See Figures 26A 26C, Knob, 3KPAWLS | Craftsman 315.273731 specs

ALIGN RIVING KNIFE TO BLADE

See Figures 26A - 26C.

When ripping the riving knife must be centered with the blade to ride in the middle of the kerf and keep it from binding. Binding pinches the blade. Blade pinching can cause kickback.

There are two pairs of anti-kickback pawls.

,_!1 WARNING: Failure to use the riving knife, hold downs, and anti-kickback pawls can allow

kickback. Kickback can throw the workpiece toward the operator, resulting in serious injury.

•Put the blade to the in-rip position by first loosening the yoke lock handle, below the carriage on the right. Then pull the yoke pivot latch (right side of arm, on carriage) forward and rotate the yoke to the left. This indexes the yoke 90° so the blade is between the motor and the column. Lock the yoke lock handle.

•With the elevating handwheel, lower the arm until the blade just clears the table.

•Support the lower outer blade guard and loosen the carriage lock knob on the left of the arm. Move the yoke back until the blade touches the fence. Reset the carriage lock knob.

•Loosen the riving knife knob, at the front of the upper blade guard. Lower the riving knife to the table and tighten the knob. tf the knife rests against the fence, with one set of pawls riding on the fence, no adjustment is needed.

•If the riving knife is on the fence or not touching it, loosen the riving knife slotted nut (just above the pawls, to the right). Correct the riving knife position and retighten the cap nut.

CARRIAGELOCK KNOBYOKELOCKHANDLE

RIVINGKNIFE

KNOB

	RIVINGKNIFE
	SLOTTEDNUT
	LOWEROUTER
	BLADEGUARD
RIVINGKNIFETOO
FARRIGHTOF FENCE	RIVINGKNIFE
AND BLADE	RIVINGKNIFE	BLADEGUARD
		BLADEGUARD
	ANTI-KICKPAWLS	FRONTTABLE
		.3KPAWLS
Fig. 26A
		FENCE
		CORRECTALIGNMENTOFTHERIVINGKNIFE
		ANDANTI-KICKPAWLS
		Fig. 26C

RIVINGKNIFEONTOP OF FENCE

TOO FARLEFTOF BLADE

Fig. 26B

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Craftsman 315.273731 owner manual See Figures 26A 26C, Knob, 3KPAWLS, Rivingknifeontop of Fence TOO Farleftof Blade

Contents

Radial ARM SAW Full TWO Year Warranty on Craftsman Tool Installing Yoke Assembly Removing Safety Alert Symbol Always Wear Safety Glasses with SideEquipment 5CRRFI.HRNRADIAL SAW315.273731 Do not USE a Person AS a Substitute 7IRRIq.HRH Radial SAW315.273731 Grounding PIN Coverofgrounded Outletbox Extension Cords PAN Headscrew Motorcover Lift Motorcoverto Exposeswitch See FiguresBladearbor Dado Cut Bench TOOLS, Visit Your Nearest Sears Retail Store Sawassemblyshownas Packed SawAssembly Switch HIJ Bcde HEX Keys PencilFramingsquare See a Know Your Radial SAWYoke Motor Miterscale Armlockknob Yokepivotlatch RIP Scales See Figures 8A-8DLockhandle Locklever Motor FEN Elevating Handwheel Spacer Dustguide BladeguardANTI-KICKBACK See Figures 9A 9C HexnutLong See Figure LEGElevating Shaft Handwheel See Figures 12A 12C ArmviewedfrombelowArmlockknob Armcap Tableflat Blade Arbor Mounttable Supports Usingthesehole LocationsThumbscrew Blade Guard Blade Washersupport Bladeto Armlockknob ARM Turncounterclock Yoke AssemblyARM To Tighten Lockwheel Armcapmotor Yokelock Clampbolt See Figures 17A -17CBevel Locklever Tube See Figures 19A 19D Rotation Adjustment Columntube ColumnsupportCAP Screws See Figures 20A and 20B Adjusting the Carriage BearingsCarriagebearing Graspand Hold AT Back Armlock Knob Bevel Locklever BladewrenchTablesupport Elevating Handwheel Rightside See Figures 22A 22C Leveling the Front Table Installing Rear TABLE, Spacer TABLE, FENCE, and ClampsPhillipsscrewdriver On PAN Headscrew Setscrew See Figures 24A 24C Rectangle Thumbscrew Clamp Bracket Squarenut Clampshown AssembledSupport Loosen Knob See Figures 26A 26C3KPAWLS Rivingknifeontop of Fence TOO Farleftof Blade Installing RIP Scale Indicators Ripscale Indicator Carriage Cover SpeednutSpring Carriage Screws Aligning the ARM for Cross Cuts Miterindicatorarm LockknobEdge Linealongthis Edge Aligning Blade to Table AT 0 Bevel Bladesquareto Table Noadjustmentneeded Framing Square GAPSee Figures 29A 29D Armlockknob Bevel Indexcap Lock Lever Squaring Blade to Fence No Adjustmentneeded FramingSee Figures 30A 30C ARM Lockknob Adjustment GAP Needed Noadjustment NeededParalleling Blade to Table See Figures 31A-31C Aligning the RIP Scale Indicators See Figures 32A 32BYokepivot Latch Installing Control CUT Device Barrel FittingSocket Types of Cuts Basic Operation of the Radial ARM SAWCross Cuts RIP Cuts Insertswitchkey Switch and Switch KEYSwitchon Switchoff Causes of Kickback Pushsticks Cutting AidsPushblocks Featherboards Tableclamps Making a Cross CUT Making a Miter CUT Lock Handle Bladeguard Bevel Indicator Ercut LockleverArmmiterscale Lockknob Yoke Pivot Latch Carriage Yokelock Making a Bevel CUT Beveledcut ARM LockknobRiving Knife Yokelock Handle Making a Compound Cross CUT SwitchyokelockMiterscale Armpivot Latch Lock RiP CUT Hazards and Precautions Making a RIP CUT See Figure Review the Hazards and Precautions See Figures 47 Making Other CutsCutting Long Workpieces Supportlongworkpieces NON-THROUGH Cuts ControlCut Settings MOTOR/ELECTRICAL General Maintenance Problem Dures in Adjustment Carriage Assembly in AssemAssembly section See Adjusting Column See Adjusting the Column Tube in Assembly section Problem Causesolution Remove and clean tables 57CIIFTSMRRADIALSAW315.273731 Figure a See Figures F and G KEY Part NO. Number Parts List for Figure aDescription Quan See Figure C Craftsman Radial ARM SAW- Model no KEY Part NO. Number Parts List for Figure B Figure C KEY Part Number Parts List for Figure C 27--+---17 Parts List for Figure D Figure E KEY Part NO.NUMBER Parts List for Figure E See Figure G Figure F 69IRRFTSMRN RADIALSAW315.273731 Parts List for Figure F See Figure H See Figure F Number Parts List for Figure G Figure H Craftsman Radial ARM SAW- Model no Parts List for Figure H 1725 1824 Parts List for Figure KEY Part DescriptionDescription Quan Figure J Parts List for Figure J Figure K Parts List for Figure K Call Service and Repair Parts