To Check And Align The Spreader; To Check The Alignment Of The Rip Fence To The Blade - Craftsman 315.218061 Operator's Manual

TO CHECK AND ALIGN THE SPREADER, SAW
BLADE, AND BLADE GUARD ASSEMBLY
See Figure 50.
if the blade guard assembly is out of alignment with the
saw blade, adjust the alignment of the blade guard
assembly. The spreader must be aligned with the saw
blade.
To check alignment of the spreader:
[] Unplug the saw.
[] Raise the saw blade by turning the height/bevel
adjusting handwheel counterclockwise.
[] Lift the anti-kickback pawls and place a framing square
or straight edge against both the saw blade and the
spreader.
[] The saw blade and spreader are aligned when the
framing square contacts both the blade and spreader
evenly with no gaps.
if the spreader and saw blade are not in alignment,
adjustment is needed. To adjust:
[] Unplug the saw then raise the blade guard assembly.
[] Lift the anti-kickback pawls and place a framing square
or straight edge against both the saw blade and the
spreader.
[] From the back of the saw, loosen the two screws and
reposition the blade guard assembly left or right as
needed to align the spreader with the saw blade.
[] Once properly aligned, securely retighten the screws.
[] Recheck the marked blade tooth using the combin-
ation square to insure the adjustment has not moved.
SCREW(2)
TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF THE RiP FENCE
TO THE BLADE
See Figure 51.
[] Unplug the saw.
[] Raise the locking lever to permit the rip fence to be
moved.
[] Place a framing square beside the blade and move the
rip fence up to the square. Take the dimension on the
rip scale.
[] Move the fence back and turn the framing square 180 °
to check the other side.
RiP FENCE
SCREWS
BLADE
\
\
\
LOCKING
LEVER
FRAMING
SQUARE
Fig. 51
Fig. 50
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