Craftsman 315.273731 Saw User Manual


 
Assemblyisbestdoneintheareawherethesawwill
beused.Whenyouremovethesawandhardware
fromthepackingmaterials,carefullychecktheitems
withtheLoosePartslist.Ifyouareunsureaboutthe
descriptionof anypart,refertotheirillustrations.For
yourconvenience,allfastenershavebeendrawn
actualsize.Ifanypartsaremissing,delayassembling
untilyouhaveobtainedthemissingpart(s).
Yourradialarmsawiscapableofawidevarietyof
operations,andthusrequiresanumberof initialsetup
adjustments.However,oncethesawissetup,you
cancheckyoursawinabouttenminutesandcorrect
anymisalignmentwiththeproceduresintheAdjust-
ment section.
_ CAUTION: Perform all the procedures in both
the Assembly and Adjustments sections before
using the saw. Run a check on your saw
frequently, referring to the Adjustments section.
Failure to perform the adjustments in the initial
set up or on a frequent basis can result in poor
performance or machine damage.
ASSEMBLING LEG STAND
See Figures 9A - 9C.
Take the following hardware from the hardware
bags in the leg stand carton:
40 truss head screws (1/4-20 x 5/8 in.)
40 star washers (1/4 in.)
40 hex nuts (1/4-20)
Take the following hardware from the remaining
hardware bags in the leg stand carton:
4 leveling feet
8 large hex nuts (3/8-16)
Obtain four legs and eight braces from the leg
stand carton. See the Loose Parts section.
SHORT
IPPERBRACE
SHORT
LOWERBRACE
STAR
WASHER
Place a 3/8-16 hex nut on each leveling foot and
insert leveling feet into the bottom of the legs. Cap
with remaining 3/8-16 hex nuts but only finger
tighten. See Figure 9A.
Place a short upper brace inside two of the legs
(wide end of legs up) and align the three holes in
the brace with the holes in the legs.
Insert the screws. Add the star washers and 1/4-20
hex nuts. Finger tighten.
Install a short lower brace on the legs.
See Figure 9A.
Repeat for the other end assembly.
Connect the leg sets with a long upper brace. Add
the hardware and finger tighten. Repeat for the
other side brace, then install the long lower braces.
See Figure 9B.
Tighten all screws, washers, and nuts with a 7/16
in. wrench and as needed a #2 phillips screwdriver.
Move the leg stand to the desired location. Using a
level, adjust the leveling feet by raising or lowering
the bolts with a 9/16 in. wrench.
When the leg stand is level, securely tighten all four
nuts with the wrench.
Your leg stand is now completely assembled and
ready for use. See Figure 9C.
LONG
UPPERBRACE
LONG
LOWERBRACE
Fig. 9B
TRUSS
HEABSCREW
HEXNUT
(1_-20)
HEXNUT
(3/8-16)
LEVELINGFOOT
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Fig. 9A
20
Fig. 9C