Craftsman 315.273731 Problem Causesolution, See Adjusting the Column Tube in Assembly section

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PROBLEM

CAUSESOLUTION

Handwheel is hard to turn or

column binds,

Saw burns or scores edges of wood in cut.

Bevel cuts are not true.

1.Sawdust has collected on the elevating shaft.

2.Column is out of alignment.

1.Column tube is too loose in the column support.

2.Blade or teeth are bent or dull.

3.Blade is out of alignment.

4.Wrong blade is being used.

5.Board is warped.

6.Arm is loose or misaligned.

7.Yoke is loose on carriage.

8.Arm is out of alignment.

9.Work is being fed too fast.

1.Bevel lock lever is loose.

2.Blade is not perpendicular to table top.

3.Column tube is too loose in the column support.

4.Table top is not parallel to the arm.

5.Yoke is loose on carriage.

6.Arm is out of alignment.

1.Remove handwheel; clean and lubricate the shaft.

2.See Adjusting the Column Tube in Assembly section.

See Adjusting the Column Tube in Assembly section.

2.Sharpen or replace the blade. See the removal procedure in Assembly section.

3.Use blade alignment proce- dures in Adjustment section.

4.Change blade. See the removal procedure in Assembly section.

5.Replace the board.

6.See Setting the Arm Lock Wheel in the Assembly section.

7.See Setting the Yoke Clamp procedure in Assembly section.

. See Aligning Arm for Cross Cuts in Adjustments section.

9.Feed work into blade slower.

1.See Setting the Bevel Lock Lever in Assembly section.

2.See Aligning the Blade to the Table in Adjustments section.

3.See Adjusting the Column Tube in Assembly section.

4.See Leveling Table Supports and Leveling the Front Table in the Assembly section.

5.See Setting the Yoke Clamp procedure in Assembly section.

. See Aligning Arm for Cross Cuts in Adjustments section.

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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 Motor Know Your Radial SAWSee a YokeLocklever Motor See Figures 8A-8DMiterscale Armlockknob Yokepivotlatch RIP Scales LockhandleFEN Elevating Handwheel SpacerBladeguard DustguideANTI-KICKBACK Hexnut See Figures 9A 9CLong LEG See FigureElevating Shaft Handwheel Armviewedfrombelow See Figures 12A 12CArmlockknob Armcap Washersupport Bladeto Blade Arbor Mounttable Supports Usingthesehole LocationsTableflat Thumbscrew Blade Guard BladeArmcapmotor Yokelock Yoke AssemblyArmlockknob ARM Turncounterclock ARM To Tighten LockwheelLocklever See Figures 17A -17CClampbolt BevelTube See Figures 19A 19DColumntube Columnsupport Rotation AdjustmentCAP Screws Graspand Hold Adjusting the Carriage BearingsSee Figures 20A and 20B CarriagebearingRightside Armlock Knob Bevel Locklever BladewrenchAT Back Tablesupport Elevating HandwheelSee Figures 22A 22C See Figures 24A 24C Installing Rear TABLE, Spacer TABLE, FENCE, and ClampsLeveling the Front Table Phillipsscrewdriver On PAN Headscrew SetscrewLoosen Thumbscrew Clamp Bracket Squarenut Clampshown AssembledRectangle SupportRivingknifeontop of Fence TOO Farleftof Blade See Figures 26A 26CKnob 3KPAWLSRipscale Indicator Carriage Cover Speednut Installing RIP Scale IndicatorsSpring Carriage Screws Linealongthis Edge Miterindicatorarm LockknobAligning the ARM for Cross Cuts EdgeArmlockknob Bevel Indexcap Lock Lever Bladesquareto Table Noadjustmentneeded Framing Square GAPAligning Blade to Table AT 0 Bevel See Figures 29A 29DARM Lockknob No Adjustmentneeded FramingSquaring Blade to Fence See Figures 30A 30CSee Figures 31A-31C Noadjustment NeededAdjustment GAP Needed Paralleling Blade to TableSee Figures 32A 32B Aligning the RIP Scale IndicatorsYokepivot Latch Barrel Fitting Installing Control CUT DeviceSocket RIP Cuts Basic Operation of the Radial ARM SAWTypes of Cuts Cross CutsCauses of Kickback Switch and Switch KEYInsertswitchkey Switchon SwitchoffFeatherboards Cutting AidsPushsticks PushblocksTableclamps Making a Cross CUTCarriage Yokelock Lock Handle Bladeguard Bevel Indicator Ercut LockleverMaking a Miter CUT Armmiterscale Lockknob Yoke Pivot LatchBeveledcut ARM Lockknob Making a Bevel CUTRiving Knife Yokelock Handle Armpivot Latch Lock SwitchyokelockMaking a Compound Cross CUT MiterscaleRiP CUT Hazards and Precautions Making a RIP CUT See Figure Review the Hazards and PrecautionsSupportlongworkpieces Making Other CutsSee Figures 47 Cutting Long WorkpiecesNON-THROUGH Cuts ControlCut SettingsMOTOR/ELECTRICAL General MaintenanceProblem See Adjusting Column Carriage Assembly in AssemDures in Adjustment Assembly sectionSee Adjusting the Column Tube in Assembly section Problem CausesolutionRemove and clean tables 57CIIFTSMRRADIALSAW315.273731 Figure a See Figures F and G Quan Parts List for Figure aKEY Part NO. Number DescriptionSee 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