Bevel Stop Adjustment; To Adjust Miter Angles; Cutting Arm Travel; Cutting Arm Pivot Adjustment - Craftsman 137.212140 Operator's Manual

Fo Adjust Miter Angles:
L Unlock the miter table by turning the miter handie (1)
counterclockwise,
L While holding the positive-stop locking lever (2) down,
grasp the miter handle and rotate the miter table l_'t or
right to the desired angle_
3. If th_ desired angle is one of the nine positive stops,
release the positive.,stop locking lever making sure tile
lever snaps into posiUun.
t If the miter angle desired i$ no! one of the nine posffive
stops, simply lock the miter table into position by
turning lhe miter handte in the clockwise direction.
Vliter Angle Pointer Adjustment:
t, Position the miter table at zero degrees
Loosen the pointer screw (4) and adjust the indicator
to the 0" mark on the miter scale & retighten the
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CUTTING ARM TRAVEL (FIG. K)
Cutting arm pivot adjustmsnt
The pivot movement of the cutting arm (t) should not be
too tight; restricting movement, nor too loose; affecting the
accuracy of the saw cut. The correct lucking nut (2)
adjustment is snug, allowing no side-to-side arm
movement To adjust, tighten or loosen the adjusting nut
(2).
1, Lower the blade as tar as possible,
2. Loosen the lookout (3).
3. Turn the adjustment bolt (4) out (counterclockwise) to
decrease the cutting depth or in (clockwise) to
increase the cutting depth,
4. Rotate the blade manually to check for coniacL
5. Repeat until adjusted properly, and tighten the lockout
to secure the adjustment boil into position.
Fig. L
BEVEL STOP ADJUSTMENT" (F_g_M & N)
TO avoid Injury from an accidental start, make sure the
switch is in the OFF position and the plug is not
connected to the power source outlet.
90" Bevel adjustment (Fig. M)
1. Loosen bevel lock handle (1) and tilt the cutting arm
completely to the right, Tighten the bevel lock handle,
2, Place a combination square (2} on the miter table with
the rule against the table and the heal of the square
against the saw blade,
3. If the blade is not 90 ° square with the miter table,
loosen the bevel lock handle, tilt the cutting head to
the left, turn the bevel angle adjustment bolt (3) in or
out with a 5me hex wrench until the blade is square
with the table.
4. Tilt the cutting arm to back to the right at 90 ° bevel and
recheck for alignment,
5_ Repeat steps 1 through4 if lurther adjustment is
needed.
Fig. M
Cutting head downward travel adjustment (Fig. L)
To avoid injury from an accidental start, make sure the
switch is in the OFF position and the plug is not
connected to the power source outleL
Before each culling operation, check the position o{ the
blade to make sure it does not contact any metal surface.
If the blade contacts any metal surface, the depth of travel
on the upper arm assembly must be adjusted.
90' Bevel Pointer AdjustmEnt (Fig. N)
]. When the blade is exactly 90° to the table loosen the
bevel indicator screw (5) using a Phillips screwdriver,
2. "Adjust bevel indicator [6) to the "0" merit (7) on the
bevel scale and retighten the screw.
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