Craftsman 315218050 table saw

User Manual - Page 33

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,_ WARNING: Before performing any adjustment,
make sure the tool is unplugged from the power
supply. Failure to heed this warnLngcould result in
serious personal injury.
WARNING: Blades coast after turn off. Possible
serious injury can occur if hands come in contact
with blade.
The table saw has been adjusted at the factory for mak-
(ng very accurate cuts. However, some of the components
might have been jarred out of alignment during shipping.
Also, over a period of time, readjustment will probably
become necessary clueto wear.
To avoid unnecessary set-ups and adjustments, agood
practice is to checkyour setups carefully with a flam-
ing square and make practice cuts (nscrap wood before
making finish cuts (n good workp(eces. Do not start any
adjustments until you have checked with e square and
made test cuts to be sure adjustments are needed.
TO REPLACE THE BLADE
See Figures 44 - 46.
Unplug the saw.
Lowerthe saw blade, raise the blade guard, and
remove the throat plate_
Make sure the bevel locking lever is securelypushed to
the left. Raise the saw blade to (ts full height by turning
the height/bevel adjusting handwheel clockwise.
Using the smaller hex wrench, insertthe flat open end
into the flats on the arbor shaft.
Insert the closed end of the larger hex wrench overthe
hex nut. Holding both wrenches firmly, pull the larger
wrench foP,yard to the front of the machine. Make sure
the blade nut is securely tightened. Do not overt(ghten.
NOTE: Arbor shaft has left hand threads.
Check all clearances for free blade rotation. See To Set
the Scale to the Blade. In cutting operat(ons, the scale
will be set to the side of the blade where the cut will be
measured and made.
REXWRENCH
Fig. 44
33
BLADE
BLADE
WASHER
ARBORSHAFT BLADE
NUT
Fig. 45
To replace the blade with an accessory blade, follow the
instructions provided with the accessory.
To install a standard blade:
Place the new bladeon the arbor shaft (the teeth
must point down towardthe front of the saw to work
properly).
Place the blade washer and the blade nut over the
blade arbor. Besure the dome side of the blade
washer faces out from the blade and that all items are
snug against the arbor housing. Tighten securely.
m Rotate the blade by hand to make sure it turns freely.
Lower the sew blade and reinstall the throat plate.
NOTE: Securely tighten throat plate screws. Do not al-
low the throat plate to bow up above the table surface.
THROAT
PLATE
BLADE
GUARD
'READER
BLADE
/
Fig. 46
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