Rip Fence Alignment Adjustment - Craftsman Contractor 113.299112 Owner's Manual

5.
Slide assembly to the left until it is 4" from the exten-
sion table. Adjust the extension table brackets
against the back of the front guide bar and then fin-
ger tighten the two nuts.
6. Check dimension from side of right extension to le_t
side of channel at front guide bar and rear guide bar,
Adjust to insure both dimensions are identical.
7. Lay a framing square from the right extension to the
separator channel at the frontof the saw. When lined
up. tighten two front nuts.
8. Same procedure as above is required at the rear of
the saw.
9. Slide fence to right, over separator channel. Fence
channel should clear separator channel. Feeler
gauge for checking clearance can be created by cut-
ting a piece of newspaper in 16 pieces 4" square,
Stack eight pieces at front of channel and eight
pieces at rear of channel. Fence should have just
enough clearance to slide back and forth over paper
stack. Adjust to obtair proper clearance. Tighter all
nuts holding the separator channel in place. Tighten
nuts to secure bracket to rails then tighten nuts to
secure bracket to separator channel.
RiP FENCE AUGNMENT ADJUSTMENT
WARNING: A misaligned fence can cause kick-
backs and jams, To avoid injury, follow these
instructions until the fence is properly aligned.
1. The rip fence must be PARALLEL with the saw-
blade and Miter Gauge Grooves. Clean any debris
off the fence rail. Move Fence until it is along side of
Groove. DO NOT LOCK IT. It should be parallel to
Groove. If it is not:
A. Using a hex "L" wrench, loosen the four fiat head
screws located to each side of the rip fence han-
dle,
B. Hold fence head tightly against from guide bar
Align fence channel so that it is parallel With
groove.
C. Alternately tigtiten the screws.
D. Recheck alignment.
E. Repeat steps as needed until fence channel is
aligned with miter gauge groove.
RIGHT
EXTENSION
GROOVE
FRAMING
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FLAT HEAD SCREWS
FOR ADJUSTING FENCE
PARALLELISM
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