Craftsman 11329461 Owner’s Manual

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CAUTION:

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RULES and INSTRUCTIONS

carefully

MODEL NO.

113.29461

RADIALSAW

assembly • operating • repair part

SEARS, ROEBUCK AP,,D CO.. (_hicago, Ill. 60607 U.S.A.

arid SIN_IPSONS-SEARS LINIITED, Toronto

Part No. 63492 Printed in U.S.A.

IO-INCH

general safety rules for power tools

1. KNOW YOUR POWER TOOL

Read the owner's manual carefully. Learn its appli- cation and limitations as well as the specific potential hazards peculiar to this tool.

2. GROUND ALL TOOLS

If tool is equipped with three-prong plug, it should be plugged into a three-hole grounded receptacle. If

adapter is used to accommodate two-prong receptacle, the adapter wire must be attached to a known ground.

Never remove third prong.

3. KEEP GUARDS IN PLACE

and in working order.

4. REMOVE ADJUSTING KEYS AND WRENCHES

Form habit of checking to see that keys and adjusting wrenches are removed from tool before turning it on.

5. KEEP WORK AREA CLEAN

Cluttered areas and benche.s invite accidents.

6. AVOID DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT

Don't use power tools in damp or wet locations. Keep work area well lit.

7. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY

All visitors should be kept a safe distance from work area.

8. MAKE WORKSHOP KID-PROOF

-- with padlocks, master switches, or by removing starter keys.

9. DON'T FORCE TOOL

It will do the job better and safer at the rate for which it was designed.

USE RIGHT TOOL

10.

Don't force tool or attachment to do a job it was not designed for.

11. WEAR PROPER APPAREL

No loose clothing or jewelry to get caught in moving parts. Rubber-soled footwear is recommended for best

footing.

12. USE SAFETY GLASSES

Also use face or dust mask if cutting operation is dusty.

13. SECURE WORK

Use clamps or a vise to hold work when practical. It's

safer than using your hand, frees both hands to operate tool.

14. DON'T OVERREACH

Keep proper footing and balance at all times.

15. MAINTAIN TOOLS WITH CARE

Keep tools sharp and clean for best and safest performance. Follow instructions for lubricating and

changing accessories.

16. DISCONNECT TOOLS

before servicing; when changing accessories such as blades, bits, cutters, etc.

17. AVOID ACCIDENTAL STARTING

Make sure switch is in "OFF" position before plugging in.

18. USE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES

Consult the owner's manual for recommended acces- sories. The use of improper accessories may cause

hazards.

19. NEVER STANDON TOOL

Serious injury could occur if the tool is tipped or if the

cutting tool is accidentally contacted.

20. CHECK DAMAGED PARTS

Before further use of the tool, a guard or other part that is damaged should be carefully checked to assure that it will operate properly and perform its intended function -- check for alignment of moving parts,

binding of moving parts, breakage of parts, mounting and any other conditions that may affect its operation. A guard or other part that is damaged should be properly repaired or replaced.

WEAR YOUR

The operation of any power tool can result in foreign objects

being thrown into the eyes, which can result in severe eye damage. Always wear safety glasses or eye shields before commencing power tool operation. We recommend Wide Vision Safety Mask for use over spectacles, or standard safety glasses.., available at Sears retail or catalog stores.

THIS SAFETY SEAL OF THE POWER TOOL INSTITUTE ASSURES YOU...

1, That the manufacturer's power tools, including the particular tool

associated with the Seal, are produced in accordance with applicable Standards For Safety of Underwriters' Laboratories and American

Notional Standards (ANSI).

2. That compliance with applicable safety standard| is assured by in-

dependent inspection and testing conducted by Underwriters' Labora-

tories (UL),

3 That every motorized tool is inspected under power.

4. That every tool has with it adequate instructions and a llst of safety rules for the protection of the uter.

5. That the tool manufacturer is a member of the Power Tool Institute and _s a sponsor of the Instltute's Consumer Safety Education Program.

unpacking and preassembly

CONTENTS

Page

Unpacking and Preassembly Instructions ....... 3

Alignment Instructions ................ 5

Electrical Connections ................. 11

Operating Controls .................. 13

Basic Saw Operations ................. 15

TOOLS NEEDED

SCREWDRIVER (MEDIUM)

SCREWDRIVER (SMALL)

PLIERS

Trouble Shooting ................... 20

Motor Trouble Shooting Chart ............ 25

Guarantee ....................... 27

Repair Parts ...................... 28

Page

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UNPACKING AND PREASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Unpacking and Checking Contents

Separate all "loose" parts from packaging materials and check each item with figure t and "Table of Loose

Parts" to make sure all items are accounted for, before discarding any packing material.

4 5

NUT

i 44 USED-- DISCARD) I

KeyNo.

(Fi9. 1)

2 3

4 5 6 7

RUBBER MALLET

TABLE OF LOOSE PARTS QW.

Basic Saw assembly ...................

Rear table .......................

Table spacer ......................

Rip fence ........................

Front table .......................

"Owner's Manual" . ..................

Loose Parts Carton (containing the following items):

Hex-'L" Wrench, 1/8" . ............... 1

Hex-'L"wrench, 3/16" . .............. 1

Hex-"L"wrench, 1/4" . ............... 1

Elevation crank assembly ............... 1

Knob assembly, pull ................. 1

Switch key ...................... 2

Arbor wrench ..................... 1

Table clamp ..................... 2

Rip.scale indicator .................. 2

Twin nut (for attaching rip-scale indicator} .2

Machine screw, pan-halo,1/4-20x1"' . ......... G

Washer, steel (flat), t7/64x518xl!32" . ....... 7

Lockwasher, medium, 114" . ............. fi

Nut, hex., 1/4-20x7/t6x3/16" . ........... 6

Machine screw, pan-hd., 6-32x7/16"' ........ 4

Nut-"T" . .....................

Setscrew, eup-pt....................

Machine screw, pan-hal., 114-20x1-1/4" . ......

Shaft wrench .....................

unpacking and preassembly

2. Mounting Your Saw on a Workbench

Mount on a Craftsman Power Tool Base or a sturdy, flat

bench, in such a position that the elevation crank will be free to rotate,

WARNING: Do not connect the power cord to a source of power. This cord must remain un-

plugged whenever you are working on the saw.

3. Installing the Elevation Crank and Swivel Latch-Pin

Knob (Figure 2)

a. Install the elevation crank and tighten the setscrew

on the flat portion of the shaft.

Figure 2 ,_

SWIVEL LATCH-PIf CARRIAGE

KNOB -- STOP

SHIPPING

BLOCK

SCREW

4. Installing the Motor and Carriage Assembly on the Radial Arm (Figures 2 and 3)

a. Rotate tbe elevation crank clockwise several turns

and remove the shipping block from between the carriage and the radial arrn.

b. Remove the carriage stop screw. Iockwasher and

warning tag.

c. Holding the carriage assembly with both hands,

carefully start and slide the carriage onto the radial-arm tracks. The assembly must be held parallel

with the arm so that all four of the assembly bearings

will smoothly slide onto the two arm tracks, thus preventing any excessive strain on the bearings and

tracks.

d. Reinstall the carriage stop screw and Iockwasher.

WARNING: Unless this is done carriage can rol! off the arm.

e. Remove the two shipping screws from bottom of

motor, and discard. Leaving these in would limit

depth of cut.

f. Check the cord in the arm cord clip to make sure

there is 30 inches length of cord between this clip and the cord clip on the yoke.

g. Install the swivel latch pin knob.

ARM CORE) CLIP

CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY

ELEVATION C

Figure 3

View above

shows R-H indicator installed.

Figure 4

5. Installing the Rip Scale Indicators (Figure 4)

a. Remove the carriage lock knob, then remove the

right-hand carriage cover.

Attach a rip-scale indicator to the top of the carriage cover, using one twin nut and two 6 32x7/16-inch

pan-head screws. Tighten the screws lightly -- the indicator will be adjusted, later

c, Reinstall the carriage cover and knob.

Similarly attach the remaining rip-scale indicator to left-hand carriage cover, then reinstall this cover

Note that there is no knob on the left side; only [he cever need be removed and reinstalled.

assembly and adjustments

ALIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

GUARD ASSEMBLY

GUABDCLAM_

SCREW

BEVEL LOCK KNOB

NOTE: The following instructions are pre sented in the most logical sequence in which they can be done to ensure accurate perform ance of your saw.

Figure 5

LOCK KNOB

;HT RECEPTACLE

LATCH-PIN HANDLE

Loosen the guard-clamp screw and remove the guard assembly.

Place the arbor wrench on the shaft nut and the shaft

wrench on the hex portion of motor shaft just inside the saw blade.

Hold the shaft wrench and rotate the arbor wrench

downward to loosen the shaft nut. The motor shaft

has left-hand threads.

Figure 6

1. Removing the Guard and Saw Blade (Figures 4, 5 and 6)

a, Tight_:n the carriage lock knob.

b, Disconnect the too!-tight cord.

e. Remove shaft nut, outer collar, saw blade, and inner

collar.

f. Place the saw blade, nut, collars, and guard assembty

where they will be out of your way during the following adjustment steps.

2. Adjusting the Table Supports Parallel to the Radial Arm

(Figures 7 through 10)

IMPORTANT: Precise adjustment of the table supports is necessary to assure consistently true sawing operations. If the table supports- and the table - are not precisely squared with the saw-blade travel in all operating positions,

the blade may not produce clean, uniform cuts.

Loosen the bevel lock knob and hold the latch-pin handle up

Swivel the motor counterclockwise until the saw end of the shaft is pointing straight down Tighten the

lock knob.

assembly and adjustments

LATCH-PIN HANDLE

Figure 7

Figure 10

-FRONT MOUNTING SCREW

L-H TABLE SUPPORT

Loosen both the arm latch handle and the carriage lock knob so that the radial arm is free to swing right or left as desired, and the carriage rolls freely on the

arm.

Loosen the two 5/16-inch hex-head screws that

secure the left-hand table support. Loosen them just

enough for the support to move up or down when tapped with a rubber mallet. Tap the support to position it with its top surface approximately 1/16-

inch above the top surface of the adjoining saw base.

ARM-LATCH HANDLE

Figure 8

MOUNTING SCREW

Position the radial arm, and also position the carriage

on the arm, to place the bottom end of the motor shaft directly above the rear, left-hand, table support

attaching screw.

Lay the handle end of the arbor wrench on the mounting support and, while holding the wrench flat on the support, carefully rotate the elevation crank to lower the motor until the motor shaft end just

touches the wrench surface. You should be able to slide the wrench back and forth with only slight

resistance.

IMPORTANT: The radial-arm elevation setting must remain the same throughout the remain-

der of this table-supports adjusting procedure.

Do qot change the setting until you have

satisfactorily completed the adjustment of both table mounting supports.

Repeat the above with the motor-shaft end no_ directly above the front, left-hand, table-mountim

support attaching screw.

Tap the front end of the table support, if necessar3 to move it up or down until the motor shaft end ju,,

touches the arbor wrench in the same manner as i step "f", preceding.

Repeat steps "e" through "h" to make certain tha

the arbor wrench fits between the motor-shaft en( and the mounting channel in an identical manner a

the rear and at the front.

Figure 9

j. Tighten the two 5/16 inch hex-head screws.

U-CLIP

BASECROSS-MEMBER Figure

A CROSS_SECTIONA L

VIEW THROUGH

CENTER OF T-NUT

Figure 12

1t4 20x 1" PAN-HD. SCREW

F F 17/64" FLAT WASHER

FRONT _ _, [----;/4t_i2Cx ,1 1/4"' PAN lid

TABLE [/ "_i v, , I

k. Adjust the right-hand table support in exactly the

same manner, without altering the radial-arm eleva- tion setting.

Loosen the bevel lock knob and, while holding the

bevel latch-pin handle up, rotate the motor to a horizontal position - then release the latch-pin

handle so that the pin bottoms in its detent, and tighten the lock knob.

m. Move the radial arm to 0° (center) position and lock

it by tightening the arm-latch handle.

3. Installing the Front Table (Figures 11 through 15)

P_ace the front table (largest) board upside down on a workbench or the floor. It is upside down when the

face in which the screw holes are counterbored is at

bottom. Note that there are two holes near the

center of the board, one smaller in diameter than the other. Drive the T-nut (furnished with loose parts)

into the smaller of these two center holes.

Turn the front table top side up and place it on the

table supports, locating it so that the six screw holes near the board sides are aligned with their corre- sponding holes in the two supports.

C. In each of the six boles located above the table

supports, place one 17/64-inch flat washer and one

1i4-20xl-inch pan-head machine screw. In the larger of the two center holes place one 17!64-inch flat washer and one 1/4-20xl 1!4-inch pan-head machine

screw - and start the screw into the U-nut on the front of the saw base (but do not tighten it). In the

smaller center hole {with the T-nut underneath), barely start the cup-point set-screw.

Install one 1!4-inch Iockwasher and one 1/4 20 hex nut on each of the six screws in the table supports, and tighten slightly. The board should be snug

against the supports, but not held too tightly to be moved by tapping it firmly with a rubber mallet.

1/4-LOCK °

1/4-20 I ,__

HEX NUT _ _" Figure 73

CUP-POI NT SETSCREW_

NOTE: Setscrew is shown as it will

Figure 14 FRONTTABLE_______

be when tightened. For step 3c it must not touch the saw base.

REAR TABLE BOAR

Figure 15

FRONT TABLE

e. Move the carriage to its extreme rear position, and

tighten the carriage lock knob.

f. Lay the rear table board on edge across the front

table to serve as a straightedge. Sight under this straightedge to determine whether the front table board is high or low at its center.

g. If the front table is high at center, first tighten the

center (1/4-20x1-1/4-inch) hold-down screw until the table is level - then tighten the leveling screw until

this screw is snug If table is low at center, hrst tighten the leveling screw until the table is level -

then tighten the hold down screw.

assembly and adjustments

4. Squaring the Crosscut Travel (Figures 16 through 23)

a. Loosen the carriage lock knob, move the carriage to

the approximate center of the radial arm, then retighten the lock knob.

b. Install the saw blade, as follows:

(1) Place on the motor shaft, in this order: 1) One of

the two blade collars, flat face out; 2) The blade, with the teeth pointing in a clockwise direction

when you are facing saw-blade end of motor; 3) The remaining blade collar, flat face against

blade; and 4) The shaft nut.

(2) Tighten the shaft nut as shown in Figure 17.

c. Loosen the arm-latch handle 1/4 turn (counterclock-

wisel, and make sure the yoke clamp handle and the

bevel lock knob are tight.

SAW BLADE_,_,_,_,_,_ Figure 16

OUTER __

Figure 19

COLLAB/_ MOTOR

SHAFT L.

NUT _ INNERCOLLAR

• -1

ARM LATCH LEVER

ARM LATCH

HANDLE

Figure 17

YOKE

HANDLE

Figure 20

CAUTION: WHENEVER YOU MOVE THE RADIAL ARM BEYOND 45° LEFT OR RIGHT ALWAYS

EITHER PULL THE ARM-LATCH LEVER OUT, OR COMPLETELY LOOSEN THE ARM-LATCH HANDLE BY ROTATING IT COUNTERCLOCK-

WISE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. THE ARM LOCK PIN MUST BE RETRACTED WHENEVER THE ARM IS

ROTATED PAST 45° LEFT OR RIGHT, OR THE

PIN WILL BE DAMAGED, REFER TO "PRECISION INDEXING" IN THE "OPERATING CONTROLS"

SECTION FOR THE CORRECT PROCEDURE TO

FOLLOW WHEN ROTATING AND INDEXING THE

RADIAL ARM.

Hold the arm-latch lever out and move the radial arm approximately 10 ° to the right. Release the arm-

latch lever and move the arm slowly to the left until

it indexes at the 0° position. Do not bump or iar the arm. Tap the arm latch solidly with the palm of your hand to seat the arm lock pin firmly.

Retighten the armdatch handle, !oosen the carriage

lock knob, and position the carriage to the rear of

the front table. By turning the elevation crank

counterclockwise, lower the blade until it just clears

the front table.

Figure 18

BEVEL LOCK

KNOB

Place a framing square on the front table with its

short leg against the rear edge of the table and the

long leg lust contacting a tooth of the blade. Mark

this tooth ("A'" in the illustration) with a pencil,

Figure 21

g. Now slowly move the carriage outward along the

radial arm. The tooth you have marked should just touch the long leg of the square at all points. If it does not, make the following adjustments:

(1) If your marked tooth moves into the square as

the carriage is moved outward, tap the left-front edge of the table with a rubber mallet until you

can perform step "g" correctly.

(2) If the tooth movesawav from the square, tap the

right-front table edge to make the correction

(3) Recheck until you can perform step "'g" correct-

ly, then securely tighten all six of the front table hold-down screws. Also refer to page 20, steps

'q" and "j" of Trouble Shooting Section.

h. Loosen the two miter-scale attaching screws and

rotate the scale to align its 0 ° mark with the miter-scale indicator. Tighten the screws.

NOTE: This squaring of the crosscut travel will

simultaneously set both of the 45 ° index positions of the radial arm.

Figure 22

REAR TABLE

SPACER

MITER SCALE

ATTACHING

SCREWS 0 o

MITER SCALE

TABLE CLAMP

RIP FENCE

MITER SCALE

INDICATOR

it'q[

Figure 23

FRONTTABLE

Figure 24

MARK

5. Installing the Remaining Table Boards (Figure 24)

a. Position the rip fence, spacer board and rear table

board behind the front table board, as shown.

b. Install the two table clamps in the slots provided for

them at the rear of the saw base, and tighten them securely.

NOTE: The life of your saw table will be

lengthened considerably if you will cover the

front table with a fitted piece of 1/4-inch

plywood. This should be tacked in place for easy replacement. Use of such a cover will allow, you to do all cutting into the cover,

rathe_ than your table top.

6. Setting the Bevel-Index Indicator (Figure 25)

a The bevel index indicator should read 0° on the

__ Figure 25

_'_ k _ BEVEL INDEX

[ 0 OS,T,ON

\ tL )))Y7"----BEVEL'N°'cAT°R

BEVEL LOCK KNOB

bevel-index scale when the motor is locked (bevel lock knob tightened) into position with the saw

blade vertical.

b. If necessary, loosen the indicator attaching screw,

adjust the indicator to theO °reading,then retighten the attaching screw.

assembly and adjustments

7. Adjusting the Rip-Scale Indicators (Figures 26 --29)

NOTE: The two rip scales and indicators are

intended only for use in making quick settings.

For maximum accuracy of setting, make direct

measurements between the blade and the rip

fence.

a, Loosen the yoke clamp handle, hold the swivel

latch pin knob up, swivel the yoke until releasing the swivel latch-pin knob will allow the yoke to index at

its 90 ° position, then retighten the yoke clamp handle.

Loosen the carriage lock knob and move the carriage

until the saw blade just touches the rip fence. The

blade should be free to rotate while just scraping the fence. Tighten the carriage lock knob.

c. Set the right-hand indicator at "0".

NOTE: With the rip fence positioned at

normal, as in figure 27, the bottom right-side

scale is used to read the saw-blade in-rip

setting. If the rip fence is moved to the extreme rear position, the top scale is used.

CLAMP

YOKE

HANDLE

;WIVEL LATCH-PIN KNOB

Figure 28

IN-RIP

SCALE

RIP FENCE J

CARRIAGE LOCK KNOB

_ _1 _

Measure from the fence to the nearest blade tooth.

F--'FRONT TABLE

l _-_ SPACER BOARD REAR TABLE BOARD

INDICATOR

Figure 29

YOKE

Figure 26

Figure 27 _ _-_

REAR TABLE BOARD- I _"

_NT TABLE

FENCE

CARRIAGE

LOCK KNOB

RIP

FENCE

Loosen carriage lock knob, position rip fence and blade as shown in figure 29, tighten carriage lock

knob, and set left-hand indicator at "'12"'.

NOTE: The top left-side scale is used to read

the saw-blade out-rip setting whenever the rip fence is at the extreme rear position. If fence

is at the normal position, the lower left-side

scale is used.

e. After completing the indicator adjustments, swivel

the yoke back to the 90 ° position.

8. Reinstalling the Guard and Adjusting the Anti-Kickback and Spreader Assembly (Figure 30)

a. Carefully fit the guard assembly into position over

the saw blade, seating the inner guard flange in the

groove on the end of the motor.

b. Tighten the guard clamp screw.

c. Feed the tool-light cord end between the yoke and

the motor, and insert the plug into the receptacle on top of the motor.

Loosen the wing nut, lower the anti-kickback assem- bly to lowest position, then retighten the wing nut.

Sight (visually) to check for proper alignment of the

anti-kickback spreader with the saw blade. If the spreader is misaligned, adjust it as follows: Loosen

the two hex-head screws th3t hold the anti-kickback

electrical connections

mounting bracket, shift the spreader into alignment with the saw blade, then retighten the two screws to hold the bracket securely. Check to make sure the spreader is aligned throughout its travel.

NOTE: Periodically check, and maintain sharp

tips on the anti-kickback pawls.

IMPORTANT: If you experience any diffi-

culty in obtaining trouble-free sawing opera- tions, refer to the trouble-shooting section in

this manual.

9. Preparing Rear Table for Shaping (Figure 30)

For us_ of a Molding Head Cutter (page 17) the rear

table ruquires an opening for clearance of the motor end Ct]t this opening as shown in figure 30 inset.

POWER SUPPLY AND

MOTOR CONNECTIONS

1. Motor Specifications

The A-C motor used in this saw is a capacitor-start, non-reversible type having the following specifications:

Horsepower .............. 2.50 (developed) @ 120V.

2.50 (developed) @ 240V.

Voltage ........................ 120/240

Amperes ......................... 11/5.5

Hertz (_ycies) ........................ 60

Phase .......................... Single

RPM ............................ 3450

Rotation asviewed

from saw-blade end ................ Clockwise

GUARD CLAMP

SCREW

EYE

ANTI-KICKBACK MOUNTING BRACKET

ANTI-KI CKBACK ASSEMBLY

WING NUT

(2) Either an undersized or an overloaded branch

(3) Low voltage supplied by the power source,

Motor wiring connections for 120V (as made at the

factory) are described below. Necessary reconnec- tions for 240V operation are also described follow-

ing. Whenever changing connections from 120V to 240V or vice-versa, make certain that a!l necessary

steps (including proper fusing of the branch circuit) are completed.

TOOL-LIGHT- Figure 30 CORD RECEPTACLE

SHAPING

3"---d, I

circuit serving the saw motor.

which the power company cannot correct.

FOR

CAUTION: YOUR SAW IS WIRED FOR 120V OPERATION. CONNECT TO A 120V, 15-AMP.

BRANCH CIRCUIT AND USE A 15-AMP., TIME- DELAY FUSE OR CIRCUIT BREAKER. IF THE

MOTOR IS RECOMMENDED FOR 240V OPERA-

TION, CONNECT TO A 15-AMP, BRANCH CIRCUIT AND USE A 1B-AMP. TIME-DELAY FUSE OR CIR

CUlT BREAKER.

ELECTRICAL CONN ECTIONS

WARNING: CHANGES IN ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS SHOULD BE MADE BY A

QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN.

1, Changing Motor Connections

a. Unde_ normal home workshop usage, and if proper

(full voltage is supplied to the motor, your saw will operate efficiently on 120V, as connected at the factory. However, if any of the following conditions exists, it wi!l be advisable for you to reconnect the

motor for 24OV operation - to obtain the efficiency and I)erformance for which your saw is designed:

(1) Continuous heavy-duty operations.

2. Connections for 120V A.C. (Figure 31)

a. Remove nameplate cover from motor to expose

terminal board.

b. The wires inside of the motor must be connected as

follows:

(1) The orange-colored wire on number 6 terminal.

(2) The brown-colored wire on number 5 terminal.

c. Use the 120V power-cord plug furnished with your

saw.

FOR USE ON I?_OV!24-OV Figure31

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