Craftsman 315.220381 Saw User Manual


 
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
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Handwheel ishard to turnor 1. Sawdust has collectedon the 1. Remove handwheel;clean and
column binds, elevating shaft, lubricatethe shaft.
2. Columnis out ofalignment. 2. See Adjustingthe Column
Tubein AssemblysectJon.
Saw burns or scores edges of 1, Columntube istoo loose in the 1, See Adjustingthe Column
wood in cut. columnsupport. Tubein Assemblysection.
2. Blade or teeth are bent or dull. 2. Sharpen or replace the blade.
See the removalprocedure in
Assembly section.
3. Blade isout ofalignment.
3. Use blade alignmentproce-
dures in Adjustmentsection.
4. Wrong blade is being used.
4. Change blade, See the removal
procedure in Assemblysection,
5. Board iswarped.
6. Arm isloose or misaligned.
5. Replace the board.
6. See Setting theArm Lock
Wheel inthe Assemblysection,
7. Yoke is loose on carriage.
7. See Settingthe YokeClamp
procedure in Assemblysection.
8. Arm is out ofalignment.
8. See AligningArm for Cross
Cuts in Adjustmentssection.
Bevel cuts are nottrue.
9. Work is being fed too fast. 9.
1. Bevel lock lever is loose. 1.
2, Blade is not perpendicularto
table top,
2,
Feed work intoblade slower.
See Setting the Bevel Lock
Lever in Assemblysection.
See Aligningthe Blade tothe
Table in Adjustmentssection.
3. Column tube istoo loose in the
columnsupport.
3. See Adjustingthe Column
Tubein Assemblysection.
4. Table top is not parallelto the
arm.
4. See Leveling Table Supports
and Leveling the Front Tablein
the Assemblysection,
5, Yoke is looseon carriage.
5. See Settingthe Yoke Clamp
procedure inAssemblysection.
6. Arm isout of alignment.
6, See AligningArm for Cross
Cuts in Adjustmentssection.
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