Assembly - Craftsman TABLE SAW 315.22831 Owner's Manual

Assembly is best done in the area where the saw will be used. When you remove the table saw base, loose
parts, and hardware from the packing matedals, check all items with the loose parts listand drawing. If you are
unsure about the descriptionof any part, refer to the drawing. If any parts are missing, delay assemblinguntil
you have obtained the missingpart(s).
INSTALLING HANDWHEELS ON TABLE SAW
BASE
See Figure 6.
• Each handwheel bag contains a handwheel, a
screw (3/16-24 x 1/2 in.), and a flat washer (3/16
in.).
• Alignhandwheelsto the shaftends that extendfrom
the frontand rightside of the table saw base. Match
the fiat spotson the shaftand insidethe handwheeL
Inserta screwand a fiatwasher in the handwheel
center and tightenwitha 4 mm hex key.
HANDWHEEL
Note: If you do not usa the leg stand and mount the
saw table base on a bench instead of the legs, go to
the procedurefor Assembling Table Extensions. Be
sure the 'bench surface has an opening for sawdust to
fall through.The opening shouldbe as large as the
opening in the bottomof the saw table base, A height
of 36 inchesfrom the top of the saw table to the floor
is recommended.
ASSEMBLING LEG STAND
See Figures 7 and 8.
• Take from the leg stand hardware bag the follow-
ing:
24 carriage bolts (5/16,18 x 3/4 in.)
32 flat washers (5/16 in.)
32 hex nuts (5/16-18)
4 levelingfeet
Note: Remaining hardware from this bag is used for
mountingleg stand on the table saw base.
• Take 4 legs and 8 braces from loose parts.
• Place a shortupper brace insidetwo of the legs,
with the legs wide end up. (Upper braces have two
large holes in each end.) Make sure the two
dimples on the leg align with the two small holes on
each brace.
TABLE WASHER
SAWBASE SHAFT END SCREW
Fig. 6
UPPER BRACE
HEXNUT
%
WASHER
CARRIAGE
LOWERBRACE
LEG
[RRFTSMIIN" TABLE SAW315,228310
HEXNUT
LEVELING FOOT_ Fig. 7
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