Craftsman 315.220381 owner manual Making a RIP CUT, See Figure Review the Hazards and Precautions

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•Put the blade in the in-rip positionbetween the motor and the column. Release the yoke lock handle and pivotthe yoke to the left, with the yoke pivot latch on the right side of the arm. (Use the out-rip position only for rips 12 in. or more in width; pivot the yoke to the right so the motor is between the blade and column.)

•Loosen the carriage lock knob. Place the blade the

right distance from the fence for the cut and lock the knob.

•Cut a kerr. Turn the saw on with the switch on the arm. Lower the blade about 1/16 in. into the table to cut a shallow groove. Turn the saw off and remove the yellow key.

•Position the workpiece against the blade, from the front of the table. Lower the hold-down in front of

the blade to just clear the workpiece. (For a bevel rip cut, place the workpiece directly under the guard rather than beside the blade.)

•Loosen the pawls and rivingknife. Lower the riving knife to the table. Slide the workpiece back and lower the pawls so that one set rests on the work- piece. Lock the rivingknife and pawls in place. (For a bevel rip cut, place the workpiece under the lower set of pawls.)

•Remove the workpiece from the table. Set the push block, featherboard, or pushstick nearby.

•Set up table extension(s) and supports.

Keep your other hand on the table and steady the workpiece against the fence. Keep that hand at least 8 in. from the blade.

If the blade cover does not automatically rise as the workpiece moves from the infeed to the out- feed side, stop the cut. Turn off the saw and adjust the blade cover so it rests on the workpiece.

When the end of the workpiece is still several inches from the blade, pick up the cutting aid you selected earlier. Push the wood with the pushstick or pushblock rather than your hand.

,_ WARNING: Use a pushstickas the end of the workpiece nears the blade to reduce the risk of

injury.

•Push the wood completely through the blade to the outfeed, past the pawls.

•When the work is completed, press the switch off and remove the key.

SWITCH

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WARNING: Never use a person to support workpieces. This can cause kickback and

serious injury. Never have someone stand at the ouffeed side.

ANTI-KICKBACK

MAKING A RIP CUT

See Figure 47.

•Review the Hazards and Precautions page.

•Do not make a dp cut without following all the setup steps in the previous procedure.

•After the saw has been set up, insert the yellow key, and turn the saw on with the switch on the arm. Let the blade build up to full speed.

•Stand at the infeed side of the blade and out of the line of the workpiece, in case kickback occurs.

INFEED FOR

OUT RIP CUTTING BLADE

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WARNING: Never stand directly in the line of

Fig. 47

 

cut. Stand to the side to reduce the chance of

 

injury should kickback occur. Start and finish the

 

 

cut from the infeed side.

 

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With the hand closest to the fence, push the

 

 

workpiece under the hold down and into the blade.

 

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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 GroundinginstructionsChanging Voltage See FiguresBladearbor Gum BladeBevelAngleRAFTSNANRADIALSAW315,220381 Sawassemblyshownaspacked Cdef IIoII000 Level Io@CRE.ANTPARTS Inch Radii Arm SawAdvertencia Knowyourradialsaw See aYoke 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 CapscrewsBlade Arbor Mounttablesupports Usingtheseholelocations Removing the BladeAttaching Table Supports 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 ColumntubeAdjusting the Carriage Bearings CarriagebearingEccentricscrew Wrench Graspandhold Carriagebearing Rightside Tablesupport Leveling Table SupportsSee Figures 22A and 22B Blade Wrenchat Front ArmlockknobHexnut Installing the Front TableSee Figures 23A 23C 23ALeveling 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 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 TableAligning the RIP Scale Indicators IN-RIPSCALEONRIGHTSIDEOFARM RIP-SCALEINDICATORSee Figures 33A 33B Barrel Carriage Assembly SOCKETF.34 Installing Control CUT DeviceRIP Cuts Basic Operation of the Radial ARM SAWTypes of Cuts Cross CutsSwitch and Switch KEY Insertswitchkey Switchon Switchoff Causes of KickbackAvoiding Kickback Pushsticks Pushblocks Featherboard PushsticksPushblocks FeatnerboardsCarnage Lockknob Tableclamps Making a Cross CUTMaking 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 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 AdjustmentssectionCause Solution Fence in AdjustmentssectionAssembly section Seefigure KEY Part Craftsmanradial ARM SAW- ModelnoKEY Part Number Description QuanFigureb Craftsman Radial ARM SAW Model no KEY Part NO.NUMBER63CRRFTSMRNRADIALSAW315.220381 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
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