Squaring The Saw Blade To The Fence - Craftsman 315.212350 Operator's Manual

SQUARING THE SAW BLADE TO THE FENCE
See Figures25 - 28,
• Unplugthe saw.
• Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the look
pin to hold the saw arm in transportposition,
• Loosenthe miter lock handle,
• Rotate the miter table until the pointer is positioned
at0".
• Retightenthe miter lock handle.
• Lay a framing square fiat on the miter table. Place one
leg of the square againstthe fence, Slide the other leg
ofthe square againstthe flat pad of blade.
NOTE: Make sure that the square contacts the fiat part
of the blade, nottheblade teeth.
• The edge of the square and the blade shouldbe paral-
lel as shown in figure 25.
• If the front or back edge of the blade angles away from
the square as shown in figures 26 and 27, adjustments
are needed.
• Using a 8 mrn wrench, loosenthe hex screwsl_at
secure the mounting bracket to the mlter table.
• Rotate the mounting bracket left or dght untilthe blade
is parallelwith the square. '
• Retfghtanthe screws secure(yand recheckthe blade-
to-fence alignment.
FENCE
FRAMING
BASE :SQUARE
FENCE
VIEWOFBLADE NOTSQUARE WITH
FENCE, A[_JU6I"MENTS ARE REQtIIRED
FRAMING
BASE SQUARE
VIEWOFBLADE NOTSQUARE WITH
FENCE, ADJUSTMENTH AREREQUIRED
8 mm HO_KET
HEADSCREW(S)
BLADE
Fig. 26
6LADE
Fig. 27
MITER
TABLE
BASE FRAMING
HQUARE
_EW OFBLADE
SQUARE WITHFENCE
Fig. 25
MOUNTING
BRACKET
2S
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