Craftsman 351.221160 Operator's Manual page 10

STARTING AND STOPPING THE SAW
Refer to Figure 7.
WARNING: Never operate saw without blade guards in
place. Be sure blade is not in contact with workpiece when
motor is started. Start motor and allow saw to come to full
speed.
WARNING: Make sure the electrical characteristics of motor
nameplate and power source are the same.
• The ON/OFF switch is located under the front rail of the
table saw at the left side.
• To turn saw on, stand to either side of the blade--never in
line with it. Push green ON button (Key No. 28). Always
allow saw blade to come up to full speed before cutting.
• Do not turn motor switch ON and OFF rapidly. This action
overheats the motor and may cause saw blade to loosen.
• Never leave saw while the power is on.
• To turn the table saw off, press the large red OFF paddle
(Key No. 26) or lift the paddle and press directly on the red
OFF button. Never leave saw until cutting tool has come to
a complete stop.
• The table saw has a resettable thermal overload relay
located on the side of the switch (Ref. No. 31). If the motor
shuts off during an operation, press the OFF button and
let the motor cool several minutes. Clear saw blade and
work area of debris. Push the button on the thermal over-
load relay to reset the relay. The motor can now be turned
on again.
WARNING: For your own safety, lower blade or cutting tool
below table surface. If blade is tilted, return it to vertical posi-
tion. Turn off safety disconnect or circuit breaker when saw is
not in use.
BLADE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
Refer to Figure 8.
• Blade height is controlled by handwheel (Key 2) on the
front of the saw.
• To adjust height, loosen locking hand knob (Key No. 1).
Rotate knob counterclockwise approximately three turns.
Turn handwheel to desired blade height.
CAUTION: For safety, blade should be raised only 1/8"above
the surface of the material to be cut. However, if hollow
ground blades are used, raise blade to its maximum height to
allow for greater blade clearance.
• Lock blade height into position. Lock handwheel (Key No.
2) by tightening locking knob (Key No. 1) clockwise.
Tighten only until snug.
IMPORTANT: Do not over tighten. Only a small amount of
pressure is necessary to lock handwheel securely.
• The blade height mechanism has upper and lower limit
stops (Key Nos. 29 and 34). These limit stops are set at
the factory and need no further adjustment.
BLADE TILT ADJUSTMENT
Refer to Figure 8.
• The saw blade can be set at any angle between 90 ° and
45 °. Blade tilt is controlled by the handwheel (Key No. 2)
on the left side of the saw. The indicator (Key No. 20) on
front of saw shows the tilt angle of the blade.
• To adjust tilt, loosen locking hand knob (Key No. 1). Rotate
knob counterclockwise at least three turns. Turn handwheel
to desired blade angle. Lock blade angle into position.
Lock handwheel (Key No. 2) by tightening locking hand
knob (Key No. 2) clockwise. Tighten only until snug.
The saw is equipped with positive stops at 90 ° and 45 °.
These positive stops allow operator to position saw blade
at 90° and 45 ° quickly and accurately.
90 ° STOP ADJUSTMENT
Refer to Figures 7 and 8.
• Raise saw blade above table as far as possible. Set blade
at 90° to table by turning the tilting handwheel. Place a
square on table and check to see if blade is perpendicular
to the table. When checking put square flush against saw
blade. Do not put square on teeth of saw blade.
• If the blade will not tilt to 90 °, turn (counterclockwise) the
set screw (Fig. 7, Key No. 11) in the left miter slot of the
saw table until the blade can be positioned to 90 ° .
• Once the blade has been tilted to 90 ° (confirm this using
your square), tighten the bevel handwheel lock knob,
located on the side of the cabinet. This will keep the blade
from tilting further.
• Turn the set screw (clockwise) until it comes in contact
with the positive stop.
• Check tilt indicator pointer. If necessary, adjust pointer so it
points to 0° mark on scale. To adjust pointer, remove
handwheel and loosen screw (Fig. 8, Key No. 18). Be sure
to tighten screw securely after adjustment is completed.
45 ° STOP ADJUSTMENT
Refer to Figure 7.
• Tilt the saw blade to 45 °. Using a combination square,
check to see if blade is 45 ° to the table.
• If the blade will not tilt to 45 °, turn (counterclockwise) the
set screw (Key No. 16) located just to the right of the right
miter slot, until the blade can be positioned to 45 °.
• With the blade at 45 °, tighten the bevel handwheel lock
knob to keep the blade from further tilting.
• Turn the set screw clockwise until it comes in contact with
the positive stop.
TABLE INSERT ADJUSTMENT
Refer to Figure 7.
• The table insert (Key No. 14) must always be level with the
saw table. To adjust the table insert, loosen and remove
table insert retaining bolts (Key No. 13).
• The table insert is equipped with a finger hold for easy
removal.
• Place a straight edge across the front and rear of the table
insert. Check that the insert is perfectly level with the saw
table.
• To level the table insert, turn the one or more adjusting set
screws (Key No. 15) as needed and recheck.
• Once the insert is level, secure the insert with the retaining
bolts removed in the first step.
MITER GAUGE ADJUSTMENT
• Miter gauge supplied with saw is equipped with individually
adjustable index stops at 0° and 45 °, right and left, and
can be manually adjusted up to 60 ° right and left.
Adjustment to index stops can be made by loosening lock-
ing nut and tightening or loosening three adjusting screws.
Be sure to tighten locking nut after adjustment is made.
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