Blade Heels To The Right Or Left - Craftsman 113.29461 Owner's Manual

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YOKE CLAMP LOCKING POSITION
ASSEMBLY -, DUE TO WEAR
""__ ._ _p....NO R MA L LOCKING
POSITION
_------_'_ LOOSENED
POSITION
_.._ _. YOKE CLAMP HANDLE
Figure 53
LOCKWASHER
Figure 54
CARRIAGE STOP
SCREW
HEX WRENCH
YOKE-CLAMP
ASSEMBLY
Figure 55
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YOKE-CLAMP-HANDLE
YOKECLAMPASSEMBLY
YOKE CLAMP
HANDLE
Figure 56
I. Yoke Clamp Handle Adjustment (Figures 53 - 56).
The normal locking position of the yoke-clamp
handle (figure 53) is approximately midway between
the two sides of the yoke. When sufficient wear has
occurred to permit the handle to move considerably
to the rear, or to strike the yoke before locking, the
handle may be adjusted as follows:
(1) Loosen the yoke-clamp handle.
(2) Remove the carriage stop screw and Iockwasher
(figure 54} with the 1/4 inch hex-L wrench.
(3}
(4)
(5)
Grasp the motor and carriage assembly and,
holding it parallel to the radial arm until all
bearing rollers are free of their tracks, move it
carefully off the end of the arm.
Rest the motor and carriage assembly on the saw
table and remove the lock screw (figure 55).
Using a screwdriver, rotate the yoke clamp
assembly (figure 56} clockwise until the next
hole will line up with the lock screw. (See figure
55.) Usually, rotating the yoke clamp assembly
one hole will correct this adjustment. However,
in some extreme cases it may be necessary to
rotate it two holes or more.
(6)
(7)
Align, install and tighten the lock screw. (See
figure 55.)
Hold the motor and carriage assembly parallel to
the radial arm and start the rear bearings onto the
tracks. Continue to hold the assembly parallel to
the tracks until the forward bearings are on the
tracks.
18) Slide the carriage rearward on the radial arm and
reinstall the carriage stop screw and Iockwasher
(figure 54).
3. BLADE HEELS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT
A blade is said to "'heel"whenit is out of alignment with
the direction in which it is forced to travel. Figure 57
shows a saw blade heeling to the right. The result of
even a minor degree of heeling can be detected by the
tooth marks left on the side of the saw kerf (cut edge)
of the board. When using a taper ground blade, even a
small degree of heeling will cause the wood to smoke
because of the frictional heat produced. When ripping,
heeling can cause kickbacks.
--_ - "_-_ _,, BLADE H-EELING TO RIGHT
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DIRECTION OF BLADE TRAVEL
WIDENED
KERF '---
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DIRECTION OF ATTEMPTED
BLADE TRAVEL
Figure 57
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