Craftsman 315.273731 Installing RIP Scale Indicators, Ripscale Indicator Carriage Cover Speednut

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INSTALLING RIP SCALE INDICATORS

See Figure 27.

SCREWS

The rip scale indicators on the arm show the distance between the blade and the rip fence with the fence in the front and rear positions. The upper scale is used when the fence is positioned directly behind the front table. The lower scale is used when the fence is at the extreme rear, directly in front of the column.

The In-Rip Indicator is on the right side of the arm. The Out-Rip Indicator is on the left side of the arm.

RIPSCALE

INDICATOR

CARRIAGE

COVER

SPEEDNUT

•Remove the following from a small hardware bag.

2 rip scale indicators

4 screws

2 speed nuts

•On the left of the radial arm saw, remove the carriage lock knob and spring.

•Remove the two carriage cover screws and the carriage cover.

•Insert a speed nut inside the carriage cover with the flat side up. Place the scale indicator on top of the carriage cover and attach with two screws. Se- curely tighten screws.

•Replace the carriage cover and tighten the carriage cover screws.

•Replace carriage lock knob and spring.

•Repeat for the right side.

SPRING

 

CARRIAGE

SCREWS

 

LOCK KNOB

Fig. 27

To complete setting up your saw, continue with the Adjustment procedures. The adjustments should be checked regularly, depending on usage. Your saw will provide accurate cuts with fine tolerances as long as you protect the accuracy with frequent alignment checks. The radial arm saw can perform a wide range of high quality cuts.

The final step will be connecting the control cut device. The control cut device offers many benefits. As it increases operator control, it eliminates the risk in a cross cut of the saw "climbing" out and over the workpiece at the operator. Feed control of the blade as it cuts through the workpiece increases, as does the accuracy of the cut. The following adjustments

need to be completed before the control cut device is connected.

Your radial

arm saw is designed to perform a variety

_

CAUTION:

Failure to check alignments and

of complex

cuts with fine

tolerances.

A weekly align-

 

perform the adjustments in the initial set up or on

ment check

ensures that

your saw can perform with

 

a frequent

basis can result in poor performance

precision. It takes about

ten minutes

and the results is

 

or machine

damage.

better performance and a longer life for your saw.

 

 

 

Perform the checks in the order given. If you miss an adjustment, go back to the missed adjustment and repeat all steps from that point forward.

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