Box Joint System Use Tips; Table Saw Setup; Conversion From Miter Guide Setup To Box Joint Setup - Craftsman 171.240300 Owner's Manual

2. if the cut length is over 18,, move the stop piece - Conversion from Miter Guide Setup to Box Joint
ont_:[he end cap and adjust the extension bar to the . Setup: _ " , ::_ _ "
proper length. Refer to Fig. 17.
FIGURE 17
BLADE GUARD NOT SHOWN FOR CLARITY
/
DIRECTION
OF FEED
End Cap
NOTE: Check That
Guide Does Not
Contact Blade Guard
Stop Piece
Typ. Table Saw Top
(Extensions Not Shown For Clarity)
I I If the cut length is longer than 36",
I
NOTE
the miter guide can still be used to guide the wood;
however, the stop piece must be removed from the
miter guide.
BOX JOINT SYSTEM USE TIPS
Using this unit enables you to make box joints that
can be any width from 1/8" up to 13/16" wide. For
purpose of the manual, it is assumed that a dado
blade set will be used to cut the sockets (female por-
tion of the joint).
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I NOTE I Before starting the following setup
i
steps, determine the width of the fingers/sockets on
the box joint for the project.
Table Saw Setup:
I I Before converting the unit from the
I
NOTE
Miter Guide setup to the Box Joint setup, the table
saw and dado need to be prepared for the box joint
cutting operation. The following steps assume that
the miter gauge is already attached to the unit. If the
gauge is not attached to the unit, refer to page 8,
step 14 for proper miter gauge installation.
I_WARNINGI Before pertorming any o f t he f ol-
lowing
setup steps UNPLUG the table saw from the
electrical outlet.
1. Referring to the table saw owner's manual,
remove the blade guard and spreader.
2. Install the dado on the saw, setup the cutting
width, and install the proper table insert for dadoing.
1. Remove the stop piece assembly, the right end
cap and the extension bar that is assembled to the
right end cap. Tighten the round knob that held the
extension bar until the knob is secure against the
aluminum guide. Refer to Fig. 18.
FIGURE 18
TIghten Knob Against
Aluminum Guide
2. Flip the miter guide over and loosen the four hex
nuts on the dght and left slide pieces. Slide the right
and left side pieces forward to form a support ledge.
Refer to Fig. 19.
3. Slide the right lower guide and right slide assem-
bly away from the left guide assembly to form a
large gap between the pieces. Refer to Fig. 19.
FIGURE 19
Hex
Nuts
Slide Forward to
Form Support Ledge
, He]( Nuts
SIIde Ootto
Form Gap
Gap BetweenLeftand
Right Lower GuldePleces
I NOTE I This gap will allow the unit to pass
over the dado dudng the box joint cutting operations.
The gap width needs to be approximately 3 TIMES
the width of the dado. Refer to Fig. 21, °E"
Dimension for exact dimension details.
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