Craftsman 315.220381 Installing the Yoke Assembly, Armviewedfrombelow, Armlockknob ARM Capscrews

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INSTALLING THE YOKE ASSEMBLY

See Figures 13A - 13C.

The yoke rides in the carriage below the arm and supports the motor, the blade guard, and the blade. Install the yoke assembly from the front of the arm.

•Remove the carriage stop screw and Iockwasher from below the front of the arm with a 1/4 in. hex

key. See Figure 13A.

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•Remove the arm cap screws and arm cap from the front of the arm with a phillipsscrewdriver. See Figure 13B.

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CAPSCREWS

Fig. 13B

•Remove and discard the two motorsetscrews in

the bottom of the motor. They are for shipping purposes only.

•Using the elevating handwheel, raise the arm 3 inches and remove the packing material.

•Lock the arm with the arm lock knob, located on top of the front of the arm, so the arm doesn'tswing while you are mounting the yoke assembly.

•Pick up the yoke assembly and carefully slip it onto the carriage track below the arm. Keep it parallel with the arm so bearings slide in smoothly. See

Figure 13C.

CARRIAGEARM LOCKKNOB

CARRIAGECOVER Fig. 13C

•Reinstallthe cardage stop screw, the Iockwasher, arm cap, and arm cap screws. Tighten all screws securely.

_1, WARNING: Once the yoke assembly is on the carriage track, reinstallthe arm cap, the arm cap

screws, the cardage stop screw, and the Iockwasher. Do not dsk sedous injury or damage to the saw by failing to replace these parts.

•Tighten the carriage lock knob, on the carriage cover on the left of the arm, to lock the yoke

assembly in place.

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Contents Radial ARM SAW Ofess IonalFull ONE Year Warranty on Craftsman Radial ARM SAW 28-29 Symbol Meaning Safety Alert SymbolAvoid Awkward Operations and Hand Be Sure the Blade Clears the Work RIP only Workpieces Longer than Groundinginstructions Grounding PIN Coverofgrounded OutletboxChanging Voltage See FiguresBladearbor BladeBevelAngle GumRAFTSNANRADIALSAW315,220381 Sawassemblyshownaspacked IIoII Cdef000 Io@C LevelInch Radii Arm Saw RE.ANTPARTSAdvertencia Knowyourradialsaw See aYoke Featureslist See Figures 9A-9DMiterscale Armlockknob Yokepivotlatch RIP 19IIRFTSMRNRADIALSAW315.220381Figures 9A and 9B MOTOR13/6.5AMP- Powersthebladeand is Dustguide HolddownAssembly and Adjustments sections before Tighten. See Figure I OASee Figure I OA See Figure lOBMounting SAW to LEG Stand Attaching Elevating Handwheel See FigureSAW Base LEG Sawbase Hexbolt Flat Washer Lockwasher Elevating Shaft Handwheel Screw StarwasherInstalling the Yoke Assembly ArmviewedfrombelowArmlockknob ARM Capscrews Carriagearm LockknobBlade Arbor Mounttablesupports Usingtheseholelocations Removing the BladeAttaching Table Supports Setting the ARM Lock Knob Armcap Motor Yokelock Handle AssemblySee Figures 17,4and 17B Yokelock HandleSetting the Bevel Lock Lever Starwasher BevelBevellockleverin Bevel BevelRear Coverscrews HEXBOLT2 HEXNUT2 Adjusting the Column Tube Tightening the ARM and ColumnSee Figures 20A 20D Column ARM Tube SupportElevation Adjustment Rotation AdjustmentColumntube Silverblack Screws ColumnsupportAdjusting the Carriage Bearings CarriagebearingEccentricscrew Wrench Graspandhold Carriagebearing Leveling Table Supports See Figures 22A and 22BBlade Wrenchat Front Armlockknob Rightside TablesupportInstalling the Front Table See Figures 23A 23C23A HexnutLeveling the Front Table See Figures 25A 25CReartablefence Spacertablefronttable Clamp Bracket Squarenut HoleBlade Rotation Hten WRENCH2 See Figures 27A 27C Installing RIP Scale Indicators Carriage SpeednutSpring Carriage Screws Lockknob Aligning the ARM for Cross Cuts See Figures 29,4 2gCAligning Blade to Table AT 0 Bevel See Figures 30A 30DIndexcap Bevel Lock Lever Fronttable Socket Elevating Headscrews HandwheelSquaring Blade to Fence See Figures 31A 31CHexbolts Framingsquare YokelockhandleNoadjustment Needed Bevel Adjustment GAPParalleling Blade to Table See Figures 32A-32CAligning the RIP Scale Indicators IN-RIPSCALEONRIGHTSIDEOFARM RIP-SCALEINDICATORSee Figures 33A 33B Installing Control CUT Device Barrel Carriage Assembly SOCKETF.34Basic Operation of the Radial ARM SAW Types of CutsCross Cuts RIP CutsSwitch and Switch KEY Insertswitchkey Switchon Switchoff Causes of KickbackAvoiding Kickback Pushsticks PushblocksFeatnerboards Pushsticks Pushblocks FeatherboardMaking a Cross CUT Carnage Lockknob TableclampsMaking a Miter CUT Making a Bevel CUT Making a Compound Cross CUT Beveledand Elevating HandwheelYoke Armpivotlatch Swwchyokelock Handle RIP CUT Hazards and Precautions Setting UP a RIP CUTElevating Handwheel Infeedfor Ripcutting See Figure Review the Hazards and Precautions Making a RIP CUTMaking Other Cuts See Figures 48Cutting Long Workpieces SupportlongworkpiecesNON-THROUGH CutsGeneral Maintenance MOTOR/ELECTRICALProblem Cause SolutionProblem Remove handwheel clean and lubricate the shaft See Adjusting the Column Tube in Assembly sectionAdjustmentssection See Squaring the Blade toCause Solution Fence in AdjustmentssectionAssembly section Seefigure Craftsmanradial ARM SAW- Modelno KEY Part NumberDescription Quan KEY PartFigureb Craftsman Radial ARM SAW Model no KEY Part NO.NUMBER63CRRFTSMRNRADIALSAW315.220381 Figurec Parts List for Figure C Descripon QuanFigured Parts List for Figure D 67CRRFTSNHNRADIALSAW315220381Figuree Parts List for Figure E Figuref See Figure G976287-001 71CRAFTSMANRADIALSAW315.220381See Figure F Seefigureh CRAFTSMANTABLESAW315,22038172Parts List for Figure G 73CRRPTSNRNRADIALSAW315.220381Figureh Parts List for Figure H Descripon OuanFigurei Parts List Craftsmanradial ARM SAW ModelnoFigurej Parts List for Figure J Craftsmanradial ARM SAW- Modelno ,220381Figurek Parts List for Figure K Parts Direct s