Miter Gauge; To Miter Gauge Groove - Craftsman Contractor 113.29884 Owner's Manual

10" belt drive saw
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ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING:
For your
ewn
safety,
turn
switch
"OFF"
and remove
plug from power source
outlet
before
making
any adjustments.
LOCK KNOB
MITER
GAUGE
NOTE:
The s!ots for the stop pin and the graduations
are
manufactured
to very close
tolerances
which
provide
accuracy
for average
woodworking,
tn some
cases
where
extreme
accuracy
is required,
when
STO P
PIN
INDICATOR
BLOCK
making
angle
cuts, for example,
make a trial cut and
then recheck
it.
If necessary,
the miter gauge
head can be swiveled
slightly
to compensate
for any inaccuracy.
1. Loosen
the "knob"
and pull "stop
pin" OUT.
2. Swivel
the head.,
position
it at "0"
.. push the
stop pin IN...
lock the handle.
3. The HEAD should
be square
with the Bar and the
pointer
should
point
to "0". Readjust
the pointer
if necessary,
4. If the head is not square with the bar, adjustments
are required.
A. Loosen
the "knob"
(1) and the "two
screws"
(2).
B. Position
the HEAD
square
with the BAR using
a combination
square.
C. PUSH the STOP PIN into the slot in the head at
"0"...
push the pin into the slot and twist
it.
Lock the knob.
D. Recheck
with the square.
If the head is still not
square,
loosen
the screws
(2) and readjust
the
INDICATOR
BLOCK.
E. With the head square
with
the bar and the pin
pushed
into the slot
adjust
the pointer
(3) to
point
to "0".
F. The miter gauge
head must
rest on top of the
HEELING
ADJUSTMENT
or
PARALLELISM
OF SAWBLADE
TO MITER GAUGE
GROOVE
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bar without
being
able to move
up and down
•.
yet it must
swivel freely.
G. The swiveling
movement
of the head can
be
adjusted
by tightening
or loosening
the set-
screw
(4) ... using the 1/8 in. Hex "L" wrench.
NOTE:
The setscrew
is located
inside
of the
head.
To
reach
it, swivel
the
head
to
60
degrees
and
turn
the
miter
gauge
upside
down.
WARNING:
The blade must
be parallel to the
miter gauge groove.
Misaligned
blades could
bind on workpiece.
Workpiece could suddenly
kickback. You could be cut or hit,
While cutting, the matedal must move in a straight line
PARALLEL to the SAWBLADE...therefore,
both the
_/__.4
miter gauge GROOVE and the RIP FENCE must be
PARALLEL to the SAWBLADE.
If the sawblade
IS NOT
parallel to the
miter gauge
groove, the blade will bind at one end of the cut.
(This
is known as "HEEUNG").
To check for parallelism:
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i
make sure switch
Is "OFF"
and plug is not con-
nected to power source
outlet.
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1. Raise blade all the way up...raise blade guard.
2. Make an "X" on one of the teeth which is SET (bent)
to the LEFT.

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