Sears 315.220100 operating instructions Riving Knife to Blade Installing Rip

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Attaching

 

Elevating

Handwheel

23

 

Installing

 

the Yoke Assembly

24

 

Removing

the

Blade

 

25

 

Attaching

 

Table

 

Supports

25

 

Setting the Arm Lock Knob

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26

 

Setting

the Yoke

Clamp

26

 

Setting the Bevel Lock Lever

27

 

Tightening

the Arm and Column

28

 

Adjusting

 

the Column

Tube

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28-29

 

Adjusting

 

the Carriage

Bearings

30

 

Leveling

the Table

Supports

31

 

Installing

 

the

Front

Table

32

 

Leveling

the

Front Table

33

 

Installing Rear Table, Spacer Table, Fence, and Clamps

33-34

 

Installing

 

Blade

and Blade

Guard

34

 

Aligning

 

Riving

Knife to Blade

35

 

Installing

 

Rip

 

Scale

Indicators

36

•

Adjustments

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36-43

 

Aligning

 

the Arm

for Cross

Cuts

37

 

Aligning

 

the Blade

to Table

at 0° Bevel

38

 

Squaring

 

Blade to Fence

39

 

Paralleling

Blade to Table

40

 

Aligning

 

the Rip Scale Indicators

41

 

Installing

 

Control

Cut

Device

42

 

Check

Alignment

of Arm and Blade using Laser

43

•

Operation

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44-54

 

Basic Operation

 

of the Radial Arm Saw

44

 

Types of Cuts

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44

 

Switch

and Switch

Key

45

 

Causes

of Kickback

 

45

 

Avoiding

Kickback

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45

 

Cutting

Aids

 

 

 

 

 

 

46

 

Making a Cross

 

Cut

 

47

 

Making a Miter Cut

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48

 

Making a Bevel

 

Cut

 

49

 

Making a Compound

Cross Cut

50

 

Rip Cut Hazards

and Precautions

51

 

Setting

Up a Rip Cut

 

51-52

 

Making a Rip Cut

 

 

52

 

Making

Other

 

Cuts

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53

 

Cutting

Long Workpieces

53

 

Non-Through

 

Cuts

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54

•

Laser Guide

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55-56

•

Maintenance

 

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57

•

Troubleshooting

 

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58-62

•

Exploded

 

View and

Repair

Parts List

64-85

•

Parts Ordering

 

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Contents PRO Craftsman +Full ONE Year Warranty on Craftsman Radial ARM SAW Riving Knife to Blade Installing Rip Meaning Safety Alert SymbolAlways Wear Safety Glasses with Side Read ALL InstructionsDo not USE a Person AS a Substitute Avoid Awkward Operations and HandDo not Remove the Saws Blade Guard Never Perform ANY Operation FreeBe Sure the Blade Path is Free Turn OFF SAW if a Strange Noise or Electrical Connection Speed and WiringGrounding Instructions Extension CordsChanging Voltage See Figures 2Motorcover PAN Headscrew RAFTSMANRADIALSAW315.22010010 RPMResin Throw-Back Asticky,sap-basedsubstance SAW Assemblyshownas Packed CRnFT$MRNRADIAL SAW315.220100 Bcde Channellock Pliers Framingsquare CRRFTSHRWRADIALSAW315.22010016 MadeintaiwanAdvertenciawarning Control CYoke Know Your Radial SAWSee a Method of OperationSee Figures 9A 9D CP,nFISMANRADIAL SAW315.220100 Dustguide Holddown See Figures IOA 10C Assembung LEG StandMounting SAW to LEG Stand Attachung Elevating HandwheelSee Figure Carriagearm Lockknob Instalung the Yoke AssemblySee Figures 13A- 13C Armviewedfrombelow Lockwasher CarriagestopscrewTableflat Supportwasher Square Bead Bolt Removing the BladeAttaching Table Supports ArborYoke LEG Setting the ARM Lock KnobSetting the Yoke Clamp See Figures 17A 17BSee Figures 18A- 18C Setting the Bevel Lock LeverColumn Support Adjusting the Column TubeRear Coverscrews Hexbolt HEX NUT2 See fLgures 20A 20DElevation Adjustment Rotation AdjustmentColumn Eccentricscrew Wrench Adjusting the Carriage BearingsSee Figures 21A 21B Carriagesearing Graspand HoldSee Figures 22A 22B Leveung the Table SupportsBase. See B Front TableSee Figures 23A 23C 23AReartablefence Spacertablefronttable Leveling the Front TableJnstalung Rear TABLE, Spacer TABLE, FENCE, and Clamps See Figures 25A 25CBlade Arbor Nstalung Blade and Blade GuardSee Figures 26A 26C Loosen Blade Rotation TightenRivingknife Ontop of Fence TOO Farleftof Blade Rivingknifetoofar Rightof Fenceand BladeCorrectalignmentof Therivingknife Antfkickpawls Nstalling RiP Scale Ndcators Screws Ripscale Indicator Speednut Carriage SpringYoke Lock Handle Framing Aligning the ARM for Cross CutsLinealongthisedge Framing LockknobBlade Bladesquareto Table Noadjustmentneeded FramingAligning Blade to Table AT 0 Bevel ArmlockknobARM Lockknob AdjustmentSquaring Blade to Fence See Figures 31A 31CSee Figures 32A 32C Noadjustment NeededAdjustment GAP Needed Bevel Lock Lever Paralleling Blade to TableCarriagelockknob Aligning the RIP Scale IndicatorsOUT-RIPSCALEON Leftsideof ARM RIP-SCALEINDICATOR See Figures 33A 33BInstalling Control CUT Device AssemblyBarrel Fitting Check Alignment of ARM and Blade Using Laser Mitercut Bevelcut Basic Operation of the Radial ARM SAWTypes of Cuts Cross CutsAvoiding Kickback Switch and Switch KEYInsertswitchkey Switchon Switchoff Causes of KickbackFeatherboards Cutting AidsPushsticks PushblocksArmlock Handle Switch Handle Bevel Making a Cross CUTTableclamps Bladeguard Handle Bevel Indicator Ercut Locklever Making a Miter CUTArmmiterscale Lockknob Yoke Riving Elevating Handwheel Making a Bevel CUTBeveledcut Lockknob ARM Handleyokelock HandleMiterscale Yoke Armpivotlatch SwitchyokelockMaking a Compound Cross CUT CUT Elevating HandwheelRIP CUT Hazards and Precautions Setting UP a RIP CUTSwitch Holddown Elevating Handwheel Infeedfor Inripcutting OUT Ripcutting ANTI-KICKBACK Pawls Irip CUT Switch Making a RIP CUTSee Figure Review the Hazards and Precautions InfeedforSupportlongworkpieces Making Other CutsCutting Long Workpieces See Figures 49NON-THROUGHCUT NON-THROUGH CutsAlignment Mounting the Laser GuideBladenutblade Arbor Cover MOTOR/ELECTRICAL General MaintenanceCausesolution Cause Solution See Adjusting the Column Tube in Assembly section See Setting the Arm Lock VZheelin the Assembly sectionSee Aligning Arm for Cross Cuts in Adjustments section See Squaring the Blade to Problem Cause SolutionFence in Adjustments See Setting the Arm LockAssembly section CRRFTSMnN Radial SAW315.220100 ARM SAW Craftsman Radial ARM SAW- Model noSee Figure See Figuresf and GKEY Part NO. Number Parts List for Figure aKEY Part NO. Number Description QuanSee Figure C See FigureParts List for Figure B Keypart NO.NUMBERDescription Figure C KEY Part Number Description Quan Parts List for Figure CFigure D Parts List for Figure D £RRFTSMRNTABLESAW315.22010072 Figure EParts List for Figure E Craftsman Radial ARM SAW ModelKEY Part Number Description See Figure G Figure F75CRRFTSMRN RADIALSAW315.220100 Parts List for Figure FFigure H Figure GParts List for Figure G Figure H Description Quan Parts List for Figure HRadial ARM SAW- Model no CraftsmanParts List for Figure Figure J See Figure KParts List for Figure J Figure K Parts List for Figure K Sears
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