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Miter Gauge - Craftsman 171.254841 Owner's Manual

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d. Press the second pushnut onto the other end of
the overhead guard pivot pin in the same manner
as in Step a.
e. Move the overhead guard up and down a few
times to ensure that it moves freely.
tA/LLLWARNING J Once the overhead guard has
been assembled to the fence, DO NOT remove it for
any reason. Its removal can result in an unsafe oper-
ating condition that can result in possible bodily injury.
PUSH
BLOCK
ASSEMBLY
TO THE ROUTER
TABLE
FENCE
FIGURE 16
1. Position the clamp plate relative to the push block,
as shown in Figure I6.
2. Align the rib and the V-shaped portion of the push
block with both the groove in the front of the fence
and the V-shaped portion of the fence.
3. Assemble the push block to the fence as shown in
Figure 16. The push block should move freely along the
full length of the fence when the guard is in the UP
position.
NOTE
J
1. It is a good practice to frequently remove the dust
and chips that accumulate
in use from the sliding
surfaces of the fence and the push block, and from
the groove in the fence.
2. The occasional application of a very light coating
of furniture wax to the SLIDING SURFACES
ONLY,
of the push block, will improve the sliding action.
MITER
GAUGE
1. Assemble
the protractor
head to the miter bar, as
shown
in Figure
17. using a #10-32
x 1/2" long truss
head machine
screw.
FIGURE
17
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NOTE
] There
are two round
holes in the
miter bar. Make
sure the truss head screw
enters
the
correct
hole shown.
2. Tighten
truss head screw
into the protractor
head
so that the wcrew
head just touches
the miter bar but
still provides
a resistance
when
the protractor
head
is rotated.
3. Assemble
the knob, the 3/16"
I.D. x 9/16"
O.D. x
.040"
thick washer
and the #10-24
x 3/4" long round
head square
neck bolt to the miter bar and protractor
head,
as shown
in Figure
!8.
FIGURE 18
KNOB
_
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:4
40
X 3 4"
LONG
=JNHEAD
MACHINE
SCREW
3:16"1.D
X 9:16"O
D _
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X
.040-
THICK
WASHE=
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Tg%gg¢o SOUARE
4. Assemble the miter pointer to the miter bar using
the #4-40 x 3/4" long panhead machine screw and
the #4-40 hex machine screw nut. Make sure the
miter pointer POINTS in the right direction.
5. TIGHTEN screw and nut SECURELY
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