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Craftsman 137,248830 Operator's Manual page 15

Table saw 3.0 hp
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BTADE PARALLEL TO THE MITER
GROOVE
(Flc.
R,S)
This adjustment was made
at
the factory, but
it
should
be
rechecked and adjusted if necessary.
To prevent personal
injury:
a
Always disconnect plug from the power source
when making
any
adjustments.
a
This adjustment must
be
correct or kickback
could result
in a
serious
injury
and accurate cuts
can
not be made.
1. Remove
the yellow switch key and unplug the
saw.
2.
Move
the blade guard out of
the way.
3.
Raise
the
blade
to the highest position and set
at
the
0'
angle (90" straight
up).
4. Select
and
mark, with
a
felt
tip marker, a
blade
tooth
having a
"right set". Angle and positioning
this tooth
112"
above
the table
at
the front
of the
saw.
5.
Place
the combination square base
('l)
into
the
right
side
miter gauge groove (2). (Fig.
R)
6.
Adjust the
rule
so
it
touches the front marked
tooth
and
lock ruler
so it holds its position in the
square
assembly.
7.
Rotate
the blade bringing the marked tooth to
the
rear
and
about
1/2
inch above the
blade.
8.
Carefully slide
the combination square to the rear
until
the
ruler
touches the marked
tooth.
9. lf the
ruler
touches the marked tooth at the front
and
rear position,
no
adjustment is needed
at
this
time. lf not, perform the adjustment procedure
described in next
section.
Fig.
R
Additional blade adjustments (Fig.
S)
NOTE: The adjusting nuts are
8mm.
The adjusting mechanism is located above the
blade
height adjusting
hand
wheel
under the tabletop. lf
the front and rear measurements are
not the same,
adjust the alignment
by
the mechanism
as follows:
lf the blade is partial
to right
side:
1. Loosen the two nuts (1)
and
the right
side
screw
,
then adjust the left side screw
.
2. Tighten the nuts
(1)
and the right screw
and
remeasure, as described
in
steps
4
to 9
in
the
prior section.
lf the blade is partial
to left
side:
3.
Loosen
the two nuts (1)
and
the left
side
screw
,
then adjust the right screw to its position
.
4. Tighten the nuts (1) and the left screw
and
remeasure, as described
in
steps
4
to 9
in the
prior section.
5. Recheck blade clearance making
sure
that
the
blade
does not hit the table insert or other
parts
when
at
the 90"
and
45"
settings.
Fig.
S
GAUGE
ilFE
1tr
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