KNOW | YOUR | RADIAL | SAW |
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| Control functions | include | 1) column | height | [elevating | |||||||||||
See Figure 9A. |
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| handwheel], | 2- arm angle | [arm | lock | knob], | 3- yoke | ||||||||
OVERVIEW - The main operating components include | movement on arm [*carriage lock knob] 4- yoke | ||||||||||||||||||||||
rotation [*yoke pivot latch and *yoke lock handle] and, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
the column, the arm, and the yoke assembly (yoke, |
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motor, and blade), and their operation is summarized |
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in the paragraph below. Safety features and control |
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| Safety | features include | the control cut device, | the | |||||||||||||||||||
functions | are given | also. Spending | a few minutes |
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reviewing | the illustrations | and features | list below and |
| removable | switch | key, and the blade guard | assembly. | |||||||||||||||
on the following | pages to locate these | items will make |
| Never | operate the saw without | ensuring these | safety | ||||||||||||||||
assembly | easier. |
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| features are in place | and functioning | correctly. |
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METHOD OF OPERATION | oThe cotumn | at the back |
| On a radial | saw, "cross | cut" means | a cut parallel to | ||||||||||||||||
of the saw supports the radial arm. The arm can be |
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raised or lowered to change the blade height or |
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swiveled left and right for a miter cut. A yoke fits into |
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a carriage on the arm, which can travel back and |
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forward. | The yoke | supports | the yoke assembly |
| Before | attempting | to use your | saw, familiarize | yourself | ||||||||||||||
(motor, | blade, | and | blade | guard) | and can | be pivoted |
| with | all operating | features | and | safety requirements of | |||||||||||
so the blade faces |
| right, | front, or left. The motor can |
| your | Sears | Craftsman |
| Radial Arm Saw. |
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be rotated to change the blade angle. |
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| *Shown on following | pages |
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| ANDCOVER |
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SWITCHAND |
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BLADEANB | COLUMN |
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ELEVATING
HANDWHEEL
Fig. 9A
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