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Operator's Manual
10 IN. JOBSITE TABLE SAW
Model No. 137.054450
CAUTION:
Before using this Table Saw,
read this manual and follow
all its Safety Rules and
Operating Instructions
Customer Help Line
For Technical Support
1-800-843-1682
Sears Brands Management Corporation Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 USA
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Safety Instructions
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Assembly
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Operation
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Maintenance
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Parts List
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  • Page 1 Sears Parts & For Technical Support Repair Center 1-800-843-1682 1-888-331-4569 Sears Brands Management Corporation Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 USA See the full line of Craftsman products at craftsman.com ® Click on the Craftsman Club link and join today! ® Part No. 137054450001...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    For 90 DAY commercial and rental terms, see the Craftsman warranty web page. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

  • Page 3: Product Specifications

    SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS MOTOR Type................Universal Ampere................ 15.0 Amps Voltage................ 120 V AC Hz................60 Hz RPM (no load) ............5000 RPM (No load) Overload Protection............ BLADE SIZE Diameter..............10 in. Arbor Size..............5/8 in. Rip Capacity ..............24 in. Right Maximum Cut Depth @ 90º...

  • Page 4: Symbols

    SYMBOLS WARNING ICONS Your power tool and its Operator’s Manual may contain “WARNING ICONS” (a picture symbol intended to alert you to, and/or instruct you how to avoid, a potentially hazardous condition). Understanding and heeding these symbols will help you operate your tool better and safer. Shown below are some of the symbols you may see.

  • Page 5: Power Tool Safety

    POWER TOOL SAFETY 5. DO NOT USE IN DANGEROUS GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THIS POWER TOOL ENVIRONMENTS. Do not use power tools in damp locations, or Safety is a combination of common expose them to rain or snow. Keep sense, staying alert and knowing how work area well lit.
  • Page 6 11. WEAR PROPER APPAREL. Do 16. REDUCE THE RISK OF not wear loose clothing, gloves, UNINTENTIONAL STARTING. neckties, rings, bracelets or other Make sure switch is in the OFF jewelry which may get caught in position before plugging the tool in. moving parts.
  • Page 7 21. DO NOT OVERREACH. Keep proper footing and balance at all times. NEVER reach across the path of the cutting blade while tool is in operation. 22. MAINTAIN TOOLS WITH CARE. Keep tools sharp and clean for best and safest performance. Follow instructions for lubricating and changing accessories.
  • Page 8 TABLE SAW SAFETY 1. ALWAYS USE SAW BLADE saw blade. Keep your hands out of GUARD, riving knife and anti- the saw blade path. kickback pawls assembly for every through-sawing operation. Through- 6. NEVER REACH behind or over the sawing operations are those in which cutting tool for any reason.
  • Page 9 edge to guide it along the fence. 20.For proper operation follow the Do not attempt to reverse out of a instructions in this Operator's cut with the blade running. Manual entitled ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS (Page 20). Failure 14.AVOID AWKWARD OPERATIONS to provide sawdust fall-through and and hand positions where a sudden removal hole will allow sawdust...
  • Page 10 TABLE SAW SAFETY glasses, the means to avoid kickback SAW BLADE GUARD ASSEMBLY, and all other warnings contained in this ANTI-KICKBACK ASSEMBLY AND manual and on the saw itself. Replace RIVING KNIFE the guarding systems as soon as you Your table saw is equipped with a return to through-cutting operations.
  • Page 11 anti-kickback pawls assembly must stop a kickback once it has started. Check their action before ripping by pushing the wood under the anti- kickback assembly. The teeth must prevent the wood from being pulled toward the front of the saw. d.

  • Page 12: Electrical Requirements And Safety

    ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS AND SAFETY IMPROPER CONNECTION of the POWER SUPPLY AND MOTOR equipment grounding conductor wire SPECIFICATIONS can result in risk of electric shock. The WARNING conductor with the green insulation (with or without yellow stripes) is the To avoid electrical hazards, fire equipment grounding conductor.
  • Page 13 overheating and burning out of the The adapter (Fig. 2) has a grounding motor. The table below shows the lug extending from it that MUST be correct size to use depending on cord connected to a permanent earth length and nameplate ampere rating. If ground, such as a properly grounded in doubt, use the next heavier gauge.

  • Page 14: Accessories And Attachments

    ACCESSORIES AND TOOLS NEEDED TO ATTACHMENTS INSTALL BLADE SUPPLIED RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES  WARNING Visit your Sears Hardware Box-end Open-end Department or www.sears.com to wrench wrench purchase recommended accessories for this power tool. TOOLS NEEDED FOR 2YTV DADO INSERT PLATE OTHER ASSEMBLY ...

  • Page 15: Carton Contents

    CARTON CONTENTS Separate all parts from packing cord until the missing or damaged materials. Check each part with the part is correctly replaced. Call illustration on the next page and the 1-800-843-1682 for missing or “Table of Loose Parts” to make certain damaged part replacement.
  • Page 16 UNPACKING YOUR TABLE SAW...

  • Page 17: Know Your Table Saw

    KNOW YOUR TABLE SAW Blade guard Rip fence Miter gauge Side table extension Overload Blade bevel reset switch lock handle Miter gauge and rip fence storage Front stand legs Stand Blade elevation/ tilting handwheel ON/OFF switch with safety key Blade Anti-kickback pawls assembly Riving knife...

  • Page 18: Glossary Of Terms

    GLOSSARY OF TERMS FREEHAND – Performing a cut without ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS ASSEMBLY using a rip fence, miter gauge, hold – Prevents the workpiece from being down or other proper device to prevent kicked upward or back toward the front the workpiece from twisting during the of the table saw by the spinning blade.
  • Page 19 than the saw blade, it helps keep the OVERLOAD RESET SWITCH – kerf open and prevents kickback. Protects the motor if it overloads during operation, provides a way to restart SAW BLADE PATH – The area of the the saw. workpiece or table top directly in line with the travel of the blade or the part PUSH STICK –...

  • Page 20: Assembly

    ASSEMBLY Fig. B WARNING For your safety, never connect plug to power source receptacle until all assembly and adjustment steps are complete, and you have read and Raise the stand Lower the stand understood the safety instructions. ASSEMBLING THE ROLLER ASSEMBLING THE STAND LEGS TO WHEELS TO STAND (FIG.
  • Page 21 ASSEMBLING THE STAND Fig. E HANDLES TO STAND (FIG. D) 1. Place stand upside down on level surface or floor. 2. Insert one stand handle (1) into one stand tube and align the holes on the handle and tube. NOTE: The bent parts of the stand handles (1, 2) should point outward in opposite directions from each other.
  • Page 22 2. Attach the table saw to the stand Fig. H Transporting with four hex head bolts (4) and washers (5). 3. Tighten all mounting bolts with an adjustable wrench. NOTE: Do not overtighten the four bolts as this may cause damage to Storage the base of the saw.
  • Page 23 1. Thread the handwheel handle (1) INSTALLING THE POWER CORD into the handwheel hole (2), and STORAGE CLAMPS (FIG. K) then tighten with the adjustable 1. Attach the power cord storage clamp (1) into the hole set on the wrench. rear side of the table saw base with screw (2) and nut (3).
  • Page 24 2. Remove the arbor nut (3) and outer 9. Lower the blade to its lowest blade flange (4). (Fig. O) position and place table insert (1) into position. (Fig. N) Fig. O Fig. P 3. Place the blade (7) onto the arbor (5) with the blade teeth pointing forward to the front of the saw.
  • Page 25 2. Raise the blade to the maximum ● The lever can be pulled out to height position by turning the blade allow it to be turned to a new elevation/tilting handwheel (1) position downward. (Fig. S) clockwise. (Fig. Q) 3. Loosen the blade lock handle (2). Fig.
  • Page 26 Installing the blade guard and anti- 4. Take the blade guard (4) and press kickback pawls assembly down on the red spring button (5) (Fig. T, U, V, W) located on the top of assembly. 1. Make sure the blade is elevated to (Fig.
  • Page 27 Fig. W AVOIDING KICKBACKS (FIG. X) To avoid kickback (having the work thrown violently back toward you), keep the blade sharp, keep the rip fence parallel to the saw blade and keep the riving knife, blade guard and anti- kickback pawls in place, aligned and functioning.
  • Page 28 Fig. Y WARNING Never use a rip fence and miter gauge together.

  • Page 29: Adjustment

    ADJUSTMENT RIP FENCE ADJUSTMENT (FIG. Z) WARNING 1. The fence (1) can be repositioned Failure to properly align the fence by lifting up the handle (2) and can cause “kickback” and serious sliding the fence to the desired injury could occur. location.
  • Page 30 Fig. AA ADJUSTING THE TABLE INSERT (FIG. CC) WARNING To avoid serious injury, the table insert (1) must be level with the table. If the table insert is not flush with the table, adjust the two bolts (2) with a 4 mm hex wrench until it is parallel with the table.
  • Page 31 3. Loosen the blade lock knob and 45° Stop move the blade to the maximum 1. Disconnect the saw from the power vertical position and tighten the source. blade lock knob. 2. Raise the blade to the maximum 4. Place a combination square on the elevation.
  • Page 32 BLADE TILT POINTER (FIG. FF) 1. Remove the safety switch key and 1. When the blade is positioned at 90°, unplug the saw. adjust the blade tilt pointer (1) to 2. Remove the blade guard for this read 0° on the scale. procedure but reinstall and realign 2.
  • Page 33 ADDITIONAL BLADE ADJUSTMENTS ALIGNING THE RIVING KNIFE (FIG. HH) (FIG. II) NOTE: The adjusting mechanism is WARNING located above the the blade elevation/ ● To avoid injury from an accidental tilting handwheel under the table top. start, make sure the switch is in If the front and rear measurements are the OFF position and the plug not the same:...
  • Page 34 a. Remove the lock lever (4), ● The tip of the riving knife shall not washer (5), set plate (6) and be lower than 0.04 in. ~ 0.2 in. riving knife (2) from the mounting from the tooth peak. bracket (7). ●...
  • Page 35 REMOVING THE BLADE (FIG. KK, LL) 5. Remove the arbor nut (3), outer blade flange (4) and blade (7). WARNING Clean but do not remove the inner To avoid injury from an accidental blade flange before reassembling start, make sure the switch is in the blade.

  • Page 36: Operation

    OPERATION BASIC SAW OPERATIONS 5. If the safety switch key is removed while the saw is running, it can be RAISING THE BLADE (FIG. MM) turned OFF but cannot be restarted To raise or lower the blade, turn the without inserting the safety switch blade elevation/tilting handwheel (1) to key (1).
  • Page 37 USING THE EXTENSION TABLE WARNING (FIG. PP) To avoid injury, the ON/OFF switch 1. Release the extension cam locking should be in the OFF position and lever (1) in the front and rear table the plug removed from the power positions.
  • Page 38 1. Remove the miter gauge and store WARNING it in the “storage” compartment in Before using the saw each time, the base of the saw. check the following: 2. Secure the rip fence to the table. 1. The blade is tightened to 3.
  • Page 39 BEVEL RIPPING WARNING This cut is the same as ripping except When width or rip is narrower than the blade bevel angle is set to an angle 2 in., the push stick cannot be other than 0°. used because the blade guard will interfere.
  • Page 40 gauge. Failure to heed these WARNING warnings can result in serious Place the featherboard against the personal injury. uncut portion of the workpiece to avoid kickback that could cause 1. Lower the saw blade. serious personal injury. 2. Position the rip fence (2) to the desired position and lock the MAKE A FEATHERBOARD (FIG.
  • Page 41 Putting it together: Making the handle: ● Fasten the pieces together with glue ● Start with 3/4 in. hardwood at least and woodscrews. 5 in. wide or wider and 7 in. long or longer. WARNING ● Cut the piece to shape and size Make sure the screw heads do as shown.
  • Page 42 CROSSCUTTING (FIG. WW) 6. Do not try to pull the workpiece back with the blade turning. Turn WARNING the switch OFF, and carefully slide To prevent serious injury: the workpiece out when the blade ● Do not allow familiarity or has completely stopped.
  • Page 43 Fig. XX COMPOUND MITER CROSSCUTTING (FIG. ZZ) 0°~45° blade bevel & 0°~45° miter angle This sawing operation combines a miter angle with a bevel angle. WARNING Always work to the right side of the BEVEL CROSSCUTTING (FIG. YY) blade during this type of cut. The 0°~45°...
  • Page 44 MITERING (FIG. aa) Fig. bb 0°~45° miter angle This sawing operation is the same as crosscutting except the miter gauge is locked at an angle other than 90°. 1. Set the blade (1) to 0° bevel angle. 2. Set the miter gauge (2) at the desired miter angle and lock in position by tightening the miter gauge lock handle.
  • Page 45 4. Mount the auxiliary fence (4) with 1. Remove the table insert, saw blade, C-clamps. anti-kickback pawls assembly, 5. Use the push block (2) to move the blade guard assembly and riving workpiece. knife assembly for dado cuts ONLY. NOTE: Mount the featherboard to Reinstall and realign blade guard table as shown, so the leading edges for all through-sawing operations.
  • Page 46 Fig. dd WARNING For your own safety, always replace the blade, blade guard assembly, anti-kickback pawls assembly, riving knife assembly and table insert when you finish the dado operation. Fig. ee Dado cut...

  • Page 47: Maintenance

    MAINTENANCE MAINTAINING YOUR TABLE SAW BLADE RAISING AND TILTING MECHANISM (FIG. ff, gg) GENERAL MAINTENANCE After every five hours of operation, the blade raising mechanism and WARNING tilting mechanism should be checked For your own safety, turn the switch for looseness, binding, or any other OFF and remove the switch key.
  • Page 48 Fig. gg The carbon brushes included with the unit will last approximately 50 hours of running time, or 10,000 ON/OFF cycles. Replace both carbon brushes when either has less than 1/4 in. length of carbon remaining, or if the spring or wire is damaged or burned.
  • Page 49 7. Carefully remove the spring-loaded cap, and then pull out the brush (4) and replace. (Fig. ii) 8. Repeat step 6 and 7 for the other side of motor. 9. Place the new brush into the opening of motor, making sure the ears on the metal end of the assembly go in the same hole the carbon part fits into.

  • Page 50: Troubleshooting Guide

    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE WARNING To avoid injury from accidental starting, always turn switch OFF and unplug the tool before moving, replacing the blade or making adjustments. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES CORRECTIVE ACTION Saw will not 1. Saw is not plugged in. 1. Plug in saw. 2.
  • Page 51 WARNING To avoid injury from accidental starting, always turn switch OFF and unplug the tool before moving, replacing the blade or making adjustments. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES CORRECTIVE ACTION Material kicked 1. Rip fence out of adjustment. 1. Align rip fence with miter back from blade.
  • Page 52 PUSH STICK CONSTRUCTION ● Use good quality plywood or solid wood ● Use 1/2 in. or 3/4 in. material ● Push stick MUST be thinner than the width of material being cut Drill Hole For Hanging Notch To Prevent Hand From Slipping Cut Here To Push 1/2 in.

  • Page 53: Parts List

    MODEL NO. 137.054450 WARNING When servicing use only CRAFTSMAN replacement parts. Use of any other parts many create a HAZARD or cause product damage. Any attempt to repair or replace electrical parts on this Table Saw may create a HAZARD unless repair is done by a qualified service technician.
  • Page 54 10 IN. JOBSITE TABLE SAW MODEL NO. 137.054450 PARTS LIST FOR TABLE SAW (B) I.D. No. Description Size Q’ty I.D. No. Description Size Q’ty 0LWC ROCKER SWITCH 1 2YHQ DUST COLLECTOR 0WPL SWITCH KEY 1 2YHU DUST PLATE COVER 10JR...
  • Page 55 10 IN. JOBSITE TABLE SAW MODEL NO. 137.054450 3T03 PQ10 3T01 *2YTV Dado Insert Plate (not included)
  • Page 56 10 IN. JOBSITE TABLE SAW MODEL NO. 137.054450 PARTS LIST FOR MOTOR I.D. No. Description Size Q’ty 0HX9 NEEDLE BEARING 0JX3 HEX. SOC. SET SCREW M5*0.8-8 0KCN CR. RE. PAN HEAD TAPPING & WASHER SCREW M5*12-50 0KTK STRAIN RELIEF 0QFE...
  • Page 57 10 IN. JOBSITE TABLE SAW MODEL NO. 137.054450 PARTS LIST FOR STAND I.D. No. Description Size Q’ty I.D. No. Description Size Q’ty 0J4E FLAT WASHER φ6*13-1 2 3M73 BUMPER 0J4R FLAT WASHER φ10*20-3 1 3M75 ARC WASHER 0J5G FLAT WASHER φ8*18-1.5...

  • Page 58: Repair Protection Agreement

    REPAIR PROTECTION AGREEMENTS Congratulations on making a smart purchase. Your new Craftsman ® product is designed and manufactured for years of dependable operation. But like all products, it may require repair from time to time. That’s when having a Repair Protection Agreement can save you money and aggravation.
  • Page 59 NOTES...
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