Craftsman 315.220381 Saw User Manual


 
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
Miter or crosscuts are nottrue. 1. Scale pointerisnot correct.
1. Resetthe pointerat the top
rear ofarm.
2. Column isout of alignment. 2. See Adjusting theColumn
Tube in Assemblysection.
3. Carriage ismisaligned. 3. See Setting theArm Lock
Wheel in the Assemblysection.
4. Yoke is looseon carriage.
4. See Setting the Yoke Clamp
procedure in Assemblysection.
5. Arm is outof alignment. 5. See AligningArm forCross
Cuts in Adjustmentssection.
6. Sawdust has collected between 6. Remove and clean tables.
tables.
7. Table top is not parallelto the
arm.
7. See Leveling Table Supports
and Levelingthe FrontTablein
the Assembly section,
8. Fence/tables are not straight. 8. Check with square; sand or
replace.
Wood edges away from fence
when ripping.
t. Blade is not parallelwithfence. 1. See Squaring the Blade to the
Fence procedurein the Adjust-
ments section.
2. Arm is notperpendicularto
fence.
2. See Aligning theArm for Cross
Cuts procedure in theAdjust-
ments section.
3. Rivingknife needs adjustment.
3. See Aligning the RivingKnife to
the Blade procedurein the
Adjustmentssection.
Depth ofcut varies from one end
of woodto the other.
1. Table is not parallelto arm, 1= See Leveling Table Supports
and Levelingthe Front Table in
the Assembly section.
2. Columntube is loose in column 2. See Adjusting the Column
support. Tubein Assemblysection,
3. Arm is looseor misaligned. 3. See Setting the Arm Lock
Wheel inthe Assembly section,
Riving knifestrikes wood during a
cut.
1. Riving knife not aligned with. 1. See Aligningthe RivingKnifeto
blade, theBlade procedure in the
Adjustmentssection.
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