Box Assembly; Correct/Incorrect Finger/Sockets; Mounting Guide To Non-Craftsman Miter Gauge; Back-Up Board Installation - Craftsman 171.240300 Owner's Manual

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HELPFUL
HINTS
Box Assembly:
I
I After all of the comers have been
I
NOTE
cut, the boards should be able to go together so that
all of the letters (A, B, C & D) face in the same direc-
tion. The example box is shown with the letters fac-
ing the outside, but the box could have been assem-
bled with all of the letters facing inside.
FIGURE 25
Correct/Incorrect
Finger/Sockets:
Refer to Fig. 26 for the correct finger/socket orienta-
tion on each end of the boards.
=
I
NOTE
J If the finger/sockets are not
t
aligned, this would indicate that one of the boards
was not placed on the unit in the correct orientation.
Refer to steps 1 - 16 on pages 12 - 14 for the cor-
rect board orientation.
FIGURE 26
B
A
Incorrect
g
A
Correct
_
lngerl
Sockets
Must Be
Aligned
End-
For-End
Mounting Guide to No'Craftsman
Miter Gauge:
1, If miter gauge Is a non,Creftsman gauge, it migl_t
be necessary to make a secondary mounting piece
to attach the guide to your miter gauge. The alu-
minum guide has an upper carriage bolt slot which
provides a location to mount the secondary piece to
the guide. Refer to Fig, 27.
RGURE 27
Use Upper Slot to
Attach Secondary
Piece to Guide
Attach Miler Gauge to
Secondlry
Piece
Secondary pkme
(Not Supplied)
2. Use the two (2) #10-1" carriage bolt slots and the
two (2) three wing knobs provided to attach the sec-
ondary piece to the unit. It is required that the fas-
teners that attach the secondary piece to the miter
gauge be below the front surface of the secondary
piece. Refer to Fig. 28 for an example of one
method,
FIGURE 28
Carriage Bolts
Countersink
For
Carriage
Bolt Head
Back-Up Board Installation:
[
NOTE
] Due to the crosscutting d;rection,
a small amount of chipping may occur to the work-
piece when cutting finger joints. To reduce the chip-
ping, a back-up board should be attached to the unit.
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