Assembled, Washer Hole | Craftsman 315.22038 guide

THUMBSCREW

CLAMP

BRACKET

SQUARENUT

CLAMPSHOWN

INSTALLING BLADE AND BLADE GUARD

See Figures 26A and 26B.

•	Collect the blade and hardware that were removed
	earlier. Place the inner blade washer, saw blade,
	outer blade washer, and blade nut on the blade
	arbor. See Figure 26A, Note: The conca'veside of
	blade washers go against the blade.
•	Hold the blade arbor with one wrench and rotate
	the other blade wrench counterclockwise (up), to
	tighten the blade nut. See Figure 26B. Note: Blade
	arbor has left hand threads. Test the blade to make
	sure	it turns freely.
• Use		the bevel index knob (above the handle) and
	"thebevel lock lever (below the handle) to set and
	lock the motor at O'.The blade will be vertical.
•	Attach the blade guard over the blade so the riving
	knife and pawls face front. See Figure 26,4.

I

ASSEMBLED

• Tilt the guard approximately 45" down in the front,

CUPSLOT

WASHER

Fig. 25B

HOLE

	place it over the blade, and rotate it to a hodzontal
	locked position.
•	Retighten the blade guard clamp screw, the long
	thumbscrew located between the blade guard and
	the motor.
•	Check that the guard is firmly seated in the groove
	on the motor housing.
•	Tighten the guard clamp screw.
•	Replace the retaining screw and nut at the bottom
	of the lower inner blade guard.

TABLE

SUPPORT

CUP

TO WASHER

LOOSEN

THUMBSCREW BLADEGUARD

RETAINING

SCREWAND NUT

RIVINGKNIFEBLADENUT

BLADE

TO

TIGHTEN

SCREW

CRI_FTZMRN"RADIALSAW 315.220380

AND PAWLSINNERBLADE WASHER

Fig. 26A

Fig. 26B

Image 34

Craftsman 315.22038 Assembled, Washer Hole, Support CUP To Washer Loosen Thumbscrew Bladeguard, Pawlsinnerblade Washer

Contents

OwnersManual Full ONE Year Warranty on Craftsman Radial ARM SAW CliaFTtHIIIr RADIALSAW315.220380 Safety Alert Symbol Read ALL Instructions Never USE this Tool in AN Explosive Avoid Awkward Operations and Hand Be Sure the Blade Clears the Work Page Grounding Instructions Extension CordsElectrical Connection PIN Coverof Grounded Outletbox Changing Voltage Assembly sectionSee Figures CRRFTSMRWRADIALSAW315.22038010 Resin Sticky,sap-basedsubstance SAW Assemblyshownas Packed CtorDE Cdef Oo0 Framingsquare 15RIIFTIMRNRADIALSAW315.220380 Serno FtsmanreplacementpartsRRFTMRNRADIALSAW315.22038016 Advertencia 17CRAFTSMANRADIALSAW315.220380 Method Know Your Radial SAWSee a Yoke Control Featureslist See Figures 9A-9D Figures 9A and 9B MOTOR13/6.5AMP- Powersthe blade and is Dustguide Holddown Downknob Upper Bladeguard Lower Hexnut See Figures 10,4 10C Mounting SAW to LEG Stand Elevating Shaft Handwheel Screw Starwasher Armlockknob Carriagearm Lockknob Installing the Yoke AssemblyArmviewedfrombelow Clockwasher CAP Screws See Figure Removing the BladeAttaching Table Supports Leveling The Table Supports section Yokelock Handle Setting the ARM Lock KnobRAFTSMANRADIALSAW315.22038026 Starwasher Socketscrew Bevel Locklever Setting the Bevel Lock LeverBevellockleverin Correctlockedposition Tightening the ARM and Column Tube Column Support Column Silverblack Screws Columnsupport Elevation AdjustmentRotation Adjustment CAP Screws 29RRFTSMIWRADIALSAW315,220380 Carriagebearing Adjusting the Carriage BearingsSee Figures 21A and 21B Eccentricscrew Wrench Graspand Hold Carriagebearing Leveling the Table Supports Blade Wrenchat Front Armlock Knob Bevel Indexknob Setscrew Installing the Front TableHexnut Leveling the Front Table If there are any high or low areas on the front table Support CUP To Washer Loosen Thumbscrew Bladeguard AssembledWasher Hole Screwand NUT Rivingknifebladenut Blade Tighten Align Riving Knife to Blade RIP Scale Indicator Carriage Speednut Installing RIP Scale Indicators ScrewsSpring Carriage Screws Lockknob Straight Edge Framing Square Thereshouldbeno Gapherewhen Elevating Handwheel See Figures 3OA 30D Bladesquaretotable Noadjustmentneeded Framing SquareAligning Blade to Table AT Obevel ARM Lockknob Indexcap See Figures 31A 31C SAW Viewed From Above Blade Square Adjustment BladeSquaring Blade to Fence Armlockknob Paralleling Blade to Table Adjustment GAPSee Figures 32A-32C OUT-RIPSCALEONLEFTSIDE of ARM RIP-SCALEINDICATOR Aligning the RIP Scale IndicatorsIN-RIPSCALEON Rightsideof ARM RIP-SCALEINDICATOR Carriagelockknob Installing Control CUT Device Barrel Carriage Assembly Crosscuts Basic Operation of the Radial ARM SAWTypes of Cuts RIP Cuts Causes of Kickback Switch and Switch KEYInsertswitchkey Switchon Switchoff Avoiding Kickback Pushblocks Cutting AidsPushsticks Featherboards Carriage Lockknob Tableclamps Switch BevelMaking a Cross CUT Crosscut Rivingknife Elevating Handwheel Making a Miter CUT Ercut Elevating Handwheel Switch Handleyokelock Riving Elevating Handwheel Making a Bevel CUT Making a Compound Cross CUT Beveledand Elevating Handwheel Switch Elevating RIP CUT Hazards and PrecautionsSetting UP a RIP CUT Infeedfor Making a RIP CUT Switch ANTI-KICKBACK PawlsOUT RIP Cutting Blade Cutting Long Workpieces Making Oher CutsSee Supportlongworkpieces IRAFTNIINRADIALSAW315.22038052 NON-THROUGH Cuts NON-THROUGHCUT General Maintenance MOTOR/ELECTRICAL Problem Cause Solution Problem Cause Solution See Adjusting the Column Tube in Assembly section Problem Causesolution57CRRFTSMANRADIALSAW315.220380 See Squaring the Blade to ProblemArm Lock See Adjusting the Column Cause SolutionFence in Adjustments section Tube in Assembly section Seergurei Craftsman Radial ARM SAW Model no Description Quan Craftsman Radial ARM SAW- Model noKEY Part NO. Number KEY Part See Figure Figure B Craftsman Radial ARM SAW Model no .22038Q KEY Part Number Radial ARM SAW Model no Figure C Parts List for Figure C Craftsman Radial ARM SAW Model no Craftsman Radial ARM SAW Model no Parts List for Figure O Keypart NO.NUMBER Craftsman Radial ARM SAW- Model no Rgure E Craftsman Radial ARM SAW- Model no 69CRRFTSMBWRADIALSAW315.220380 Seefigureg Craftsman RADIAL-ARM SAW Model no Parts List for Figure F Description Figure G See Figure F Craftsman Radial ARM SAW Model no 73RRFTSMIINRADIALSAW315.220380 Figure H Parts List for Figure H KEY Part Number Description 11 9 Parts List for Figure Seergurek Rgure J Parts List for Figure J Figure K Parts List for Figure K PartsDirect