Sears 315.220100 operating instructions Cause Solution

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PROBLEM

 

CAUSE

 

SOLUTION

 

Saw vibrates

excessiveUy.

1.

BUade is warped,

1.

RepUace the Made,

See the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

removaU procedure

in Assembly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

section,

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Saw

is not mounted secureUy.

2.

Tighten

aH hardware,

 

 

 

3.

Work

surface

is uneven,

3.

Reposifion on a fiat surface,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjust the bveHng feet on bgs.

Saw is noisy when running,

1.

Motor

needs

attention,

1.

Have the motor checked at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

your nearest Sears

Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center.

 

 

Carriage

does not travel smoothly

1.

Track

is dirty

or sticky.

1.

Clean track. See Installing

in track

under

arm.

 

 

 

 

 

Carriage

Assembly

in Assem-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bfy section.

 

 

 

 

2.

Carriage bearings are bad.

2.

Replace

carriage bearings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact

your nearest Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

service center,

 

3. Blade or teeth are dull or bent.

3.Sharpen or replace the blade. See the removal procedure in Assembly section.

 

4.

Blade

is out of alignment.

4.

Use blade

alignment

proce-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dures in Adjustment

section.

 

5.

Board

is warped.

 

5.

Replace

the board.

 

 

 

Saw stalls when ripping.

1.

Blade

or teeth are dull

or bent.

1.

Sharpen

or replace

 

the blade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See the removal procedure in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assembly

section.

 

 

 

 

2.

Fence

is not straight.

 

2.

Check with

 

square;

 

sand or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

replace.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Work

is being fed too

fast.

3.

Feed work into blade slower.

 

4.

Wrong

blade is being

used.

4.

Change

the blade.

 

 

 

 

5.

Column

tube is too loose in the

5.

See Adjusting the

Column

 

 

column

support.

 

 

Tube in Assembly

section.

 

6.

Arm is misaligned or loose.

6.

See Setting

the Arm

Lock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HZhee/in the Assembly

section.

 

7.

Yoke is loose on carriage.

7.

See Setting

the Yoke

Clamp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

procedure

 

in Assembly

section.

 

8.

Sawdust

has accumulated

8.

Remove

and clean

tables.

 

 

between

tables.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 HandBe Sure the Blade Path is Free Do not Remove the Saws Blade GuardNever Perform ANY Operation Free Turn OFF SAW if a Strange Noise or Electrical Connection Speed and WiringGrounding Instructions Extension CordsMotorcover PAN Headscrew Changing VoltageSee Figures 2 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 StandSee Figure Mounting SAW to LEG StandAttachung Elevating Handwheel 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 20DColumn Elevation AdjustmentRotation Adjustment 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 TightenCorrectalignmentof Therivingknife Antfkickpawls Rivingknife Ontop of Fence TOO Farleftof BladeRivingknifetoofar Rightof Fenceand Blade 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 33BBarrel Fitting Installing Control CUT DeviceAssembly 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 PushblocksTableclamps Armlock Handle Switch Handle BevelMaking a Cross CUT Armmiterscale Lockknob Yoke Bladeguard Handle Bevel Indicator Ercut LockleverMaking a Miter CUT Riving Elevating Handwheel Making a Bevel CUTBeveledcut Lockknob ARM Handleyokelock HandleMiterscale Yoke Armpivotlatch SwitchyokelockMaking a Compound Cross CUT CUT Elevating HandwheelSwitch Holddown Elevating Handwheel Infeedfor Inripcutting RIP CUT Hazards and PrecautionsSetting UP a RIP CUT 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 CutsBladenutblade Arbor AlignmentMounting the Laser Guide Cover MOTOR/ELECTRICAL General MaintenanceCausesolution Cause Solution See Aligning Arm for Cross Cuts in Adjustments section See Adjusting the Column Tube in Assembly sectionSee Setting the Arm Lock VZheelin the Assembly section See Squaring the Blade to Problem Cause SolutionAssembly section Fence in AdjustmentsSee Setting the Arm Lock 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 FigureDescription Parts List for Figure BKeypart NO.NUMBER Figure C KEY Part Number Description Quan Parts List for Figure CFigure D Parts List for Figure D £RRFTSMRNTABLESAW315.22010072 Figure EKEY Part Number Description Parts List for Figure ECraftsman Radial ARM SAW Model 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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