Troubleshooting - Craftsman 113.19761 Owner's Manual

trouble-shooting
WARNING: REMOVE POWER CORD FROM POWER
SOURCE BEFORE TROUBLE SHOOTING.
NOTE: Changing one adjustment will effect another, so it is
best to perform all of the alignment procedures when
correcting any one problem.
The usual operating "troubles" are listed in the following
paragraphs with the necessary corrections listed.
RADIAL SAW DOES NOT MAKE ACCURATE 0° or
45 ° MITER CROSSCUTS.
a. Looseness between column tube and column
support.
Align as described in Alignment Procedure Section
Step Two.
b. Crosscut travel not properly adjusted.
Refer to Step Three in Alignment Procedure
Section Squaring Crosscut Travel.
c. Column is Loose in Support.
Refer to Step Two in Alignment Procedure.
d. Arm Not Indexing Properly.
Refer to Arm Index Rod Adjustment in
Adjustments to Compensate for Wear section.
e. Carriage Assembly Loose on Arm.
Refer to Carriage Bearing Adjustment in adjustment
to Compensate for Wear Sections.
f. Looseness between Yoke and Carriage Assembly.
Refer to "Yoke Lock Handle" adjustment in
adjustment to Compensate for Wear Section.
FINISH CUT LOOKS LIKE THIS - 0 ° CROSSCUT
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OR LIKE THIS -- 45 ° MITER.
g. Sawdust between Work Piece and Fence.
Keep Front Work Table Clean.
h. Rip Fence Not Straight.
Replace Fence.
2. SAW CUTS AT ANGLE -- NOT 90 ° TO TABLE TOP.
a. Table support channels not properly leveled.
Refer to Step One under Alignment Procedure
Section.
b. Blade not square to work table top.
Refer to Step Four in Alignment Procedure Section.
3. BLADE ANGLE (BEVEL) CUTS NOT ACCURATE.
a. Corrective Action is the same as paragraph 2A and
B above.
b. Carriage Bearings Loose.
Refer to adjusting carriage bearing in adjustments to
compensate for wear section.
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Bevel Lock Handle Loose.
Refer to Adjustment Bevel Lock Handle in
Adjustment to Compensate for Wear Section.
4. SAW KERF (CUT EDGE) OF STOCK ROUGH --
TOOTH MARKS LEFT ON EDGE OF SAW KERF.
NOTE:
a,
b.
c.
This condition is commonly called "HEEL".
Crosscutting or Miter Cutting
"Heeling" will tend to slide the workpiece along the
guide fence, as the cut is being made, and make a
square cut almost impossible.
Refer to step 5 under Alignment Procedure Section
- "Squaring Blade to Fence."
Bevel Crosscutting Or Bevel Ripping.
Refer to Step 5 Under Alignment Procedure Section
Vertical Heel Adjusting.
Using Improper Blade for Finish Cut Desired.
Use Proper Smooth Cutting Blade.
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