Craftsman 17125455 Operating Instructions Manual page 8

6 Place a n11/32" ID X7/8" O D washer and then a
5/16" I D X7/8" OD thick nylon w asher over t he boltIt
will b enecessary tohold the boil i nplace w hen p erforming
this and thefollowing steps
HELPFUL HINTS: Position thebolt a nd thebolt s upport
under thenotch i ntheribasshown i nFigure 5 ,tohelp
hold the bolt i nplace
7 Place a spring o ver t hebolt, a sshown i nFigure 6
8 Place a 5/16" I D X7/8" Q D thick nylon w asher and
then an!1/32" I D X7/8" OD washer over t heboil a nd
press d own o nthespring u ntil justthe end ofthe bolt
sticks o ut p ast t heend ofthe washer
g Slide t heclamping barover t heboll s othat t he washers
aresandwiched between thespring a nd theinside o fthe
clamping bar a sshown i nFigure 6 NOTE: THE SPRING
MUST P USH A GAINST THE THICK N YLON WASHERS
AND NOT A GAINST THE STEEL WASHERS
t0 Place a n11/32" t D X7/8" OD thinnylon w asher and
an11/32" ID X7/8" O D washer over t hebellIt wili b e
necessary foryoutopress d own o ntheclamping bar w hile
doing this
11Take o ne ofthe clamping knobs a nd thread i tonto the
boil a sshown DO NOT THREAD the knob completely
onto thebolt--just enough sothe knob hoids t he clamping
barinplace
t2 Repeat above s teps 4 through 1 0forthe other end of
the clamping bar
13Assemble theend caps t otheends o fthe clamping bar
bypressing them in;they are designed tobe"force-fit" into
FIGURE
5
j NOTCH
IN RIB
._---- SLOT IN
DOVETAIL
BASE
BOLT AND
BOLT
SUPPORT
the bar in one way only It may be necessary to "tap" them
in by gently hitting them with a rubber mallet or a piece of
wood--since they fit very tlgh|ty into the clamping bar
USE CARE WHEN DOING THIS SO AS NOT TO DAM-
AGE THE END CAPS
USE CARE THAT THE CAPS ARE PROPERLY ALIGNED
AS SHOWN WHEN ASSEMBLING THEM TO THE BAR,,
14. Tighten the clamping knobs onto the bolts so that the
space between the bottom of the clamping bar should be
parallel to the top of the base
15 After completing the above steps your Dovetail Jig
should look like the illustration in Figure 7
FIGURE 6 Assemble clamping bar, knobs, end caps on both ends as shown
CLAMPING KNOB , 11/32" I.D.
',\ X 7/8" O D WASHER
\
" !t/32" I.D X 7/8" O D.
CLAMPING BAR DETAIL
SPRING AND
NYLON SPRING
RETAINER FIT
]NSlDE THE
OPEN SIDE OF
THE CLAMPING
BAR
(SEE CLAMPING
BAR DETAIL)
COMPRESSION
SPRING
3 t12"
j/*
BOLT
SUPPORT
// l
//Z-
TOP SURFACE OF
THE DOVETAIL
CLAMPING BAR
•CLAMPING BAR
f_END CAP
L_.! ) OPEN SIDE OF
_-_\/ THE CLAMPING BAR
POINTS TOWARD
"_ THE TOP SURFACE
OF THE DOVETAIL
i BASE
€/1t132" I.D.
_, /X 7/8" O D
/THICK
-_ NYLON
__._WASHER
RIGHT
TEMPLATE
SUPPORT
NYLON SPRING
RETAINER
(RETAINER ABUTS THE
11/32" I,D X 7/8" CLAMPING BAR
O D WASHER __
WASHER .--[ _,
CLAMP,NG AB S.OWNW,THI
END CUT AWAY AND SECTIONED
SO NYLON SPRING RETAINER
PLACEMENT CAN BE SEEN)
COMPRESSION
SPRING