Settings And Adjustments; To Remove The Blade - Craftsman 315.228110 Owner's Manual

B. SETTINGS AND ADJUSTMENTS

TO REMOVE THE BLADE

Use the two wrenches supplied with the saw for this
procedure.
WARNING:
Unplug your saw and make sure
the blade guard assembly is installed and
working properly to avoid serious personal injury.
Raise the blade guard. See figure 27, overview of
saw.
Remove the three screws from the throat plate and
lift the throat plate out of the slot.
Push the bevel locking lever to the left for elevation
mode.
Raise the blade to its full height by turning the
blade adjusting handle clockwise.
Place the open end of the small hex wrench into
the slot beside the blade. The wrench will fit over
two flats on the arbor (blade shaft). See Figure 28.
Fit the large hex wrench onto the arbor nut. Turn
clockwise and remove the nut, taking care not to
drag your knuckles across the blade.
Note: The arbor nut has left-hand threads.
Remove the outer blade washer from the arbor and
then remove the blade. Make sure that inner blade
washer and both spacers are tight against arbor
shoulder.
Replace with a new blade. Make sure the blade
teeth are pointing forward, toward incoming work.
Put the outer blade washer and arbor nut back on,
aligning with the flats on the arbor. Tighten the nut
with a counterclockwise turn.
Note: Use care not to cross thread arbor nut. Do
not overtighten.
Rotate the blade by hand to make sure it is turning
freely.
Check the riving knife and adjust if needed (See
next procedure).
Insert the throat plate, lower the blade, then secure
the throat plate with the three throat plate screws.
Tighten the screws firmly.
Push bevel locking lever to the left to allow blade
elevation and lowering.
OPERATION
THROAT PLATE
BEVEL
LOCKING LEVER
NOTE: PLACE BLADE BETWEEN
INNER AND OUTER BLADE WASHER
HEX WRENCH
TO
LOOSEN
ARBOR NUT
TO ANGLE BLADE,
PUSH BEVEL LOCKING
LEVER RIGHT.
TO RAISE BLADE, PUSH BEVEL
LOCKING LEVER LEFT AND
ROTATE BLADE ADJUSTING
HANDLE CLOCKWISE
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BLADE GUARD
BLADE
ADJUSTING HANDLE
SMALL HEX
LARGE
WRENCH
LARGE SPACER
SMALL SPACER
BLADE WASHER
OUTER
BLADE WASHER
TO
TIGHTEN
TO LOWER BLADE, PUSH BEVEL
LOCKING LEVER LIFT AND
ROTATE BLADE ADJUSTING
HANDLE COUNTERCLOCKWISE
TO LOCK BLADE ANGLE,
PUSH BEVEL LOCKING
LEVER LEFT
® TABLE SAW 315.228110
Figure 27
ARBOR
INNER
Figure 28
Figure 29