Adjusting Rip Fence Guide Bars - Craftsman Contractor 113.299112 Owner's Manual

ADJUSTING RiP FENCE GUIDE BARS
1. From among the loose parts find the following hard-
ware:
10 Very Thin Shim Washers
2. Loosen the 6 nuts holding the rear guide bar in
place, Holding the guide bar against the saw table
and extensions, note if there is any gap between the
table and the inside face of the guide bar. If no gap
occurs, tighten nuts. If gap a_)pears slip shim wash-
ers into gap until space is full. Stack shim washers
on table nearest to screw that is affected, When all
four screw locations have been checked, remove
guide bar, Tnstallstacks of shim washers to appropri-
ate screw between guide bar fence and table saw,
Reinstall guide bar with fiat washer, Iockwasher and
nut on inside of saw table. Finger t_ghten nuts.
3. Position rip fence over right miter gauge groove,
While holding up rear of rip fence engage front end
of rip fence onto the front gutde bar. Now lower rip
fence down onto table.
4. Cut up a piece of newspalDer into 16 equally sizee
pieces about 4 inches square. Separate these
peces into two stacks containing 8 pieces in eacn
stack. Put one stack under rear end of ripfence and
other stack under front end of rip fence,
5, Rip fence should c_ear saw table lust enough to
allow paper stack to slide back and forth under r_p
fence. If rip fence does not clear saw table, loosen
n_s holding front guide bar aria adjust bar upwards,
Tighten nuts when clearance is achieved,
6. Adjust rear guide bar, as noted above, if fence does
not clear saw table.
7. Slide fence left and right on guide bar to ensure
clearance from side to side and from front to back. If
necessary readjust rip fence guide bars to get proper
clearance. Tighten all nuts holding guide bars _n
place, Tighten nuts to secure table extension bracket
to ra S then tighten nuts to secure bracket to exten-
s_ion table,
VERY THIN SHIM WASHER
VIEW' FROM TOP
OF SAW
,,_CREW LOCATIONS
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SCREW LOCATIONS
LOCK_NASHER HEX NUT
FLATWASHER _ _/ SAW TABLE
SCL HEAD
GUIDE BAR SCREW
8 THICKNESS L< __
PAPER SHC
SLIDE EASILY
PAPER STACK
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