Craftsman 315.220381 owner manual See Figures 27A 27C

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Orient inner slotted metal stdp so that it is located to the left of outer slotted metal strip.

To prevent binding, align flats of retaining screw nut in slots of inner slottedmetal strip.

Insert retaining screw through outer slotted metal stdp and thread into retaining screw nut. Tighten retaining screw securely.

FLATS	RETAINING INNERSLOTTED
	METALSTRIP
		X
	W NUT
OUTER SLOTTED	\
METAL STRIP
		LOWERINNER
	_BLADE	GUARD

RETAINING		( IIJ/
SCREW"---	_	Fig. 26C

ALIGN RIVING KNIFE TO BLADE

See Figures 27A - 27C.

When rippingthe rivingknife must be centered with the blade to ride in the middle of the kerf and keep it from binding. Bindingpinches the blade. Blade pinchingcan cause kickback.

There are two pairs of anti-kickback pawls.

_1 WARNING: Failure to use the dying knife, hold downs, and anti-kickback pawls can allow kickback. Kickback can throw the workpiece toward the operator, resulting in serious injury.

Put the blade to the in-dp position by first loosening the yoke lock handle, below the cardage on the dght. Then pull the yoke pivot latch (right side of arm, on carriage) forward and rotate the yoke to the left. This indexesthe yoke 90 ° so the blade is

RIVINGKNIFEONTOPOFFENCE

TOOFARLEFTOFBLADE

Fig. 27B

between the motor and the column. Lock the yoke lock handle.

With the elevating handwheel, lower the arm until the blade just clears the table.

Supportthe lower outer blade guard and loosen the carriage lock knob on the left of the arm. Move the yoke back until the blade touches the fence. Reset the carriage lock knob.

Loosen the rivingknife knob, at the front of the upper blade guard. Lowerthe rivingknife to the table and tighten the knob. If the knife rests against the fence, with one set of pawls dding on the fence, no adjustment is needed.

If the rivingknife is on the fence or not touching it, loosen the dving knife slotted nut (just above the pawls, to the right). Correct the dving knife position and retightenthe cap nut.

CARRIAGE	YOKE LOCK
	:HANDLE

RIVING

RIVING

KNIFEFRONT

TABLE

	RIGHT OF FENCE AND BLADE	FENCE
	RIGHT OF FENCE AND BLADE	CORRECTALIGNMENTOFTHERIVINGKNIFE
		CORRECTALIGNMENTOFTHERIVINGKNIFE
		ANDANTI-KICKPAWLS	Fig. 27C
	Fig. 27A
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Contents Ofess Ional Radial ARM SAWFull ONE Year Warranty on Craftsman Radial ARM SAW 28-29 Meaning Safety Alert Symbol SymbolAvoid Awkward Operations and Hand Be Sure the Blade Clears the Work RIP only Workpieces Longer than Grounding PIN Coverofgrounded Outletbox GroundinginstructionsBladearbor Changing VoltageSee Figures Gum BladeBevelAngleRAFTSNANRADIALSAW315,220381 Sawassemblyshownaspacked Cdef IIoII000 Level Io@CRE.ANTPARTS Inch Radii Arm SawAdvertencia Yoke KnowyourradialsawSee a 19IIRFTSMRNRADIALSAW315.220381 FeatureslistSee Figures 9A-9D Miterscale Armlockknob Yokepivotlatch RIPFigures 9A and 9B Dustguide Holddown MOTOR13/6.5AMP- Powersthebladeand isSee Figure lOB Assembly and Adjustments sections beforeTighten. See Figure I OA See Figure I OAElevating Shaft Handwheel Screw Starwasher Mounting SAW to LEG Stand Attaching Elevating HandwheelSee Figure SAW Base LEG Sawbase Hexbolt Flat Washer LockwasherCarriagearm Lockknob Installing the Yoke AssemblyArmviewedfrombelow Armlockknob ARM CapscrewsAttaching Table Supports Blade Arbor Mounttablesupports UsingtheseholelocationsRemoving the Blade Yokelock Handle Setting the ARM Lock KnobArmcap Motor Yokelock Handle Assembly See Figures 17,4and 17BBevel Bevel Setting the Bevel Lock LeverStarwasher Bevel BevellockleverinColumn ARM Tube Support Rear Coverscrews HEXBOLT2 HEXNUT2 Adjusting the Column TubeTightening the ARM and Column See Figures 20A 20DSilverblack Screws Columnsupport Elevation AdjustmentRotation Adjustment ColumntubeEccentricscrew Wrench Graspandhold Carriagebearing Adjusting the Carriage BearingsCarriagebearing Rightside Tablesupport Leveling Table SupportsSee Figures 22A and 22B Blade Wrenchat Front ArmlockknobHexnut Installing the Front TableSee Figures 23A 23C 23AReartablefence Spacertablefronttable Leveling the Front TableSee Figures 25A 25C Blade Rotation Hten WRENCH2 Clamp Bracket SquarenutHole See Figures 27A 27C Spring Carriage Screws Lockknob Installing RIP Scale IndicatorsCarriage Speednut See Figures 29,4 2gC Aligning the ARM for Cross CutsLock Lever Fronttable Socket Elevating Headscrews Handwheel Aligning Blade to Table AT 0 BevelSee Figures 30A 30D Indexcap BevelFramingsquare Yokelockhandle Squaring Blade to FenceSee Figures 31A 31C HexboltsSee Figures 32A-32C Noadjustment Needed BevelAdjustment GAP Paralleling Blade to TableSee Figures 33A 33B Aligning the RIP Scale IndicatorsIN-RIPSCALEONRIGHTSIDEOFARM RIP-SCALEINDICATOR Barrel Carriage Assembly SOCKETF.34 Installing Control CUT DeviceRIP Cuts Basic Operation of the Radial ARM SAWTypes of Cuts Cross CutsAvoiding Kickback Switch and Switch KEYInsertswitchkey Switchon Switchoff Causes of Kickback Pushsticks Pushblocks Featherboard PushsticksPushblocks FeatnerboardsCarnage Lockknob Tableclamps Making a Cross CUTMaking a Miter CUT Making a Bevel CUT Yoke Armpivotlatch Swwchyokelock Handle Making a Compound Cross CUTBeveledand Elevating Handwheel Elevating Handwheel Infeedfor Ripcutting RIP CUT Hazards and PrecautionsSetting UP a RIP CUT Making a RIP CUT See Figure Review the Hazards and PrecautionsSupportlongworkpieces Making Other CutsSee Figures 48 Cutting Long WorkpiecesCuts NON-THROUGHMOTOR/ELECTRICAL General MaintenanceSolution Problem CauseProblem Remove handwheel clean and lubricate the shaft See Squaring the Blade to See Adjusting the ColumnTube in Assembly section AdjustmentssectionAssembly section Cause SolutionFence in Adjustmentssection Seefigure KEY Part Craftsmanradial ARM SAW- ModelnoKEY Part Number Description QuanFigureb 63CRRFTSMRNRADIALSAW315.220381 Craftsman Radial ARM SAW Model noKEY Part NO.NUMBER Figurec Descripon Quan Parts List for Figure CFigured 67CRRFTSNHNRADIALSAW315220381 Parts List for Figure DFiguree Parts List for Figure E See Figure G Figuref71CRAFTSMANRADIALSAW315.220381 976287-001CRAFTSMANTABLESAW315,22038172 See Figure F Seefigureh73CRRPTSNRNRADIALSAW315.220381 Parts List for Figure GFigureh Descripon Ouan Parts List for Figure HFigurei Craftsmanradial ARM SAW Modelno Parts ListFigurej Craftsmanradial ARM SAW- Modelno ,220381 Parts List for Figure JFigurek Parts List for Figure K Parts Direct s