Craftsman 17125455 Operating Instructions Manual

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ASSEMBLYOFTHECAMHANDLESANDPIVOTSHAFTTOTHEDOVETAILBASE• After the cam handles and pivot shaft have been assem _bled to the base, it wil! be possible to accurately positionthe templates for close fitting joints• Note that there are some graduations on both templatesupports• Rotating the cam handle so that the pointer lines up withone of the graduations permits accurate front-to-back posi-tioning of the template• Cam handles are designed to provide infinite templateadjustment• One graduation equals 1/64" of movement of the tem-plate• Rotating the cam handle so that the lever moves towardthe front of the base, causes the template to also movetowards the lront of the base• Conversely rotating the cam handle so that the levermoves toward the back of the base, causes the templateto also move Iowards the back of the base also1 Assemble one of the cam handles to the pivot shaftusing a #10-32 x 5/8" tong panhead machine screw and a13/64" I D x 9/16" ID washer as shown in Figure 92 Use care so that the pivot shaft fits into the hex-shapedhole in the cam handle The pivot shaft may fit tightly intothe cam handle; this is normal3 Make sure that the pivot shaft bottoms-out inside thecam handie4 Securely tighten the screwNOTE: THE NEXT TWO STEPS ARE PRE-ASSEMBLYSTEPS.5 Slide the retainer over the end of the pivot shaft forabout 2" The retainer may fit tightly; this is normal6 Thread the #10-16 x 1/2" long panhead tapping screwinto the hole in the retainer until it bottoms-out against thepivot shaft (The screw will fit tightly in the hole ) SeeFigure 10FIGURE 913/64"1D X 9/16_'O D WASHER _\ \#10_32.X5/8" LONG /PANHEAD MACHINE SCREW/ CAM HANDLE/ _ PIVOT SHAFTJ j<--LT-,:FIGURE 10#10-16 X 1/2" LONG PANHEAD TAPPING SCREW_ RETAINER/x\__ PIVOT SHAFT10