Craftsman 315.22831 Saw User Manual


 
To avoid unnecessarysetupsand adjustments,a
goodpractice isto check yoursetupscarefullywith a
framing squareand make practicecuts in scrapwood
beforemaking finish cuts in goodworkpieces.Do not
startany adjustmentsuntilyou have checkedw_tha
squareand made test cutsto be sure adjustmentsare
needed.
REPLACING THE BLADE
See Figures32 - 34.
_1, WARNING: Make sure the switchis off,the
switchkey is removed, and your saw is
unplugged.Failure to do so could resultin
accidentalstarting, resultinginseriouspersonal
injury.
T0
LOOSEN
BLADE
BLADE
GUARD
BLADE
Raisethe blade guard and remove the throat plate.
TOremove, loosenthe screwat the frontwitha
phillipsscrewddver and I!ftthe front end. Pull itout
towardthe front end.
Raisethe blade to its highestpositionby turning
the height handwheelclockwise.Angle the blade
straightup bylooseningthe bevel lockhandle and
turningthe bevel handwheet.Wedge a piece of
scrapwood against the frontof the blade. See
Figure32.
Loosenthe blade nut withthe bible wrench
providedwithyour saw. Remove the blade nut and
bladewasher. Carefully remove the scrap wood
and blade.
To replace the blade with an accessoryblade,
follow the instructionsprovidedwiththeaccessory.
To install a standard blade, place the new blade on
thearbor shaft,withteeth pointing down towardthe
front of thesaw, Wedge a piece ofscrap woodat
the backof the blade. See Figure34.
CAUTION: The teeth must pointdowntoward
thefront ofthe saw to work properly.Otherwise,
damage to the blade, saw, or workpiececan
occur.
SCRAPWOOD
BLADE
I
/
I
BLADE
WASHER
BLADEHUT
Place the bladewasher and the blade nut over
the bladearbor. Be sure the dome side ofthe
bladewasher faces out from the bladeand that
all itemsare snug againstthe arbor housing.
Tightensecurely.
Remove the scrapwood and rotate the blade by
handto make sure it turnsfreely.
Slipthe throat plate intothe openingand push it
towardthe back of the saw to engage the spring
clip,Securely tightenthe screw. If thethroat plate
isnotflush with the table, adjustthe setscrews
with a 2 mrn hex key.[3o not allow the throat
plateto bow up above the table surface.
ARBORSHAFT
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Fig. 33
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