not point to 0, loosen scale
indicator screw with a screwdriver. Adjust scale
indicator within slot and retighten screw.
• If blade angle is wrong, adjust the 90" stop screw
(left of the blade, looking from the front). See Figure
46. Start by turning the 90" stop screw three or four
times with a 4 mm hex key.
Turn bevel handwheel clockwise once, then back
counterclockwise to square blade with table.
• Tighten the 90" stop screw and recheck that the
blade is square in a 90" position. If not, repeat.
When blade is square, check scale indicator. If it is
not at zero, reset scale indicator as before.
• Check the 45" setting. Tilt the blade with the bevel
handwheel as far as it will go to the left. Place
square against the blade (be sure the square is not
against one of the saw teeth). If the blade is not at
45 °, unscrew the 45" stop screw (right of blade),
turn handwheel until blade is correct, and tighten
the screw. Recheck and repeat if necessary.
• Check that the scale indicator is at 45".
• if not, loosen scale indicator with a screwdriver,
adjust it within the slot, and retighten the screw.
4mm HEXKEY
90'STOP SCREW
45°STOP
SCREW
HEIGHI
HANDWHEEL
BEVELHANDWHEEL
Fig. 46
• HEIGHT
HANDWHEEL
SCALE
INDICATOR
Fig. 45
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