Sears operating instructions Rpm, RAFTSMANRADIALSAW315.22010010

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Blade Arbor

5/8 in.

Blade

Diameter

lOin.

Blade

Bevel Angle

0o _ 90 °

Radial Arm Swing Range 45 ° minimum

left - 90° right

Blade

Height Adjust

5.35

in.

Carriage Travel

17.25

in.

Cutting

Capacity - Maximum Cross Cut

15.50

in.

Cutting Capacity - Maximum Out-Rip

26 in.

Bevel Cut

A cut made across a workpiece with the blade at any angle other than 90° to the table surface.

Chamfer

A cut removing a wedge from a block so the end (or part of it) is angled rather than at 90 degrees.

Climb

A hazard in which the blade "climbs" over and out of the workpiece, pulling the stock out of the operator's hands or running across the workpiece.

Compound Cut

A cross cut with both a miter angle and a bevel angle. Cross Cut

A cutting operation with the blade parallel to the carriage arm and the blade teeth pointing down, It can be across or with the grain, normally across the grain or width of the workpiece,

Dado Cut

A non-through cut that leaves a square notch or trough; requires a special blade, Featherboard

A device to help guide workpieces during rip cuts. Fence

A piece of wood used as a edge guide for the workpiece, Located perpendicular to the carriage arm, Can be placed at different distances from the rear table edge in combination with the other table pieces and is secured with table clamps.

Freehand

Dangerous practice of making a cut without using a fence,

Gum

A sticky, sap-based residue from wood products, Heel

Alignment of the blade to the fence,

Cutting

Capacity- Maximum In-Rip

16in.

Depth

of Cut at 90 °

 

3 in.

Depth

of Cut at 45 °

2.25 in.

Table Size

40x27x

1 in.

Table Height

 

36 in.

Rating

 

13.0/6.5 Amperes

Input

 

120V/240V 60 Hz - AC only

No Load Speed

3,450

RPM

Infeed

The side of the blade where the blade teeth point up, opposite the anti-kickback pawls.

In-Rip

A type of rip cut in which the blade is between the column and the motor.

Kerf

The space left by the removal of material in a cut or the slot produced by the blade in a non-through cut. Kickback

A hazard that can occur when blade binds or stalls, throwing workpiece back toward operator.

Leading End

The end of the workpiece pushed into the cutting tool first.

Miter Cut

A vertical cut made at any angle other than 0° across the workpiece.

Molding

A shaping cut that gives a varied shape to the workpiece and requires a special blade.

Out-Rip

A type of rip cut in which the motor is between the blade and the column. (The blade is "outside" the motor.)

Pushstick

A device used to feed the workpiece through the saw blade during cutting operations. It helps keep the operator's hands well away from the blade.

Rabbet

A type of cut that gives a notch in the edge of a workpiece.

Resaw

A cutting operation to reduce the thickness of the workpiece to make thinner pieces.

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Contents Craftsman + PROFull ONE Year Warranty on Craftsman Radial ARM SAW Riving Knife to Blade Installing Rip Read ALL Instructions Safety Alert SymbolAlways Wear Safety Glasses with Side MeaningAvoid Awkward Operations and Hand Do not USE a Person AS a SubstituteNever Perform ANY Operation Free Do not Remove the Saws Blade GuardBe Sure the Blade Path is Free Turn OFF SAW if a Strange Noise or Extension Cords Speed and WiringGrounding Instructions Electrical ConnectionSee Figures 2 Changing VoltageMotorcover PAN Headscrew RPM RAFTSMANRADIALSAW315.22010010Resin Throw-Back Asticky,sap-basedsubstance SAW Assemblyshownas Packed CRnFT$MRNRADIAL SAW315.220100 Bcde Channellock Pliers Framingsquare Madeintaiwan CRRFTSHRWRADIALSAW315.22010016Control C AdvertenciawarningMethod of Operation Know Your Radial SAWSee a YokeSee Figures 9A 9D CP,nFISMANRADIAL SAW315.220100 Dustguide Holddown Assembung LEG Stand See Figures IOA 10CAttachung Elevating Handwheel Mounting SAW to LEG StandSee Figure Armviewedfrombelow Lockwasher Carriagestopscrew Instalung the Yoke AssemblySee Figures 13A- 13C Carriagearm LockknobArbor Removing the BladeAttaching Table Supports Tableflat Supportwasher Square Bead BoltSee Figures 17A 17B Setting the ARM Lock KnobSetting the Yoke Clamp Yoke LEGSetting the Bevel Lock Lever See Figures 18A- 18CSee fLgures 20A 20D Adjusting the Column TubeRear Coverscrews Hexbolt HEX NUT2 Column SupportRotation Adjustment Elevation AdjustmentColumn Carriagesearing Graspand Hold Adjusting the Carriage BearingsSee Figures 21A 21B Eccentricscrew WrenchLeveung the Table Supports See Figures 22A 22B23A Front TableSee Figures 23A 23C Base. See BSee Figures 25A 25C Leveling the Front TableJnstalung Rear TABLE, Spacer TABLE, FENCE, and Clamps Reartablefence SpacertablefronttableLoosen Blade Rotation Tighten Nstalung Blade and Blade GuardSee Figures 26A 26C Blade ArborRivingknifetoofar Rightof Fenceand Blade Rivingknife Ontop of Fence TOO Farleftof BladeCorrectalignmentof Therivingknife Antfkickpawls Screws Ripscale Indicator Speednut Carriage Spring Nstalling RiP Scale NdcatorsLockknob Aligning the ARM for Cross CutsLinealongthisedge Framing Yoke Lock Handle FramingArmlockknob Bladesquareto Table Noadjustmentneeded FramingAligning Blade to Table AT 0 Bevel BladeSee Figures 31A 31C AdjustmentSquaring Blade to Fence ARM LockknobParalleling Blade to Table Noadjustment NeededAdjustment GAP Needed Bevel Lock Lever See Figures 32A 32CSee Figures 33A 33B Aligning the RIP Scale IndicatorsOUT-RIPSCALEON Leftsideof ARM RIP-SCALEINDICATOR CarriagelockknobAssembly Installing Control CUT DeviceBarrel Fitting Check Alignment of ARM and Blade Using Laser Cross Cuts Basic Operation of the Radial ARM SAWTypes of Cuts Mitercut BevelcutCauses of Kickback Switch and Switch KEYInsertswitchkey Switchon Switchoff Avoiding KickbackPushblocks Cutting AidsPushsticks FeatherboardsMaking a Cross CUT Armlock Handle Switch Handle BevelTableclamps Making a Miter CUT Bladeguard Handle Bevel Indicator Ercut LockleverArmmiterscale Lockknob Yoke Handleyokelock Handle Making a Bevel CUTBeveledcut Lockknob ARM Riving Elevating HandwheelCUT Elevating Handwheel Yoke Armpivotlatch SwitchyokelockMaking a Compound Cross CUT MiterscaleSetting UP a RIP CUT RIP CUT Hazards and PrecautionsSwitch Holddown Elevating Handwheel Infeedfor Inripcutting Infeedfor Irip CUT Switch Making a RIP CUTSee Figure Review the Hazards and Precautions OUT Ripcutting ANTI-KICKBACK PawlsSee Figures 49 Making Other CutsCutting Long Workpieces SupportlongworkpiecesNON-THROUGH Cuts NON-THROUGHCUTMounting the Laser Guide AlignmentBladenutblade Arbor Cover General Maintenance MOTOR/ELECTRICALCausesolution Cause Solution See Setting the Arm Lock VZheelin the Assembly section See Adjusting the Column Tube in Assembly sectionSee Aligning Arm for Cross Cuts in Adjustments section Problem Cause Solution See Squaring the Blade toSee Setting the Arm Lock Fence in AdjustmentsAssembly section CRRFTSMnN Radial SAW315.220100 See Figuresf and G Craftsman Radial ARM SAW- Model noSee Figure ARM SAWDescription Quan Parts List for Figure aKEY Part NO. Number KEY Part NO. NumberSee Figure See Figure CKeypart NO.NUMBER Parts List for Figure BDescription Figure C Parts List for Figure C KEY Part Number Description QuanFigure D Parts List for Figure D Figure E £RRFTSMRNTABLESAW315.22010072Craftsman Radial ARM SAW Model Parts List for Figure EKEY Part Number Description Figure F See Figure GParts List for Figure F 75CRRFTSMRN RADIALSAW315.220100Figure G Figure HParts List for Figure G Figure H Parts List for Figure H Description QuanCraftsman Radial ARM SAW- Model noParts List for Figure See Figure K Figure JParts List for Figure J Figure K Parts List for Figure K Sears
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