Craftsman 315.220381 Saw User Manual


 
MOTOR(13/6.5AMP)- Powersthebladeand is
controlledby the switch and key at the frontofthe
arm. The powerfulinductionmotorhas a capacitor
start. It is mounted in the yoke and rotatedwith the
bevel indexknob and bevel lock lever. See Figure 9B.
RIP SCALES - Show the distance fromthe fence to
the blade. (in-rip scales are on the right side ofthe
arm, and out-ripscales are onthe left side,) Upper
scales show the distance with the fence beside the
front table. Lowerscales showthe distancewith the
fence infarthest back position.See Figure 9B.
RIVING KNIFE OR SPREADER - Locateddirectlyin
front of the blade and beside the anti-kickbackpawls,
the rivingknife keeps cutedges from bindingduring
ripcuts. See Figure 9D.
RIVING KNIFE BRACKET - Allows adjustment ofthe
rivingknife.Located midway along the rivingknife.
See Figure 90.
RIVING KNIFE KNOB - Adjusts the rivingknife and
locks boththe pawls and the rivingknife in place.
Located towardthe top and front ofthe blade guard.
See Figure 9D.
SWITCH TRIGGER - Used to powerthe controlcut
device to allowyoke assembly tobe pulledforward.
Mounted inthe handle. See Figure9D.
SWITCH WITH KEY - Powers the blade motor.
Placed on the frontofthe arm for easy access. To
lockthe switchonce it has been pressedto OFF,
remove the yellow key. Place the key in a locationthat
is inaccessibleto childrenand othersnot qualifiedto
usethe tool. See Figures 9A and 9C.
YOKE - Supportsthe blade and motor. Can be
pivoted to indexthe blade between ripand cross cuts.
Locatedbetween the carriage and the motor. See
Figure 9B.
YOKE PIVOT LATCH - Indexesthe yoke (after it is
released) to position the blade toface right (out-rip
cut), front (cross cut), or left (in-np cut). Locatedon
the rightcarriage cover. See Figure 9B.
YOKE LOCK HANDLE - Releases the yoke toallow
indexingfor ripcutor cross cut. Located below the
yoke, on the right. See Figure 9B.
BLADEGUARD
CLAMPSCREW
DUSTGUIDE
HOLDDOWN
HOLD
DOWNKNOB
SWITCH
RIVING
KNIFEKNOB
BLADEGUARD
RIVINGKNIFE
BLADEGUARD
o
21
BLADE
RIVING
KNIFEBRACKET
o
ANTI-KICKBACK
PAWLS
_Fig. 9D
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