Craftsman 315.28461 manual Problem, SOLUTIONi

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IPROBLEM

Saw does not make accurate 90°or 45°cuts.

Height/bevel adjusting hand- wheel is hard to turn.

Saw does not start.

Blade makes poor cuts.

Motor labors in rip cut.

CAUSE

Positive stops inside cabinet need adjusting (Bevel Cuts).

Miter gauge is misaligned (Miter

Cuts).

Gears or screw post inside cabinet are clogged with saw dust.

Motor cord or wall cord is not plugged in.

Circuit fuse is blown. Circuit breaker is tripped. Cord or switch is damaged.

Blade is dull or dirty.

Blade is wrong type for cut being made.

Blade is mounted backwards.

Blade not proper for rip cut.

SOLUTIONi

Adjust positive stops.

Adjust the miter gauge.

Clean the gears or screw post.

Plug in motor cord or wall cord.

Replace circuit fuse.

Reset circuit breaker.

Have the cord or switch replaced at your nearest authorized service center.

Clean, sharpen, or replace blade.

Replace with correct type.

Remount blade.

Change blade; rip blade typically has fewer teeth.

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Contents Operator MAN AL ONE Year Full Warranty on Craftsman Tool Read ALL Instructions Adjustments are Secure Blade Coasts After Being Turned OFFNever Operate the SAW on the Floor Before Making a CUT, be Sure ALLNever CUT More than ONE Piece Material AT a TimeName SymbolDesig NATION/EXPLANATION Symbol Signalmeaning ServiceCord Length Extension CordsElectrical Connection Miter Cut Fence Scale Switch Adjusting BevelGuard SPREADER/RIVING Knife LeverKnowyourtablesaw See FigureSwitchswitch Switch AssemblySwitchkey Switchin Lockedposition Blades FramingsquarePHiLLiPS FlatheadThefollowingitemsareincludedwiththetablesaw Foot Leg Unpacking Mounting HolesTo Assemble the LEG Stand CarriageUpper BraceTo Install the Handle ScrewLever Screws FenceReleaselever UnlockedUP Positionforthroughcutting CLOSED=END 0PEN-ENDWRENCHWrench See Figures 14Pawl Handle Button ANTI=KICKBACK Correct To Check and Align the SPREADER/RIVING Knife and SAW BladeSee Figures 17 Spreader Rivingknife Framing SciuarePush Stickstorage To adjust verticallyPush Stick Blade Applications Basic Operation of the Table SAWCauses of Kickback Avoiding KickbackCuttingaids Pushblocks18-1/2 JIGHOW to Make a Featherboard HOW to Mount a FeatherboardFeatherboard Featherboard PushCrosscut TypesofcutsBevelcrosscut 900ADJUSTMENT450 Adjustment Lever HEIGHT/BEVEL AdjustingLocking Lever HEIGHT/BEVEL Adjusting GulletClamp Locking Lever RiPLiP MarkTo USE the Miter Gauge Lock MiterknobMiter To USE the Miter Gauge in a Reverse PositionHeeling Paralleling the Blade to the Miter Gauge Groove See Figures 33Switch J Switch Making a Cross CUTSee Figures 36 Crosscut Placerighthandon MitergaugehereRiPCUT RIP BladefenceMaking a Miter CUT Mitercut BladeMakinga Bevelcrosscut VIEWEDFROMTHEFRONT,BELOWTHETABLESAWTighten Lockinglever BevelcrosscutBEVELRiPCUT RiPFENCE Angled ScaleMaking a Compound Bevel Miter CUT Placelefthandonmiter GaugehereBladeguard Making a NON=THROUGH CUTRemoved To Replace the Blade See Figures 45Closedend Wrench Arborblade ShaftwasherAdjustment Screw IndicatorSee Figures 48 HandleGeneral Maintenance To Check the Alignment of the RiP Fence to the BladeBolts LubricationSolution CauseProblem SOLUTIONiSee FigureD KEY Part NO. Number Description QTYKEY Part NO. Number DescriptionParts List for Figure a KEY Part NO. Number DescriptionSee Figure C Number Model Number in all correspondence regarding yourPart KEY Part Number DescriptionParts List for Figure D Descri PtionDescription QTY Number Description