Craftsman 973.113121 Operator's Manual page 17

5-1/2 in., 18 volt cordless trim saw
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°
POSITIVE 0
BEVEL STOP
See Figure 23.
ADJUSTMENT
SCREW
HEX NUT
°
POSITIVE 0
BEVEL STOP
CARPENTER'S
SQUARE
Your saw has a positive 0° bevel stop, that has been
factory adjusted to assure 0° angle of your saw blade
when making 90° cuts. However, misalignment can
occur during shipping.
TO CHECK
I Remove battery pack from saw.
WARNING:
Failure to remove battery pack from
saw could result in accidental starting causing
possible serious personal injury.
I Place your saw in an upside down position on
workbench. See Figure 23.
I Using a carpenter's square, check squareness of
saw blade to the base of your saw.
TO ADJUST
I Remove battery pack from saw.
WARNING:
Failure to remove battery pack from
saw could result in accidental starting causing
possible serious personal injury.
I Loosen bevel adjustment knob.
I Loosen hex nut securing adjustment screw.
OPERATION
I Turn screw and adjust base until square with saw
blade.
I Tighten hex nut and bevel adjustment knob securely.
BEVEL
WARNING:
ADJUSTMENT
bevel adjustment knob securely tightened can
KNOB
result in serious injury.
TO POCKET CUT
See Figure 24.
WARNING:
BLADE
before making a pocket cut. Attempting a pocket
cut at any other setting can result in loss of control
of your saw possibly causing serious injury.
Adjust the bevel setting to zero, set blade to correct
blade depth setting, and swing the lower blade guard
up using the lower blade guard handle.
Always raise the lower blade guard with the
handle to avoid serious injury.
While holding lower blade guard by the handle, firmly
rest the front of the base flat against the workpiece
with the rear of the handle raised so the blade does
not touch the workpiece. See Figure 24.
Fig. 23
Depress the lock-off button and squeeze the switch
trigger to start your saw. Always let the blade reach
full speed then slowly lower blade into the
workpiece until base is flat against workpiece.
After you complete your cut release the trigger and allow
the blade to come to a complete stop. After the blade
has stopped, remove it from the workpiece. Corners
may then be cleared out with a hand saw or sabre saw.
WARNING:
raised position. Leaving the blade exposed could
lead to serious injury.
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Attempting to make cuts without
Always adjust bevel setting to zero
LOWER BLADE
GUARD HANDLE
POCKET CUT
Never tie the lower blade guard in a
LOWER
BLADE GUARD
Fig. 24

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