Craftsman 315.273731 owner manual Installing Yoke Assembly Removing

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Installing

 

the Yoke Assembly

22

 

Removing

the Blade

 

23

 

Attaching

 

Table

 

Supports

23

 

Setting the Arm Lock Knob

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24

 

Setting

the Yoke

Clamp

24

 

Setting the Bevel Lock Lever

25

 

Tightening

the Arm

and Column

26

 

Adjusting

 

the Column

Tube

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26-27

 

Adjusting

 

the Carriage

Bearings

28

 

Leveling

the Table

Supports

29

 

Installing

 

the

Front

Table

30

 

Leveling

the

Front Table

31

 

Installing Rear Table, Spacer Table, Fence, and Clamps

31-32

 

Installing

 

Blade

and Blade

Guard

32

 

Aligning

 

Riving

Knife to Blade

33

 

Installing

 

Rip

Scale

Indicators

34

Adjustments

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34-40

 

Aligning

 

the Arm

for Cross

Cuts

35

 

Aligning

 

the Blade

to Table

at 0 ° Bevel

36

 

Squaring

 

Blade

 

to Fence

37

 

Paralleling

Blade to Table

38

 

Aligning

 

the Rip Scale Indicators

39

 

Installing

 

Control

Cut

Device

40

Operation

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41-51

 

Basic Operation

 

of the Radial Arm Saw

41

 

Types of Cuts

 

 

 

 

41

 

Switch

and Switch

Key

42

 

Causes

of Kickback

 

42

 

Avoiding

Kickback

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42

 

Cutting

Aids

 

 

 

 

 

43

 

Making a Cross

 

Cut

 

44

 

Making a Miter Cut

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45

 

Making a Bevel

 

Cut

 

46

 

Making a Compound

Cross Cut

47

 

Rip Cut Hazards

and Precautions

48

 

Setting

Up a Rip Cut

 

48-49

 

Making a Rip Cut

 

 

49

 

Making

Other Cuts

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50

 

Cutting

Long Workpieces

50

 

Non-Through

Cuts

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51

Maintenance

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52

Troubleshooting

 

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53-57

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Parts List

58-79

Parts Ordering

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