Adjustingthe Miter Gage - Craftsman 315.248200 Owner's Manual

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• Check the 45 ° setting. Tilt the blade with the bevel
handwheel as far as it will go to the left. Place the
square againstthe blade (be sure the square is not
against one of the saw teeth). If the blade is not at
45°, unscrewthe 45 ° stop screw (dght of blade),
turnthe hendwheel until the blade is correct,and
tightenthe screw. Recheck and repeat if neces-
seW.
Check that the scale indicator is at 45 °,
If not, loosenthe scale indicatorwith a screwdriver,
adjust it withinthe slot, and retightenthe screw.
Loosen knob and pull out on stop pinto rotate
miter gage base pest stop screws.
Loosen the lock nut of the 0 ° stop screw at the
stop pin with a 8 mm wrench.
Place a 90" square against the miter gage rod and
the miter gage base.
If the rod is not square, loosen the knob, adjustthe
rod, and tighten the knob.
• Adjust the 0 ° stop screw until it rests against the
stop pin.
• Adjust the plus and minus45 ° stop screws usinga
45 ° tdangle and the steps above,
MITER
GAGEROD
MITER
GAGEBASE
KNOB
SCALE
INDICATOR
Fig, 42
ADJUSTING
THE MITER GAGE
See Figure 43.
You can set the miter gage at 0 ° and plus or minus
45 ° with the miter gage stop pin and adjustable stop
SCreWS,
Note: The miter gage provides close accuracy in
angled cuts. For very close tolerances, test
cuts are recommended.
45'
STOPSCREW
0° ADJUSTABLE
STOPSCREW
LOCKNUT
STOPPIN
Fig. 43
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