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Sears owners manual
MODEL No.
113.29450
CAUTION:
Read Safety
Rules and
Instructions
Carefully
• Assembly
• Operating
• Repair Parts
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CRArT MR"/ SAFETY RULES FOR POWER TOOLS I. KNOW YOUR POWER TOOL I0. USE RIGHT TOOL Read the owner's manual carefully. Learn its applica- Don't force tool or attachment to do a job it was not tion and limitations as well as the specific potential designed for. hazards peculiar to this tool. 11. WEAR PROPER APPAREL 2. GROUND ALL TOOLS No loose clothing or jewelry to get caught in moving If tool is equipped with three-prong plug, it should be parts. plugged into a three-hole receptacle. If adapter
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ASSEMBLING AND ADJUSTING YOUR SAW 10 9 1 2 7 4 S Figure 1 UNPACKING AND CHECKING CONTENTS Key No. (Fig. 1) Item Name Qty. This Craftsman 10olnch Radial Saw is shipped complete in one carton. In order to prevent damage during shipment Screw, M. Pan. SI., 1/4-20x1-1/4" 1 and facilitate packaging, certain items are removed at the Screw, SI. Cup Pt., Set, 1/4-20 x 1/2" 1 factory and must be assembled when received by the pur- Screw, Type A, Pan Hd., Sl., chaser. These "loose" items are listed below
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MOTOR SAFETY PROTECTION MOUNTING THE SAW ON A WORK BENCH The saw motor is equipped with a manual-reset thermal The saw should be placed on a suitable sturdy work bench, overload protector, designed to open the power line circuit or Craftsman Power Tool Bench. The base of the saw must when the motor temperature exceeds a safe value. be mounted flush to a flat surface on the work bench to 1. If the protector opens the line and stops the saw motor, prevent distortion of the saw base. The nuts, scre
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ELEVATION CRANK ARM LOCK HANDLE ARM HANDLE SHAFT WRENCH SAW BLADE TABLE SUPPORT ARBOR (RIGHT-HAND) SWIVEL INDEX // AR OR \ BEVEL KNOB zJ NUT TABLE COLLAR COLLAR LOCK (LEFT-HAND) (OUTER) (INNER) KNOB Figure 4 Figure 5 arbor nut and saw-blade collar with the arbor wrench. the table support upward or downward until the end (See figures 3 and 4). Remove nut, outer collar, saw of motor shaft just touches the surface. (See figure 6.) blade and inner collar. (See figure 4.) i. After setting the forward
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REAR TABLE BOTTOM SIDE OF TABLE SUPPORT BRACKET FRONT TABLE COLUMN T-NUT CORRECTLY INSTALLED SUPPORT HOLE FOR TABLE HOLD-DOWN SCREW Q,I LEVELING SCRTW (SEVEN,TOTAL) TOP OF TABLE T-NUT SCREW (No. 10 x 5/8 IN.) BASE LEVELING SCREW INSTALLED R.H. TABLE SUPPORT IN T-NUT LEVELING SCREW HOLE FRONT TABLE Figure 8 Figure 9 3. Loosen keylocking bolts (See figure 7) and insert a 3/16- 6. After the above adjustments have been completed, re- inch Hex-L wrench into the socket-head set-screw that check the ra
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7. Start the leveling screw into the T-nut on front table, but do not allow the tip of the screw to protrude beyond the bottom surface of front table. 8. Install Iockwashers and nuts on the six screws in the table supports and tighten them finger tight. Start the pan-head screw in the counterbored hole near the center of front board into the U-nut on saw base, but leave it approximately two turns loose. 9. At this time the front table should be checked and ad- justed at the center position as fo
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c. If the saw blade moves away from the square as it comes forward, loosen the front arm latch screw and tighten the rear arm latch screw. Recheck blade travel and repeat if necessary. d. If the saw blade moves toward the square as it comes forward, loosen the rear arm latch screw and tighten the front arm latch screw. Recheck blade travel and repeat if necessary. e. When the adjustment is correct, both arm latch screws should be snug against the arm latch handle but not tight enough to bind the
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i i b. Loosen the yoke clamp arm. (See figure 16.1 c. Loosen (slightly) the two hex-head screws at location HEX_HEAD__ shown in figure 19. d. With the square in position shown in figure 17, shift the yoke until the gap between the saw blade and square is eliminated. e. Tighten the yoke clamp arm. Then tighten the two hex- head screws. (See figure 19.) f. Recheck for heel (figure 17) to make sure that tight- ening the hex-head screws did not affect the setting. Several trial settings may be requi
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OPERATING CONTROLS (See figure 23) 1 2 3 4 5 -----_i_ 6 1. Yoke clamp arm 2. Swivel index knob 3. Safety lock key 4. Carriage lock knob 5. Elevation crank 6. Radial arm cap 7. Arm lock handle 8. Arm latch handle 9. Manual brake 10. Bevel index scale 11. Bevel index knob 12. Bevel lock knob 13. Guard clamp screw 14. Handle 15. ON-OFFSwitch 12 Figure 23 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF KEY AND SWITCH ANGULAR MOVEMENT AND LOCKING THE RADIAL ARM are controlled by the arm lock handle (7, figure 23) 1. Insert
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ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATE FOR WEAR Even though the finest materials and precision workman- stud. Continue this operation until the yoke clamp arm ship have been used to minimize wear, after long use it is properly aligned when tightened. is reasonable to expect some wear. Adjustments have been 6. Rotate the lacking screw back into position to secure built into the Craftsman saw to reduce or eliminate this wear. the adjustment by preventing movement of index plate. NOTE: It may be necessary to lo
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i SWIVEL LATCH 4. Rotate the yoke still farther (figure 28) to position the ECCENTRIC SCREW PEN _ NOB ECCENTRIC SCREW cutout under the forward eccentric lock nut to provide CARRIAGE / access for the wrench and adjust the forward carriage BEARING !/ AGE bearing as described in preceding instructions. 5. Check the bearing adjustment by grasping the yoke and attempting to "rock" the carriage. If no movement is evident, move the carriage along the radial arm to make sure no binding occurs at any poi
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STANDARD SAW OPERATIONS PRELIMINARY CROSS-CUT AT THE 0 ° POSITION 1. Loosen the carriage lock knob (4, figure 23) and move the carriage to position the saw just forward of the rip fence (See figure 22.) 2. Lower the radial arm until the saw blade just clears the table top. 3. Tighten the carriage lock knob (4, figure 23.) CAUTION: Before making the cut, make sure the arm latch handle (8, figure 23) is fully en- gaged in the detent notch. 4. Plug in the power cord (if not already connected). 5. I
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right hand to feed the board into the saw. The left hand sible. In some cases it may become necessary to cross-cut should remain stationary, serving as a guide only. As the boards that extend over the saw table on one, or both sides. This can buckle the board and bind the saw during right hand approaches the left hand, use a push stick in the cut. To eliminate this condition the ends of the board the right hand to complete the cut. Do not leave a long board unsupported so that the spring of the
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USE OF THE DADO HEAD The dado saw (or head) is a special set of blades for cutting grooves and dados. The Craftsman 8-inch Kromedge Dado Set may be purchased at any Sears Retail Store or Catalog 7 Order House. The complete head consists of two outside blades 1/8-inch thick, six chipper blades 1/8-inch thick and paper washers for 1/16-inch width adjustments. With these blades, grooves may be made in widths of 1/8-inch, 1/4-inch, and additional widths in steps increased by 1/16-inch each, up to a
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HELPFUL HINTS ROUTING AND DOVETAILING 1. The life of the composition saw table may be greatly Routing and dovetailing are accomplished with the motor lengthened if a 1/4-inch piece of plywood is tacked to indexed and locked 90 ° from horizontal, except that this the table top after leveling. Then all cutting would be time the externally threaded stub end (opposite the normal done in the added piece of plywood instead of the blade end) is between the motor and table top. The follow- table top. in
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6. There are three positions in which the fence can be located. (See figure 43.) f/, FRONT TABLE a. Normal position (1, figure 43.) ii I b. Position used for maximum cross-cut on 1-inch mate- vO v I rial and for greater bevel and miter capacity (2, figure 43). c. Position used for maximum "out-rip" capacity (3, figure 43). REAR TABLE TABLE SPACER BOARD Figure 43 7. Keep all cutting tools, such as saw blades, drills, mold- ing cutters, dados, etc., sharp, and do not "force feed" work enough to dr
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TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART-GENERAL TROUBLE PROBABLE CAUSE REMEDY 1. Heel has not been 1. Refer to "STEP SIX--CHECKING THE SAW BLADE FOR Blade "heels" to right or left. taken out of blade. Hr_EL (Left and Right)." 1. Dull blade. 1. Cannot "rip" properly, Check for sharpness of blade or warped board. Refer wood smokes and motor to the paragraph entitled "RIPPING." Ripping with hol- stops. low-ground blades when boards are badly warped is very difficult. 2. Refer to "STEP FOUR -- SQUARING THE CROSS-CUT
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TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART--MOTOR NOTE: Motors used on wood-working tools are particularly susceptible to the accumula- tion of sawdust and wood chips and should be blown out or "vacuumed" frequently to prevent interference with normal motor ventilation. REMEDY TROUBLE PROBABLE CAUSE Motor will not run. 1. 1. Reset protector by pushing in on red button, located Protector open; circuit broken. on top of motor junction box (indicated by audible click). 2. 2. Low voltage. Check power line for proper vo
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PARTS LIST CRAFTSMAN, 10-INCH RADIAL ARM SAW, MODEL No. 113.29450 All parts illustrated in Figures 1 through 6 and listed under part numbers may be ordered through any Sears retail mail order store. Order parts by mail from the catalog order store which serves the territory in which you live. In several instances, part numbers are listed for COMPLETE ASSEMBLIES. All parts are shipped prepaid within the limits of the con- tinental United States. WHEN ORDERING REPAIR PARTS, ALWAYS GIVE THE FOLLOWI
