Craftsman 137.218250, Owner'S Manual

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8. Carefully slide the combination square to the rear
until the ruler touches the marked tooth.
9. If the ruler touches the marked tooth at the front and
rear positions, no adjustment is needed at this time.
If not, perform adjustment procedure described in
next section.
Fig.T
Additional blade adjustments (FIG. U)
1. If the front and rear measurements are not the
same, remove the combination square and loosen
the four adjusting screws (1) on the top of the table
about a half turn.
2. With a folded piece of cardboard covering the blade
to protect your hands, move the blade carefully to
the left or right as much as needed to align
the blade correctly.
3. Tighten the four screws (1) and remeasure, as
described in steps 4 to 9 in the prior section.
4. If sufficient adjustment cannot be made by the four
adjusting screws (1), then also loosen the two
adjusting screws (2). Loosen these screws only
if necessary.
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.
6. Tighten all screws.
Fig.U
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