Blade Heel Alignment; Checking Blade Alignment; Adjusting Blade Alignment - Craftsman 351.221140 Owner's Manual

Figure 20-1
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Raise the saw blade to its highest point.
Place a combination square (A) on the saw table
with one edge (B) of the square against the left
miter slot (C). See Figure 20A-1.
Adjust the square so the rule (D) just touches the
saw blade about 1 inch in from the outer diameter.
Make sure the rule is not touching any of the car-
bide tips of the saw blade.
Lock the rule in this position.
This dimension should be around 5-1/2 inch, plus or
minus 3/32 of an inch.
Figure 20A-2
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Check that the bevel arrow (A) is pointing to the
zero degree mark on the bevel scale (B) located on
the front of the cabinet. See figure 20-1.
To adjust arrow, loosen the Philips head screw (C)
and reposition the bevel arrow and tighten screw.
See figure 20-1.
BLADE HEEL ALIGNMENT
CHECKING BLADE ALIGNMENT
Blade heel is the misalignment of the blade to the miter
slots. This means when the blade is not parallel to the
miter slots it is heeling. The blade is set parallel at the
factory and should not need any adjustments. You can
check this by using a dial indicator (not included) or a
combination square (not included). It is recommended
to check the alignment before initial operation as fol-
lows:
MAKE CERTAIN the table saw is disconnected from
the power source.
Figure 20A-1
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Rotate the saw blade back so that you take the
measurement from the same spot on the saw
blade. See Figure 20A-2.
Take a reading at the rear of the blade (E) with the
combination square. If there is a difference of more
than four pieces of standard printer paper between
the rule and the blade then adjustment will have to
be made.
If an adjustment is necessary see "ADJUSTING
BLADE ALIGNMENT".
ADJUSTING BLADE ALIGNMENT
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Blade alignment is factory set and should not need
adjustment. All saw blades have some runout.
Therefore, readjusting the blade alignment should only
be attempted if it becomes necessary (see checking
blade alignment).
MAKE CERTAIN the table saw is disconnected from
the power source.