Blade Guard Assembly - Craftsman 137.218010 Operator's Manual

5_ Instal!the sawbladeontothe arborwiththe blade
teethpointing toward thefrontofthesaw.
6_ Install t heflange (6)against t he bladeandthreadthe
arbornut(5)as faras possible by hand.Ensure that
the bladeis flushagainst t heinnersideof theblade
flange.
IAWARNING i
To avoid possible injury and damage to the workpiece,
be sure to install the blade with the teeth pointing toward
the front of table in the direction of the rotation arrow on
the blade guard.
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7_ To tighten the arbor nut (5) place the open-end
wrench (8) on the flats of the saw arbor to keep the
arbor from turning (Fig. J).
8. Place the box-end wrench (9) on the arbor nut (5),
and turn clockwise (to the rear of the saw table).
9. Replace the blade insert in the table recess, insert
the screws through the front and rear holes and
tighten remembering the rubber washer under the
rear of the insert and leveling the rear of the insert to
the table.
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Fig. J
WARNHIG [
To avoid injury from a thrown workpiece, blade parts,
or blade contact, never operate saw without the proper
insert in place. Use the origina! installed insert for all
through sawing operations except dado cuts. A specia!
dado insert plate must be installed when using a dado
blade.
BLADE GUARD ASSEMBLY (FIG. K, L, M)
1. Set the blade to maximum height and the tilt to zero
degrees on the bevel scale with the hand wheels.
Lock the blade bevel lock knob.
2. Place the spring washer (2), flat washer (3), external
tooth lock washer (4) onto the blade guard mounting
bolt (1) (Fig. K).
3. Insert bolt and washer assembly through splitter
bracket (5).
Fig. K
Blade Guard
Splitter
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4. Place the oval washer (6) on the pivot rod (7) (Fig. L).
5. Install the blade guard splitter & bracket assembly
into the rear of the saw table. Thread the bolt (1) into
the internally threaded pivot rod until snug.
NOTE: The blade guard & splitter is removed from
the illustration for clarity_
Fig. L
6. Lift blade guard arm (8) up and using a straight edge,
align the blade guard splitter (9) with the saw blade
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7_ Shift the splitter bracket assembly to right or left unti!
paralle! alignment to the blade is achieved.
8. When the splitter is properly aligned with the saw
blade, tighten the bolt securely.
NOTE: The splitter bracket must always be correctly
aligned so the cut workpiece will pass on either side
without binding or twisting.
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DANGER]
Improper splitter alignment can cause "kickback" and
serious injury.