Square Blade To Fence - Craftsman 113.196380 Owner's Manual

Alignment
Square Blade to Fence
The goal in setting the blade square to the
fence is to reduce the risk of kickback when
ripping. This adjustment will also reduce
splintering of the workpiece and burning of
the kerf during ripping and crosscutting.
1. Lower blade until it just clears table.
2. Unlock rip lock, Pull blade forward to
front of arm. Lock rip lock.
3. Place square so short edge is against fence
and long edge is against flat surface of blade
(not on a tooth), just below blade collar.
4. There should be no gap between blade
and square. Note: Not all blades are perfect-
ly flat. Check different points along blade
surface by making quarter turns and looking
for gap each time. Consider overall fit of
blade. If there is no gap, no adjustment is
needed.
5. If there is a visible gap between the saw
blade and square adjust as follows:
a. Remove left hand carriage cover.
b. Loosen the yoke lock handle. (on fight
side of carriage).
c. Loosen slightly the two hex-head
screws holding yoke index pin.
d. Rotate the yoke assembly until gap
between the saw blade and square is elim-
inated.
e. Lock yoke lock handle. Retighten the
two hex-head screws.
f. Recheck blade squareness.
g. Install carriage cover.
h. Loosen carriage lock knob and return
blade to rear of arm.
Note: This alignment procedure will simul-
taneously set both yoke indexing positions
for blade in and out rip.
Left Hand I
Carriage Cover
Rip Fence
Fence
Square Cor_t_t
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Hex Head Screws
Left side of Carriage
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