Heeling (Paralleling) The Sawblade To The Miter Gage Groove; Blade Guard Is Not Shown For Clarity; Saw Table Viewing From Back Below Table - Craftsman Professional 315.228510 Owner's Manual

HEELING(PARALLELING)THESAWBLADE
TO THE MITERGAGE GROOVE
See Figures 47, 48 and 49.
DO NOT loosen any screws for this adjustment
until you have checked with a square and made
test cuts to be sure adjustments are necessary,
Once the screws are loosened, these items must
be reset.
_k WARNING: Make sure the switch is off, switch
key is removed and saw is unplugged. Failure to
do so could result in accidental starting causing
serious personal injury.
_i, WARNING: The sawblade must parallel the miter
gage groove so the wood does not bind, resulting
in kickback. You could be hit or cut.
• Lift the blade guard. Raise the blade all the way by
turning the height handwheel. Position the blade
straight up with the bevel lock handle and the bevel
handwheel.
• Mark beside one of the sawblade teeth at the front
of the blade. Place a framing square beside the
blade on the mark. Be sure the framing square is
between the teeth and flat against the blade.
Measure the distance to the right miter groove.
• Turn the sawblade so the mark is at the back of the
saw table.
• Move the square to the rear and again measure the
distance to the right miter gage groove. If the
distances are the same, the blade and the miter
gage groove are parallel.
• If the distances measured are different, adjust the
table brackets underneath the saw.
BLADEGUARDIS NOTSHOWNFORCLARITY
FRONT
• FRAMINGSQUARE
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MITERGAGEGROOVE
BLADEGUARD IS NOTSHOWNFOR CLARITY
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Q _ MITERGAGEGROOVE
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Fig. 48
• Remove the throat plate by loosening the front
screw with a phillips screwdriver. Lift the throat
plate and pull it out by the front end.
• Lower the blade completely with the height
handwheel. You can then access the table brackets
through the throat plate opening.
• From the back of the saw, loosen the three screws
on the rear table bracket with a 12 mm wrench. See
Figure 49.
• If the blade was too far from the miter gage groove,
move the bracket toward the miter gage groove.
Tap with a wood block and hammer.
• If the blade was too close to the miter gage groove,
back the bracket away with the block of wood and
hammer.
• Tighten the screws, raise the blade and recheck.
SAWTABLEVIEWEDFROMBACKBELOWTABLE
REARTABLEBRACKET REARBRACKET SCREW
REAR
BRACKET
SCREW
FRONTTABLE
BRACKET
Fig. 47
Fig. 49
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