Craftsman 315.273731 owner manual Making a RIP CUT, See Figure Review the Hazards and Precautions

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•Put the blade in the in-rip position between the motor and the column. Release the yoke lock handle and pivot the 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 kerf. 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 riving knife. 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 riving knife 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.

,_ WARNING: Never use a person to support workpieces. This can cause kickback and serious injury. Never have someone stand at the outfeed side.

MAKING A RIP CUT

See Figure 46.

•Review the Hazards and Precautions page.

•Do not make a rip 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.

•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 pushstick as 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.

___RIPCUT

SWITCH

ANTI-KICKBACK

PAWLS

INFEEDFOR

OUTRIPCUTTING BLADE

,_ WARNING:

Never stand directly in the line of

Fig. 46

cut. Stand to

the side to reduce the chance of

injury should

kickback occur. Start and finish the

 

cut from the infeed side.

•With the hand closest to the fence, push the workpiece under the hold down and into the blade.

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Contents Radial ARM SAW Full TWO Year Warranty on Craftsman Tool Installing Yoke Assembly Removing Always Wear Safety Glasses with Side Safety Alert SymbolEquipment 5CRRFI.HRNRADIAL SAW315.273731 Do not USE a Person AS a Substitute 7IRRIq.HRH Radial SAW315.273731 Grounding PIN Coverofgrounded Outletbox Extension CordsSee Figures PAN Headscrew Motorcover Lift Motorcoverto ExposeswitchBladearbor Dado Cut Bench TOOLS, Visit Your Nearest Sears Retail Store Sawassemblyshownas Packed SawAssemblySwitch HIJ BcdePencil HEX KeysFramingsquare See a Know Your Radial SAWYoke MotorMiterscale Armlockknob Yokepivotlatch RIP Scales See Figures 8A-8DLockhandle Locklever MotorFEN Elevating Handwheel SpacerBladeguard DustguideANTI-KICKBACK Hexnut See Figures 9A 9CLong LEG See FigureElevating Shaft Handwheel Armviewedfrombelow See Figures 12A 12CArmlockknob Armcap Tableflat Blade Arbor Mounttable Supports Usingthesehole LocationsThumbscrew Blade Guard Blade Washersupport BladetoArmlockknob ARM Turncounterclock Yoke AssemblyARM To Tighten Lockwheel Armcapmotor YokelockClampbolt See Figures 17A -17CBevel LockleverTube See Figures 19A 19DColumntube Columnsupport Rotation AdjustmentCAP Screws See Figures 20A and 20B Adjusting the Carriage BearingsCarriagebearing Graspand HoldAT Back Armlock Knob Bevel Locklever BladewrenchTablesupport Elevating Handwheel RightsideSee Figures 22A 22C Leveling the Front Table Installing Rear TABLE, Spacer TABLE, FENCE, and ClampsPhillipsscrewdriver On PAN Headscrew Setscrew See Figures 24A 24CRectangle Thumbscrew Clamp Bracket Squarenut Clampshown AssembledSupport LoosenKnob See Figures 26A 26C3KPAWLS Rivingknifeontop of Fence TOO Farleftof BladeRipscale Indicator Carriage Cover Speednut Installing RIP Scale IndicatorsSpring Carriage Screws Aligning the ARM for Cross Cuts Miterindicatorarm LockknobEdge Linealongthis EdgeAligning Blade to Table AT 0 Bevel Bladesquareto Table Noadjustmentneeded Framing Square GAPSee Figures 29A 29D Armlockknob Bevel Indexcap Lock LeverSquaring Blade to Fence No Adjustmentneeded FramingSee Figures 30A 30C ARM LockknobAdjustment GAP Needed Noadjustment NeededParalleling Blade to Table See Figures 31A-31CSee Figures 32A 32B Aligning the RIP Scale IndicatorsYokepivot Latch Barrel Fitting Installing Control CUT DeviceSocket Types of Cuts Basic Operation of the Radial ARM SAWCross Cuts RIP CutsInsertswitchkey Switch and Switch KEYSwitchon Switchoff Causes of KickbackPushsticks Cutting AidsPushblocks FeatherboardsTableclamps Making a Cross CUTMaking a Miter CUT Lock Handle Bladeguard Bevel Indicator Ercut LockleverArmmiterscale Lockknob Yoke Pivot Latch Carriage YokelockBeveledcut ARM Lockknob Making a Bevel CUTRiving Knife Yokelock Handle Making a Compound Cross CUT SwitchyokelockMiterscale Armpivot Latch LockRiP CUT Hazards and Precautions Making a RIP CUT See Figure Review the Hazards and PrecautionsSee Figures 47 Making Other CutsCutting Long Workpieces SupportlongworkpiecesNON-THROUGH Cuts ControlCut SettingsMOTOR/ELECTRICAL General MaintenanceProblem Dures in Adjustment Carriage Assembly in AssemAssembly section See Adjusting ColumnSee Adjusting the Column Tube in Assembly section Problem CausesolutionRemove and clean tables 57CIIFTSMRRADIALSAW315.273731 Figure a See Figures F and G KEY Part NO. Number Parts List for Figure aDescription QuanSee Figure C Craftsman Radial ARM SAW- Model noKEY Part NO. Number Parts List for Figure BFigure C KEY Part Number Parts List for Figure C27--+---17 Parts List for Figure D Figure E KEY Part NO.NUMBER Parts List for Figure ESee Figure G Figure F69IRRFTSMRN RADIALSAW315.273731 Parts List for Figure FSee Figure H See Figure FNumber Parts List for Figure GFigure H Craftsman Radial ARM SAW- Model no Parts List for Figure H1725 1824 KEY Part Description Parts List for FigureDescription Quan Figure J Parts List for Figure J Figure K Parts List for Figure K Call Service and Repair Parts
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