Features; Know Your Scroll Saw; Lock Off Post; Blade Storage Drawer - Craftsman 315.216260 Owner's Manual

Thisversatile v ariable speed scroll s awis great
f or
making toys, puzzles, games, artwork, and jewelry. It
is a handy do-it-yourself tool. It cuts wood, wood
composition products, plastic, and other fibrous
material up to 2 inches thick. It also cuts nonferrous
metals (aluminum, brass, copper).
KNOW YOUR SCROLL SAW
Before attempting to use your saw, familiarize yourself
with all operating features and safety requirements of
your Sears Craftsman scroll saw. See Figure 5.
ON/OFF KNOB WITH VARIABLE SPEED
Your scroll saw has an easy access ON/OFF knob
with variable speed. Pull the knob out to turn ON the
saw, and push the knob in to turn OFF the saw. Turn
the knob to adjust the speed from the high speed of
approximately 1700 SPM (Strokes Per Minute) to the
low speed of approximately 500 SPM.
LOCK OFF POST
Place a pad lock in the lock post next to the ON/OFF
knob to look the saw in the OFF position to prevent ,
unauthorized use of the saw by children or others.
TOOLLESS BLADE HOLDERS
Retain and position the blade without the use of
additional tools. Use the knobs for plain end blades or
use the designed slots for pin type blades.
TENSION QUICKRELEASE
ADJUSTING KNOB
KNOB
BLADE
DRAWER
Fig. 4
BLADE STORAGE DRAWER
Attached under the left side of the table is a blade
storage drawer. It will hold up to 20 blades. Drawer
snaps closed securely. See Figure 4.
BLADE TENSION KNOBS
Blade tension is controlled by a dual knob tension
control system. The inner (smaller) knob, tension
adjusting knob, is for making adjustments of the blade
tension. The outer (larger) knob, quick release knob,
is used to quickly set and release blade tension to
facilitate blade changes,
AIRDIAPHRAGM
HOLDDOWNFOOTLOCKKNOB
PLAINENDBLADEKNOB
HOLDDOWNFOOT/
GUARD
SAWBLADE
SAWTABLE
MITERSCALE
MOTOR
BEVELADJUSTMENT KNOB
LOCKOFF POS'I'
ON/OFF KNOB
10
Fig. 5