Craftsman 113.196421 Owner's Manual page 68

Troubleshooting
Cutting Problem
Workpiece strikes riving knife dur-
ing ripping
Workpiece binds, smokes, and
motor slows or stops when ripping
Possible Cause(s)
Riving knife nol in line with blade
Saw blade out of "alignment
Warped workpiece
Feed rate too fast
Carriage assembly kx_
Fence not straight
Dull or incorrect blade
What to Do
Align riving knife to blade
Re-align
Do not cut ,severely warped pieces
Slow feed rote
Adjust carriage bearings, then
realign saw
Replace lence
Shaq_en or replace blade
Board pulls away from fence dur-
ing ripping
Saw blade out of alignment
May occur as normal result of
applying feed pressure
Re-align
U_ featherboard on infexxtside
Saw Problem
Radial arm moves when locked in
a non-indexed miter position
Motor moves when bevel lock is
locked
Yoke moves when rip lock is
locked
Blade carriage does not travel
smoothly on arm
Possible Cause(s)
Miter not locked lirmly
Bevel not locked firmly
Rip lock not locked fu-mly
Dirty track
Carriage bearings set too tight
Rip lock rubbing track
Worn steel track
Bad carriage bearing
What to Do
Adjust miter lock for wear
Adjust bevel lock for wear
Adjust rip lock for wear
Clean and lubricate track
Adjust carriage bearings, then re-
align saw
I_x×_sen Rip Lock
Replace track
Replace carnage bearing
Blade does not stop spinning with-
in 15 seconds after saw is turned
off
Blade nut loose
Internal damage
Tighten blade nut
Take saw back to Sears for service
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