Installing The Belt And Belt Guard; Checking The Throat Plate - Craftsman 315.272350 Owner's Manual

INSTALLING THE BELT AND BELT GUARD

See Figures 19 and 20.
Get the belt, belt guard, 4 flat washers (#10) and 4
small hex nuts (#10-24).
Lower the blade by turning the height handwheel.
Slip the belt on the saw pulley (inside cabinet). Lift
the motor forward and place the belt on the motor
pulley.
Check that the belt is straight and both pulleys are
aligned. If not, adjust the motor on the motor
support assembly. Refer to Mounting the Motor.
Raise the saw blade all the way up.
Pull the motor out until the belt is taut. Securely
tighten the hex bolts above the rods with a 12 mm
wrench.
Put your hand around the belt halfway between the
two pulleys and squeeze the belt until both sides of
the belt touch. The motor should move freely as
you squeeze the belt. If it does not, loosen the hex
bolts and readjust the belt tension.
Lower the blade with the height handwheel. Lift the
motor forward and remove the belt.
Open the hinged belt guard and place it over the
motor screws on the motor pulley. Secure with flat
washers and hex nuts. Securely tighten the hex
nuts with a 8 mm wrench.
Replace the belt and snap the guard closed.
Check the clearances by indexing the blade. Turn
the bevel handwheel to 45° and back. Use the
height handwheel to fully lower and raise the blade.
MOTOR SUPPORT
ASSEMBLY
MOTOR SCREWS
® TABLE SAW 315.272350
ASSEMBLY
SAW PULLEY
BELT
MOTOR
PULLEY
Fig. 19
22
BELT GUARD

CHECKING THE THROAT PLATE

See Figure 21.
CAUTION:
The throat plate must be even with
the table surface. If it is too high or too low, the
workpiece can catch on uneven edges and
cause kickback.
Make sure the throat plate is flush with the table
top. To change height of the throat plate, loosen the
flat head screw that secures the throat plate and
adjust the four setscrews with a 2 mm hex key. Do
not allow the throat plate to bow up above the table
surface.
2 mm
SETSCREW
HEX KEY
FLAT
HEAD SCREW
TABLE TOP
HEIGHT
HANDWHEEL
HANDWHEEL
BELT
HEX NUTS
WASHERS Fig. 20
FRAMING SQUARE
THROAT PLATE
BEVEL
Fig. 21