Adjusting Rip Fence Guide Bars - Craftsman Contractor 113.29884 Owner's Manual

ADJUSTING RIP FENCE GUIDE BARS
WARNING: Mlsadjusted ience guSde bars can
mBsalig n the fence. A misaglgned fence can cause
kickbacks and jams. You could be cut or hit.
Proper_y adjust fence guide bars before using
1. From among the loose parts find the following hard-
ware:
10 each very thin shim washers
VERY THIN SHIM WASHER
2. Move the two front fence guide bars toward each
other until their ends touch. Using a 1/2 inch
wrench tighten the four nuts and bolts that pass
through saw table to hotd guide bars in place.
(Do not tighten the two bolts that pass through
the brackets.)
THESE _i!]
BOLTS !! "_'
3. Check the rounded front edges of rip fence guide
bars to see if they are even with each other, tf they
are even, go on to step 5. If they are uneven (offset
from each other) find the very thin shim washers.
Begin stacking these washers against rounded front
edge of the guide bar whose rounded edge is far-
thest away from the operator. Continue stacking
washers until the top of the stack is even with round
front edge of the other guide bar. Count the number
of washers in the stack and make two stacks con-
taining this number of washers.
VIEW FROM TOP OF SAW
VIEW FROM TOP OF SAW
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STACK OF
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FLAT WASHER
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