To Check Miter Fence Alignment; To Adjust The M Iter Base - Craftsman 315.218060 Operator's Manual

TO ADJUST THE M ITER BASE
See Figure 26.
Remember: Check a{I settings before loosening screws
for the following p:ocedures, Once screws have been
loosened, these settings must be reset.
_1 Unplug tits saw
O Sel the miter fence at O' then securely tighten the
Aaiusting Clarn_ Knob,
[] Push the stiding miter table te the back and loosen the
right-front screw from beneath the table saw cabinet.
LoOsen the ny_ock Nut beneath the f_m_t-le|t eocent_k;
screw.
8 Place one side of a framing square firmly against the
miter fer_ce and the ether side against the saw blade.
m Using s flalhead scnewdriver, turn the eccentric screw
ulltil the miter fence and the blade are square
Hold the eccentric screw in place wilh the screwdriver
and tighten the nylock nut securely
m Retighten the front right hand screw.
SLIDINGnITER MITERFENCE ECCENTR{C
SCREW
TABLE
TO CHECK MITER FENCE ALIGNMENT
See Figure 27,
The miter fence must be perpendic_llar to the blade w_!in
set at zero degrees.
O Set the miter fence (H) at 0 °. Miter indicator (I) shoulid
be set precisely on 0° and secured in place with
adjusting clamp (J).
NOTE'. The quick*stop is not necessary for this
checking procedure. However, you may want to cbedk
and adjust it to 0 _ at this time. See the To Adjust ,
Quick-Stop sectisn that follows.
e Place a framing square (G) !Jrmly against the miter
fence (H), with the other side against the blade (E).
[] Check whether the miter fence and blade are square
with each other. With the trarning square against the
relier fence there should be no gap from the front to
the rear of the brads.
B g a gap exists, the miter fence may be out of square, i
Rotate the blade and rechec £ If there is a consistelll j
gap between the froI_t and rear of the blade, the miter
table needs aligning. Follow the adjustment prooedurbs
that follow.
RIGHT
FRONT
SCREW
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