Radial ARM SAW, Ofess Ional | Craftsman 315.220381 instruction

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RADIAL ARM SAW

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315.220381

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Craftsman 315.220381 owner manual Radial ARM SAW, Ofess Ional

Contents

Ofess Ional Radial ARM SAW Full ONE Year Warranty on Craftsman Radial ARM SAW 28-29 Meaning Safety Alert Symbol Symbol Avoid Awkward Operations and Hand Be Sure the Blade Clears the Work RIP only Workpieces Longer than Grounding PIN Coverofgrounded Outletbox Groundinginstructions See Figures Changing VoltageBladearbor Gum BladeBevelAngle RAFTSNANRADIALSAW315,220381 Sawassemblyshownaspacked Cdef IIoII 000 Level Io@C RE.ANTPARTS Inch Radii Arm Saw Advertencia See a KnowyourradialsawYoke See Figures 9A-9D FeatureslistMiterscale Armlockknob Yokepivotlatch RIP 19IIRFTSMRNRADIALSAW315.220381 Figures 9A and 9B Dustguide Holddown MOTOR13/6.5AMP- Powersthebladeand is Tighten. See Figure I OA Assembly and Adjustments sections beforeSee Figure I OA See Figure lOB See Figure Mounting SAW to LEG Stand Attaching Elevating HandwheelSAW Base LEG Sawbase Hexbolt Flat Washer Lockwasher Elevating Shaft Handwheel Screw Starwasher Armviewedfrombelow Installing the Yoke AssemblyArmlockknob ARM Capscrews Carriagearm Lockknob Removing the Blade Blade Arbor Mounttablesupports UsingtheseholelocationsAttaching Table Supports Armcap Motor Yokelock Handle Assembly Setting the ARM Lock KnobSee Figures 17,4and 17B Yokelock Handle Starwasher Bevel Setting the Bevel Lock LeverBevellockleverin Bevel Bevel Tightening the ARM and Column Rear Coverscrews HEXBOLT2 HEXNUT2 Adjusting the Column TubeSee Figures 20A 20D Column ARM Tube Support Rotation Adjustment Elevation AdjustmentColumntube Silverblack Screws Columnsupport Carriagebearing Adjusting the Carriage BearingsEccentricscrew Wrench Graspandhold Carriagebearing See Figures 22A and 22B Leveling Table SupportsBlade Wrenchat Front Armlockknob Rightside Tablesupport See Figures 23A 23C Installing the Front Table23A Hexnut See Figures 25A 25C Leveling the Front TableReartablefence Spacertablefronttable Hole Clamp Bracket SquarenutBlade Rotation Hten WRENCH2 See Figures 27A 27C Carriage Speednut Installing RIP Scale IndicatorsSpring Carriage Screws Lockknob See Figures 29,4 2gC Aligning the ARM for Cross Cuts See Figures 30A 30D Aligning Blade to Table AT 0 BevelIndexcap Bevel Lock Lever Fronttable Socket Elevating Headscrews Handwheel See Figures 31A 31C Squaring Blade to FenceHexbolts Framingsquare Yokelockhandle Adjustment GAP Noadjustment Needed BevelParalleling Blade to Table See Figures 32A-32C IN-RIPSCALEONRIGHTSIDEOFARM RIP-SCALEINDICATOR Aligning the RIP Scale IndicatorsSee Figures 33A 33B Barrel Carriage Assembly SOCKETF.34 Installing Control CUT Device Types of Cuts Basic Operation of the Radial ARM SAWCross Cuts RIP Cuts Insertswitchkey Switchon Switchoff Causes of Kickback Switch and Switch KEYAvoiding Kickback Pushblocks PushsticksFeatnerboards Pushsticks Pushblocks Featherboard Carnage Lockknob Tableclamps Making a Cross CUT Making a Miter CUT Making a Bevel CUT Beveledand Elevating Handwheel Making a Compound Cross CUTYoke Armpivotlatch Swwchyokelock Handle Setting UP a RIP CUT RIP CUT Hazards and PrecautionsElevating Handwheel Infeedfor Ripcutting Making a RIP CUT See Figure Review the Hazards and Precautions See Figures 48 Making Other CutsCutting Long Workpieces Supportlongworkpieces Cuts NON-THROUGH MOTOR/ELECTRICAL General Maintenance Solution Problem Cause Problem Remove handwheel clean and lubricate the shaft Tube in Assembly section See Adjusting the ColumnAdjustmentssection See Squaring the Blade to Fence in Adjustmentssection Cause SolutionAssembly section Seefigure KEY Part Number Craftsmanradial ARM SAW- ModelnoDescription Quan KEY Part Figureb KEY Part NO.NUMBER Craftsman Radial ARM SAW Model no63CRRFTSMRNRADIALSAW315.220381 Figurec Descripon Quan Parts List for Figure C Figured 67CRRFTSNHNRADIALSAW315220381 Parts List for Figure D Figuree Parts List for Figure E See Figure G Figuref 71CRAFTSMANRADIALSAW315.220381 976287-001 CRAFTSMANTABLESAW315,22038172 See Figure F Seefigureh 73CRRPTSNRNRADIALSAW315.220381 Parts List for Figure G Figureh Descripon Ouan Parts List for Figure H Figurei Craftsmanradial ARM SAW Modelno Parts List Figurej Craftsmanradial ARM SAW- Modelno ,220381 Parts List for Figure J Figurek Parts List for Figure K Parts Direct s

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