Craftsman 509347 User Manual

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MODEL NO.

509347

509347 FITS THE

FOLLOWING RADIAL

SA WS:

113.19930, 113.197731,

113.197732, 113.19935 0

10-INCH RADIAL SAW

GUARD KIT

• assembly

FOR YOUR
SAFETY:

READ ALL
INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY

Part No. SP5984 Printed in U.S.A.

• operating

• repair parts

Table of Contents

Section Title Page

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Crosscutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Ripping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Cutting Aides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Repair Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

NOTE:

1. This manual is intended to be used along with your original saw manual. If you no longer have

your saw’s owners manual, call customer service at 1-800-325-1184. Have your saw’s model num­ber when you call.

2. If you require this manual in Spanish or French, call 1-800-511-2628.

Si usted requiere que éste manual usuario en español o francés, llame 1-800-511-2628. Pedir for­mulario SP5984S-2.

Si vous nécesstent ce mode d’emploi en espagnol ou français, téléphonez au 1-800-511-2628.
Demander pour forme SP5984F-2

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Safety

This manual has safety information and
instructions to help users eliminate or
reduce the risk of accidents and injuries,
including:

1. Sever e cuts, and loss of fingers or other
body parts due to contact with the blade.

2. Eye impact injuries and blindness, from
being hit by a thrown workpiece, wo rkpiece
chips or pieces of blade.

3. Bodily impact injuries, broken bones and
internal organ damage from being hit by a
thrown workpiece.

4. Shock or electrocution.

5. Burns.

Major Hazards

Three major hazards are associated with
using the radial arm saw for ripping. They
are outfeed zone hazard, kickback and
wrong way feed.

This section only briefly explains these haz­ards. Read the ripping and crosscutting
safety sections for more detailed explana­tions of these and other hazards.

Outfeed Zone Hazard

Safety Symbol and Signal Words

An exclamation mark inside a triangle is the
safety alert symbol.

It is used to draw attention to safety infor­mation in the manual and on the saw. It is
followed by a signal word, DA NGER ,
WARNING or CAUTION, which tells the
level of risk:

DANGER

tion is not followed someone will be seri­ously injured or killed.

WARNI NG

tion is not followed someone could be seri­ously injured or killed.

CAUTION

tion is not follo w ed someone ma y be injur ed.
Read and follow all safety information

and instructions.

: means if the safety informa-

: means if the safety informa-

: means if the safety informa-

If you reach around the blade to the outfeed
side when ripping, and try to hold down or
pull the workpiece through to complete a cut,
the rotational f orce of the blade will pull your
hand back into the blade.

Fingers will be cut off.

Read and follow the information and
instructions under ripping safety.

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Safety

Kickback Hazar d

Kickback is the un controlled propell ing of the
workpiece back tow ard the user during rip­ping.

The cause of kickback is the binding or
pinching of the blade in the workpiece. Sev­eral conditions can cause the blade to bind
or pinch.

When a workpiece kicks back, it could hit
hard enough to cause internal organ injury,
broken bones, or death.

Read and follow the information and
instructions under ripping safety.

Wrong Way Feed Hazard

Wrong way feed is ripping by feeding the
workpiece into the outfeed side of the blade.

The rotational force of the blade can grab
and pull the workpiece.

Before you can let go or pul l back, the force
could pull your hand along with the work­piece into the blade. Fingers or hand could
be cut off.

The propelled workpiece could hit a
bystander, causing severe impact injury or
death.

Read and follow the information and
instructions under ripping safety.

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Guard Function and Features

The guard is a v ery important safet y feature,
designed to reduce the risk of injury associ­ated with blade contact. Install the guard

correctly. Follow the specific instructions
in the ripping and crosscutting sections
to set and use the guard correctly f or
each type of cut.

Guard Features Include:

1. A non-moveable metal upper portion,
(Upper Guard) which is fastened to the
motor by the guard clamp screw, and which
fully covers the upper half of the blade.

2. A moveable clear plastic portion, (Plas-
tic Lower Guard) which partially covers the
lower half of the blade. It protects against
contact with the side of the blade during
crosscutting when blade is in its rearmost
position and the guard is resting on the
table, so the leading and trailing teeth of the
blade are not e xposed. It also protects
against contact with the outfeed side of the
blade during ripping, and acts as a barrier to
prevent wrong way feed.

Safety

Handle/Squeeze

Trigger

3. A squeeze trigger in the saw handle to
fully raise the clear plastic guard at the start
of a crosscut. Note: This is necessary because

the guard will not automatically raise to clear the
fence.

4. A hold down to be lowered to just clear
the top of the w orkpiece f or ripping. It a cts as
a barrier to the infeed side of the blade,
keeps the workpiece from fl uttering, and acts
as a sawdust deflector. It is locked/unlocked
by the hold down knob.

5. A riving knife to be lo wered to the table
for ripping. It k eeps the w orkpiece k erf open,
thereby reducing b lade pin ching and the risk
of kickback . It also acts as a barrier to the
hazardous outfeed side and prevents wrong
way feed. It is locked/ unlocked b y the riving
knife/pawls knob. When lo wered for cross­cutting, it acts as a barrier to the leading
edge of the blade.

Upper Guard

Hold Down

Knob

Hold Down

Plastic Lower

Guard

Workpie ce

Pawls, Riving

Knife Knob

Riving

Knife

Pawls

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Safety

6. Set of pawls to be lowered to the work­piece surface for ripping. They allow the
workpiece to pass freely from infeed to out­feed side, but help stop the kickback motion
from outfeed to infeed side by grabbing into
the workpiece surface. Pawls must be reset
each time a different thickness workpiece is
cut.

7. A guard tab to manually raise the plastic
guard at the start of ripping unusual work­pieces whose size/shape do not cause the
guard to raise automatically.

Hazards Associated wit h Clear Por­tion of Guard

The follo wing safet y information applies to al l
blades and accessories.

WARNING

Clear plastic portion of guard will not
provide any protection during cross­cutting if blade is pulled over your
hand, or your hand enters blade path
from front or rear of blade. Fingers or
hand can be cut or cut off.

Guard Tab

CAUTION

Clear plastic portion of guard can get
caught or jam in fence or table kerfs.
Read and follow the warning on the
guard:

WARNING:

TO AVOID INJURY

SHUT OFF POWER

BEFORE CLEARING A

JAMMED LOWER GUARD

Clear plastic guard will increase risk of certain hazards:

• During rip and bevel cuts, narrow cut
off pieces can be pinched between
guard and blade. Cut-off pieces can
kickback.

• In bevel position blade teeth are fully
exposed. Fingers or hand can be cut
off.

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WARNING

• Cut-off pieces can jam between
guard and blade. Turn saw off and wait
for blade to stop before freeing
jammed guard or blade.

• Workpiece or cut-off pieces can be
violently thrown by blade. Wear safety
goggles. Stand out of workpiece path.

Safety Instructions

Read and follow all safety instructions.

Personal Safety Instructions

1. Wear safety goggles labeled ANSI Z87.1
(or in Canada CSA Z94.3-99) on the pack­age. It means the goggles meet impact stan­dards set by the American National
Standards Institute. Regul ar eyeglasses are
not safety goggles.

2. Wear close fitting clothes, short sleeved
shirts, and non-slip shoes. Tie up long hair.
Do not wear glov es , ties , je w elry, loose cloth­ing, or long slee ves . These can g et caught in
the spinning blade and pull body parts into
the blade.

3. Wear dust mask to keep fr om inhal ing
fine particles.

4. Wear ear prote ctors, plugs or muffs i f you
use saw daily.

Safety

Safety Goggles

Dust Mask

5. Keep good footing and balance; do not
over-reach.

Work Area Safety Instructions

1. Keep children, pets, and visitors out of
work area; they could be hit by a thrown
workpiece, workpiece chips or pieces of
blade.

2. Turn saw off, remove yellow key, and
unplug before leaving work area. Do not
leave unti l blade has stopped spinning.

3. Make work area child-proof: remove yel­low key to prevent accidental start-up; store
key out of sight and re ach; lock work area.

4. Keep floors clean and free of sawdust,
wax and other slippery materials.

5. Keep work area well lighted and unclut­tered.

6. Use saw only in dry area. Do not use in
wet or damp areas.

Ear Protectors

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Safety

Saw Safety Instructions

1. Use guard, pawls and riving knife acco rd­ing to instructions. Keep them in working
order.

2. Routinely check saw for broken or dam­aged parts. Repair or replace damaged
parts before using saw. Check new or
repaired parts for alignment, binding, and
correct installation.

3. Unplug saw before doing maintenance,
making adjustments, correcting alignment,
or changing blades.

4. Do not force saw. Use saw, blades and
accessories only as intended.

5. Have yellow key out and saw switched
off before plugging in power cord.

Workpiece Safety Instructions

6. Before turning on saw, clear table of all
objects except workpiece to be cut and nec­essary fixtures, clamps, or feather-boards.

7. If blade jams, turn saw off immediately,
remove yellow ke y, then free blade. Do not
try to free blade with saw on.

8. Turn saw off if it vibrates too muc h or
makes an odd sound. Correct any problem
before restarting saw.

9. Do not layout, assemble, or setup work
with saw on, or while blade is spinning.

10. Keep saw table clean.

11. Store items awa y fr om sa w. Do not climb
on saw or stand on saw table to reach items
because saw can tip over.

1. Cut only wood, woodlike or plastic materials.
Do not cut metal.

2. Cut only one workpiece at a time. Stack­ing or placing workpieces edge to edge can
cause user to lose control of workpiece.

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3. Rip only workpieces longer than the
diameter of the blade . Do not rip workpieces
that are shorter than the diameter of the
blade being used.

4. Workpieces that extend beyond the sa w
table can shift, twist, rise up from the tab le,
or fall as they are cut or afterwards. Support
workpiece with table extensions the same
height as the saw table.

5. To prevent tipping, support outer ends of
extensions with sturdy legs or an outrigger.

6. Do not use another person to help sup­port workpieces or to aid by pushing or pull­ing on workpieces, because these actions
can cause kickback. Use table extensions.

Safety

Dia.

7. Use clamps or vice to hold workpiece. It’s
safer than using your hands.

Blade Safety Instr u ctions

1. Use only blades marked for at least 3450
rpm.

2. Use only 10" or smaller diameter blades.

3. Use blades for their recommended cut­ting procedures.

4. Keep blade sharp and clean.

5. Do not overtighten blade nut because
blade collar could warp.

6. Do not turn saw on and off in rapid
sequence because blade can loosen.

7. Blade should stop within 15 seconds after
saw is switched off . If blade tak es longer , the
saw needs repair. Contact Authorized Ser­vice Center.

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Safety

On-Product Safety Labels

There are several safety labels on the saw.
They alert the user to hazards explained in
the manual and remind the user how to
avoid the hazard.

At the outfeed side, to the right of the
guard near the saw handle is this safety
label to alert you to wrong way feed:

Note where they are located on the saw.
Read and follow the safety information
and instructions in these labels. Refer to
the manual for detailed e xplanations and
instructions.

On the infeed side of the guard is this
safety label to remind you to lower the

hold down to just clear the top of the
workpiece for ripping:

On the rear of the yoke, visible from the
infeed side when the saw is in a rip position,
is this safety label to alert you to outfeed

zone hazard:

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Near the saw handle is this safety label to

alert you to thrown objects and to remind
you to wear safety goggles:

On the clear plastic guard is this OSHA
required label:

Safety

On the bottom surface of the motor , visib le
when the cutting tool is horizontal, is this
safety label alerting you to use a guard

when edge molding, and to position the
cutting tool behind the fence:

(see Accessories Section)

On the front of the yoke is this general

safety instruction label:

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Assembly

Identify Parts

The following parts are included:

Note: Before beginning as sembly, check that all parts are included. If you are missing any part, do not assemb le guard.
Contact Emerson Tool Co. Service Center at 1-800-325-1184 to get the missin g part. Sometim es sm all part s can g et lost
in packaging material. Do not throw away any packaging until guard is put together. Check packaging for missing parts
before contacting Emerson Tool Co. A complete parts list (Repair Parts) is at the end of the manual. Use the list to iden­tify the number of the missing part.

List of loose parts with model 509347

A. Guard Assembly ...... .. ............. .. ... ....... 1

B. Rear Table 40"..................................... 1

C. Spacer Table 40" ................................. 1

D. Front Table 40"..................................... 1

E. Table Support ........ .. .. ............. .. ... ....... 2

F. Handle Assembly........................ ......... 1

G.Bag of Loose Parts.............................. 1

Containing:

H. Table Clamp A sm......... .. .. ............. . 2

I. Tee Nut .......................................... 1

J. Bag of Loose P arts.............................. 1

Containing:

K. Gu ard Accessory........... .. .. ............ 1

L. Screw Plastite #8 x 1/2 .................. 1

M. Washer 3/16 x 1 x 1/16.................. 1

N. Instruction Form............................. 1

B

C

D

A

G

E

F

H

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I

J

K

L

M

N

Assembly

WARNING

Plugging in saw during assembly
could result in electrical shock, or
severe cuts from contact with spi nning
blade.

Do not plug in saw at any time during
assembly.

Plug in saw only when it is to be used.

Remove Sawblade and Guard

1. Tighten carriage lock knob.

2. Loosen guard clamp screw, remove
guard.

3. Motor shaft has left hand threads. Hold
shaft wrench and rotate arbor wrench down
(clockwise).

4. Remove shaft n ut, outer collar, sawblade,
and inner collar. Dispose of guard but retain
shaft nut, outer collar sa wblade and inner
collar.

Remove Original Table Boards, and
Mounting Supports

NOTE

Nut) will be required for mounting retrofit
parts.

1. Loosen the table clamps and remove the
rear table, spacer table and rip fence.

Discard the rear table and spacer table.
Save the fence, it will be reused.

2. Remove the 1/4-20 x 1" cup point screw
from the T-Nut located in the front table.
Retain this screw for future use.

: All original hardware (except for T-

This retro fit guard kit required addi­tional clearance behind fence. New
table boards are being supplied for
this reason.

Blade

Rotation

Table Mounting

Support

W ARNING

1/4-20 x 1-3/4"

Pan Hd. Screw

Square Hd. Screw

17/64"

Lockwasher

1/4-20 x 1"

Cup Point
Set Screw

Lockwasher

5/16-18 x 3/4

Pull Down
to Loosen

1/4-20 x 1"

Pan Hd. Screw

Front Table

Hex Nut

Table Mounting

Support

3. Remove all remaining nut, bolts, and
washers and lift off front table. Discard the
fro nt ta ble.

4. Remove nuts, bolts and washers that
secure the left and right table support chan­nels. Discard the support channels.

Screws

Here

Nut

Lockwasher

Base

7/8" O.D.

Flat Washer

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Assembly

Attach new table supports

1. Set out:

- two table supports

- four 5/16" 18 x 3/4" long square head
screws

- four 11/32" x 7/8" x 1/16" flat washers
four 5/16" lockwashers

- four 5/16" hex nuts

- Attach supports to side frame, making
sure to use correct holes in table sup­ports and side frame: Use two screws
per support (insert screws through base
and then support); on end of each screw
put a flat washer, lockw a sher and nut,
then finger tighten to table supports rest
in lower position.

Table Mounting

Support Channel

Screws

Here

Nut

Lockwasher

7/8" O.D.

Flat Washer

Square Hd. Screw

5/16-18 x 3/4

Table Mounting

Support Channel

Base

Front

Mount Rails Using These Holes

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Adjustments

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Positioning Table supports/Installing Front Table/Leveling Front Table

NOTE

: The goal in adjusting the table suppo rts and leveling the front table is to make sure that the

table is the same distance from the radial arm at all points . This ensures that when the table and
blade are installed the clear ance between them will be equal at all points.

Positioning Table Supports

1. Release bev el loc k lev er , mo ve be v el inde x
lever to the left and rotate the motor to posi­tion arbor shaft down. Lock bevel lock.

2. Unlock and hold miter/arm lock lever in
index relea se position as shown. Posi tion arm

against left stop (approximately 50° miter).
Loosen carriage lock knob and position arbor
shaft directly over left hand channel.

NOTE

: F or saf ety reasons in accor dance with

the UL standard, stops hav e been provided t o

prevent 360° rotation of the radial arm.

3. Slide the arbor wrench handle between
end of motor shaft and table support to act as
a feeler gauge. Caref ully low er the motor with
elev ation crank until the end of shaft is just
touching the arbor wrench. The wrench
should slide back and forth with only slight

resistance. Tighten screw “A”.

Unlock

Lock

Index Release

Position

Bevel Index

Lever

Bevel Lock

Lever

NOTE:

Do not change this elevation setting
until both left and right hand table support
channels have ben adjusted.

4. Move arm and carriage to screw “B”.
Adjust position of table support so that the
arbor wrench just slips between the end of
the motor shaft and the support. Tighten
screw “B”.

5. Move arm and carriage to right hand table
support and level in the same manner as in
step 4.

6. Recheck both support channels to make
sure that tightening screws did not affect the
accuracy of the adjustment.

7. Elev ate the saw and return motor to hori­zontal position to provide clearance for ins tal ­lation of front work table.

Screw “A”

Wrench

Screw “A”

Arbor Wrench

Arbor

Table Mounting

Support Channe

(Left Hand)

Screw “B”

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Assembly

Installing Front Table

1. Set out:

- front table

- tee nut

- 1/4 " U-clip

- 1/4" diam. x 7/8" long cup point set
screw

- four 1/4" diam. x 1" long pan head
screws

- 1/4" dia. x 1-3/4" long pan head screw

- five 17/64" I.D. x 5/8" O.D. flat washers

- four 1/4" lockwashers

- four 1/4" diam. hex nuts

2. Identify top and bottom of table: top has
counterbored holes. Place tab le bottom
side up on solid surface. Hammer tee nut
into leveling hole. (This hold is not counter­bored from the top).

Tee Nut
(Install from bottom)

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3. Snap u-clip onto front edge of base so
hole lines up with hold just to the left of cen­ter notch.

4. Place table, top side up, on saw so cen­ter counterbored hole lines up with hole in u­clip. NOTE:

Table will extend o v er front edge

of saw frame .

Table Mounting Holes

Top of Table
(Counterbored Holes Up

Channel

U-Clip

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5. Drop a flat washer into each counter­bored hole.

6. Start 1-3/4" long pan head screw through
center hole and into U-clip, but do not fully
tighten.

7. Start cup point set screw through leveling
hole and into tee nut, but do not fully tighten.

8. Put 1" long pan head screw in each of
four remaining holes and through matching
holes in table supports. On end of each
screw, put lockwasher then nut and tighten
with screwdriver.

Make Front Table Flat

1. Place rear table on its edge, across cen­ter of front tabl e. Check for gap between sur­faces.

If there is less than 1/32" gap, tighten cup
point set screw unt il it touches frame (look
underneath table), then tighten center (1-3/4"
long pan head screw.

If there is more than 1/32" gap, close gap
by raising or lowering center of front table:

1/4-20 x 1-3/4"

Pan Hd. Screw

Rear Table

Board

Assembly/Adjustments

1

1/4-20 x 1"

Cup Point
Set Screw

Hold Down

Screw

17/64"

Lockwasher

Leveling

Set Screw

1/4-20 x 1"

Pan Hd. Screw

Front Table

Lockwasher

Hex Nut

to raise center, tighten cup point set screw

against frame;
to lower center, tighten center (1-3/4" long)

pan head screw.

2. When gap is closed, mak e sure cup poi nt
set screw touches frame (look underneath
table), and center (1-3/4" long) pan head
screw is tightened.

NOTE:

Rip fence scale is no longer correct.
Measure distance between fence and blade
for correct distance when in rip mode.

Front Table

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Alignment

The saw and blade mus t be aligned correctly
for two reasons:

1) To prevent binding of the blade and work­piece, which can cause jams, kickbacks, or
thrown workpieces;

2) To make accurate cuts.

Alignment and Adjustment Steps

The following alignments and adjustments
must be made in order. If you miss an
adjustment, you must go back, make the
missed adjustment, and repeat all steps
from that point on.

These adjustments are like fine tuning a
piece of equipment. Often, a series of steps
must be repeated more than o nce in order to
get the adjustment right. There are many
adjustments to make. Because some adjust­ments may be awkward, you may want to
ask someone to help you.

Before you start, make sure the framing
square is true.

WARNING

Plugging in saw during alignment could
result in accidental start-up and severe
cuts from contact with spinning blade.

Do not plug in saw at anytime during
alignment or adjustment.

Plug in saw only when it is to be used.

Check Framing Square

This edge must

be straight

Draw light

line on board

along this edge

Should be no gap or overlap here when

square is filipped over to dotted position.

Square Crosscut Travel

The goal of this adjustment is to make accu­rate crosscuts. To do so , the radi al arm must
be square to the fence, otherwise, there will
be a slight miter angle in all crosscuts.

Squaring cross cut travel.

1. Index but do not lock arm at 0° miter.

2. Install saw blad e as shown. Motor shaft
has left hand threads.

Note: Do not overtighten arbor nut. Use the arbor
wrench to just "snug" it.

Blade

Rotation

Sawblade

Outer

Collar

Arbor

Nut

Shaft Wrench

End of arbor wrench

resting on table

Motor

Inner

Collar

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Alignment

3. Lower arm until saw blade just clears the
front table. Tighten the yoke lock lever and
bevel lock lever.

4. Place a framing square on the table, as
shown, with one leg of square firmly against
rear edge of front table. Position the blade
and square until the leg of the square just
contacts a tooth of the blade. Ma rk this
tooth.

5. When the carriage is moved slowly back
and forth on the arm, the marked tooth
should just touch the square at all points. If
marked tooth moves into or away from
square, follow the adjustments as described
in your saws original owners manual. If you
no longer have your saws owners man ual
call Customer Service at 1-800-325-1184.
Have y our saws model number ready when
you call.

Yoke Lock

Lever

Miter/Arm Lock Lever

Bevel Index

Lever

Bevel Lock

Marked

Tooth

Lever

Install New Table Clamps

1. Insert fence, then spacer table, then rear
table.

2. Tilt clamp forward and snap into place in
opening at rear of table support.

3. Tighten thumbscrews to clamp table sec­tions in place.

Front
Table

Fence

Spacer

Table

Rear

Table

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Assembly

Replacing Handle

1. Remove screw “A” from handle assem­bly.

2. Remove trim handle “B”.

3. Remove screw “C” and lockwasher “D”.
Yoke handle “E” should then be removed.

OLD HANDLE ASSEMBLY

4. Remove the bevel indicator and screw
attached to the yoke handle (“E”). Reinstall
these pieces on the new handle.

5. Attach new handle reusing scre w “C” and
lockwasher “D”.

NEW HANDLE ASSEMBLY

E

D

C

B

A

D

C

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Install Guard

The guard is a v ery important safet y feature.
It covers a large part of the blade and helps
protect against severe cuts. Always use the
guard

1. Lock motor at 0° bevel (blade vertical).

Alignment

2. Use one hand to lift clear plastic guard;
use other hand to grasp rear o f guard (belo w
dust elbow). Position guard so riving knife
faces front of saw.

3. Tilt front of guard down about 45°; place
over blade; rotate guard to level position.

NOTE:

Make sure two screw heads on back
of guard are resting on top of motor housing.
This will prevent movement of guard about
motor. Squeeze handle trigger to make sure
it fully raises clear plastic guard. If it does
not, remove and r einstall guard, making sur e
that trigger mechanism engages pull link on
guard.

4. Tighten guard clamp screw.

Riving

Knife

Parallel

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Alignment

Align Riving Knife to Blade

The goal of this adjustment is to position the
riving knife directly in line with the blade.

Riving knife alignment is an important safety
factor. The riving knife rides in the kerf of t he
cut workpiece during ripping to keep the two
sides of the workpiece from pinching on the
blade. Blade p inc hing is a cause of kickback.

1. Lock yok e in in-rip position (b lade towards
column, motor towards front of arm).

2. Lower arm until blade just clears table.

3. Unlock rip lock while holding up lower
plastic guard, move yoke back unt il blade
touches fence . Lock rip lock.

4. Loosen pawls/riving knife knob. Lower riv­ing knife to the table and tighten knob. The
riving knife should rest flat against fence.

5. If adjustment is needed:

Wrong

Correct

Wrong

a.) loosen riving knife bracket screw.
b.) slide riving knife so it rests against

fence.
c.) secure riving knife bracket screw .

6. Raise riving knife and tight en pawls/riving
knife knob.

Riving Knife

Bracket Screw

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Bevel Index Lever

Controls

Miter/Arm Lock Lever

On-Off Switch

Yellow Key

Control Function Operation/Comments
Miter/Arm Lock Frees radial arm to move; locks in

any desired position; pre-set

indexed positions at 0°, 45°L, 45°R

Pull lever forward to release index
then swing arm left or right.

Hold in unlocked posi tion while mov­ing arm

On-Off Switch Turns motor on/off Pull on, push off

Requires yellow key

Yellow Key Allows saw to be switched on Insert into on-off switch

Remove after turning saw off

Bevel Index Lev er Index es th e sawb lade t o 0°, 45°, or

90° pre-set indexed positions

Move bevel index lever to the left
while positioning the blade, then
release it

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Controls

Table Clamp

Yoke Index

Lever

Bevel Lock Lever

Elevation

Crank

Control Function OperationlComments
Bevel Lock Lever Frees motor to rotate; locks in any

desired position

Pull lever to release and push to lock

Support motor before unlocking
because it can swing do wn quickly
Bevel index lever must be unindexed
before moving motor

Elevation Crank Raises/lowers radial arm

Turn clockwise to raise, counterclock­wise to lower

Table Clamp Frees table sections to allow

changing fence position

Yoke Index Lever Frees yoke to rotate between rip

and crosscut positions

Turn clockwise to tighten, counter­clockwise to loosen

Pull the spring loaded yoke pivot
latch forward to release this pin

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Saw Handle

Controls

Rip Scale &

Rip Indicator

Rip Lock

Yoke Lock

Handle

Bevel Lock Lever

Control Function OperationlComments
Yoke Lock Handle Locks yoke in rip or crosscut posi-

tion

Pull handle forward to release; push
handle rearward to tighten

Yoke index lever must be un indexed
before rotating yoke

Rip Lock Locks carriage to radial arm for rip-

ping

Rotate counterclockwise to release
carriage; turn clockwise to lock car­riage in position

Lock before ripping

* Rip Scale & Rip

Indicators

Saw Handle Provides gras ping surface so car-

Tells approximate distance
between blade and fence when
saw is in in-rip or out-rip position

riage can be moved.
Contains trigger mechanism to
raise clear plastic guard when

Move blade carriage along arm to
align line on indicator with desired
number on scale

Grasp to move blade carriage

Squeeze trigger to fully r a ise clear
and plastic guard. Clear guard must
be raised over fence to crosscut

making a crosscut

* NOTE: After installing new guard and new table boards rip fence scale is no longer correct.
Measure distance between fence and blade for correct distance when in rip mode.

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Controls

Hold Down

Knob

Guard

Guard Clamp

Screw

Pawls/Riving

Knife Knob

Riving Knife

Bracket

Riving Knife

Hold Down

Pawls

Control Function Operation/Comments
Guard Clamp

Screw
Guard Protects against contact wi th upper

Secures guard to motor; frees
guard for removal

blade; partially protects against
contact with lower blade; acts as
sawdust deflector

Turn counterclockwise to loosen,
clockwise to tighten

Upper part remains fixed in level
position.

Notch in guard fits securely

into matching tab on motor

Clear guard is moveable: fully raise
over fence at start of crosscut;

Saw Handle

; most workpieces will

automatically rai se clear guard during

See Guard Tab

Hold Down Knob Frees hold down to move up and

down; locks hold down in place

ripping;
Turn counterclockwise to loosen,

clockwise to tighten

See

Hold Down During ripping, acts as partial bar-

rier to infeed side of blade; keeps
infeed side of workpiece from flut­tering; acts as sawdust deflector

Riving Knife
Bracket

Prevents side to side movement of
riving knife and pro vides means f or
adjusting alignment

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For ripping, lo we r hol d do wn t o top of
workpiece surface, then raise slightly
and lock in place. For crosscutti ng
lock in fully raised position

Loosen to align riving knife, then
tighten

Pawls/Riving

Knife Knob

Pawls

Controls

Riving Knife

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Crosscutting

Crosscutting Defined

Crosscutting is cutting a workpiece to leng th.
The workpiece is held firmly against the
fence, and the blade is pulled through the
workpiece to make the cut. Straigh t, bevel,
miter, and compound cuts can be made.

Crosscutting Safety

Straight

Bevel

Miter

Compound

The hazards associated with crosscutting
include: exposed blade teeth, rolling car­riage, and thrown workpiece. This section
explains these hazards and tel ls how to
avoid them or redu ce the risk of their hap­pening. Read this section before making

any type of crosscut. Follow these steps
every time you make a crosscut.

Exposed Blade Teeth

WARNING

During crosscutting, blade teeth can
be exposed. To reduce risk of having
fingers, hand or arm cut off:

[Correctly install and use guard.
[Lower pawl s or riving knife to clear fence

or workpiece, whiche v er is higher, by 1/4".
Lowered pawl s or riving knif e act as partial
barrier to front of blade.

[Keep hands away from blade and out of

blade path. Keep hand holding down
workpiece at least 8" from blade.

[Blade can come off table edge be y ond 30°

left miter position. Use right miter position
whenever possible.

[Do not cut freehand. You will not be able to

control workpiece.

[ If blade jams, turn off saw, remove yellow

key, then free blade.

Rolling Carriage

WARNING

When saw is turned on, blade can sud­denly come forward. To reduce risk of
this happening:

[Keep one hand on saw handle when turn-

ing saw on.

[Adjust le veling feet to make sure radial

arm slants slightly toward rear.

Thrown Workpiece

CAUTION

Workpiece could be picked up by spin­ning blade and thrown. You might be
hit by thrown workpiece. To reduce
risk of thrown workpiece:

[Make sure installed fence is at least half

as high as the workpiece, and never less
than 3/4".

[Start and finish cut with blade in rearmost

position, behind fence.

[Firmly hold workpiece flat on table and up

against fence . Cut only one w orkpiece at a
time.

[Pull blade through workpiece only far

enough to complete cut, and nev er more
than half the diameter of blade .

[Do not touch or move workpieces until

blade has stopped spinning.

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[Use length stop only on end of workpiece

which is held down.

[Use table extensions to support work-

pieces that extend beyond table.

Crosscut Kerfs

A kerf or shallow cut is needed in the table
and fence to serve as a path f o r the blade
and to ensure that the blade cuts all the way
through the workpiece. A kerf is needed fo r

each different cutting path.

To make an approximately 1/16" deep kerf:

1. Prepare table:

- put fence in front position

- tighten table clamps

2. Prepare blade:

- lock motor in crosscut position

- lock radial arm at desired miter angle

- lock motor at desired bevel angle*

- unlock carriage lock and push blade
to rearmost position, behind fence

- lower b lade* to just clear table

- lower pawls or riving knife to clear
fence by 1/4".

Crosscutting

* raise clear plastic guard before changing
bevel angle and when lowering beveled
blade, otherwise i t may jam into table.

3. Grasp saw handle, then turn saw on.

Keep one hand on saw handle through
step 6.

4. Slowly lower blade until it touches table,
then lower one more full turn of crank.

5. Squeeze handle trigger to full y raise cl ear
plastic guard so it will clear fence. Pull bl ade
through fence and across table as far as it
will go.

6. Push blade to rearmost position, behind
fence, and turn saw off. Keep hand on saw
handle until blade stops spinning.

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Crosscutting

Making Cr ossc uts

Follow these steps to make crosscuts.

1. Prepare table:

- put fence in front position

- tighten table clamps

2. Prepare blade:

- lock motor in crosscut position

- lock radial arm at desired miter angle

- lock motor at desired bevel angle*

- unlock carriage lock and push blade
to rearmost position, behind fence

- lower b l ade into kerf* but not touching
kerf bottom (blade should move
freely).

* raise clear plastic guard before changing
bevel angle and when lowering beveled
blade, otherwise i t may jam into table.

8"

1/4"

3. Position workpiece against fence, and
lower pawls or riving knife to clear fence or
workpiece, whichever is higher, by 1/4".

4. Grasp saw handle, then turn saw on.

Keep one hand on saw handle through
step 7.

5. Hold workpiece down and against fence.
Keep hand at least 8" away from blade.

6. Squeeze handle trigger to full y raise cl ear
plastic guard so it will clear fence and work­piece. Pull bla de thr ough w orkpiece b ut onl y
far enough to complete cut, and never more
than half the diameter of blade.

7. Push blade carriage to rearmost position,
behind fence, and turn saw off. Keep hand
on saw handle until blade stops spinning.

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Repetitive Crosscutting

Crosscutting

Repetitive crosscutting is the repeated and
continuous cutting of many pieces of lumber
to the same length. Carriage and length
stops can help make this type of cr osscutting
more efficient.

A carriage stop defines the distance neede d
to pull the blade through to complete each
cut. This will prevent pulling the blade
through more than the recommended dis­tance.

To make a carriage stop use 1x2 lumber:

a) cut two pieces, each 2" long
b) clamp a piece on each side of radial arm,

so blade carriage sto ps at distance needed
to complete cut

c) check that clamps do not interfere with

hand grip on saw handle.

A length stop defines the cut length and
ensures that all pieces will be cut to the
same size. Clamp a piece of 1x2 lumber on
the fence to define the cut length. Use a

length stop only on the end of the work­piece which is held down.

Carriage

Stop

Length

Stop

Crosscutting Hints

1. To extend life of table top, buy auxiliary
table cover (see Accessories) or make one
out of 1/4" plywood or fiberboard. Clamp or
nail to original table t op, section b y section. I f
you use nails, nail in the four corners to
make sure blade will not contact nails.

2. Make several fences, so each will have
only a few kerfs (See Cutting Aides). Too
many kerfs will wea ken a fence.

3. Keep table clean of chips and sawdust.

4. Use sharp blades, and use the right blade
for each job.

5. When making miter or bevel cuts, use
extra force to hold workpiece down because
it tends to move during these types of cuts.

6. When cutting hard woods, like oak, or
making compound cuts, keep arm holding
saw handle rigid and pull blade through
slowly.

7. To keep cut line accurate, periodically
check blade alignment.

8. Do not cut severely warped, bowed or
twisted workpieces.

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Ripping

Ripping Defined

Ripping is changing the width of a workpiece
by cutting along its length. The workpiece is
fed into the blade, which rotates in a fixed
position, parallel to the fence and a set dis­tance from the fence. A solid fence (no k erfs)
serves as a guide for the workpiece . Pl ace
the fence in the front positi on for narrower
workpieces, or in the rear position for wider
ones.

In-Rip and Out-Rip Posi tions

In-rip and out-rip refer to blade position.

In-rip: the blade is toward the column, and
the motor is toward the table front. In-rip is
recommended because this position allo ws
better visibility of the workpiece and your
hands. Use in-rip when you set the blade 1/ 2
to 16" from the fence.

Outfeed

Side

Front Fence

Position

-OR-

Rear Fence

Position

Out-rip: the blade is toward the table front,

and the motor is toward the column. Use
out-rip only when you set the blade 16" or
more from the fence.

Infeed and Outfeed Directions

Infeed and outfeed refer to sides of the
blade.

Infeed: the side of the blade where the
guard hold down is. Always start a rip cut

at the infeed side and push the w orkpiece
through to the outfeed side.

Outfeed: the side of the b lade where the
pawls and riving knife are. Never start a rip
cut at the outfeed side. This is wr ong way
feed. Never put ha nds on the outfee d side
of the blade when ripping because they
can be pulled back into the spinning
blade.

In-Rip Position

Out-Rip Position

Infeed

Side

Infeed

Side

Outfeed Side

Pawls/Riving

Knife

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Workpiece Positioning

Always set up so that the wider part of
the workpiece is between the blade and
fence. This gives you greater clearance for

push sticks, and allows better stability for
feeding the workpiece.

Ripping

8"

Push Sticks and Push Blocks

Use push sticks and push blocks instead of
the hands to push the workpiece through to
complete cuts. They help keep hands away
from the blade . A push block is used with an
auxiliary fence. (see Cutting Aides).

Use a push block and auxiliary fence
when the blade is set 1/2 to 2" from the
fence.

Use a push stic k when the b lade is set 2" or
more from the fence.

Do not set the blade closer than 1/2 " to
the fence. The radial saw is the wrong
tool for such a narro w cut. A band saw
would be more appropriate for this type
of cut.

Example: To rip 2" off a 10" wide board, set
blade in in-rip position 8" from rear fence.

Ripping Safety

The hazards associated with ripping include:
outfeed zone haza rd, kickback, and wrong
way feed. This section explai ns these haz­ards and tells how to avoid them or reduce
the risk of their happening. Read this sec-

tion before making any type of rip cut.
Follow these steps every time you make a
rip cut.

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Ripping

Outfeed Zone Hazard

DANGER

Rotational force of blade can pull
hands and fingers back into blade.
Touching, holding, or pulling on out­feed side of workpiece while blade is
still spinning will result in fingers,
hand or arm being cut off. To reduce
risk of outfeed hazard:

[Set pawls and riving knife; they act as par-

tial barrier to outfeed side.

[Start and finish cut from infeed side.
[Keep both hands on infeed side.
[Keep hands away from outfeed side.
[Push workpiece through to complete cut.

Do not reach around to pull it.

[If blade jams, turn saw off, remove yellow

key, then free blade.

Kickback

Kickback is the un controlled propell ing of the
workpiece back tow ard the user.

W ARNING

Kickback can happen when blade is
pinched or bound by workpiece.
Pinching or binding can happen when:

• pawls and riving knife are not used or not
set correctly

• riving knife is not aligned with blade

• blade is not parallel to f ence

• workpiece is twisted or warped and rocks
on table top

• pressure is put on outfeed side of work­piece

• workpiece is released before being
pushed past pawls

• user touches or tries to pull workpiece
through outfeed side before blade has
stopped spinning.

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Ripping

To reduce risk of kickback:

[Set pawls and riving knife according to rip-

ping set-up procedure. Cor rectly set rivin g
knife is more likely to prevent workpiece
from binding or pinching blade; correctly
set pawls are more likely to grab into work­piece to stop or slow kickback if one hap­pens.

[Check that riving knife is in line with blade

(see Alignment: Riving Knife to Blade).

[Cut only straight workpieces so surface

will lie flat on table and edge will sta y tight
against fence. If you must cut an irregular
workpiece, attach a straigh t edge (see
Cutting Aides).

Wrong Way Feed

Wrong way feed is ripping by feeding the
workpiece into the outfeed side of the blade.

WARNING

Rotational force of bla de will pull work­piece through violently if workpiece is
fed in same direction as blade rotates
(wrong way feed). Hands and fingers
could be pulled along with workpiece
into spinning blade before you can let
go or pull back. Fingers, hand or arm
could be cut off. Propelled workpiece
could hit bystander.

To eliminate risk of wrong way feed:

[Push workpiece through from infeed to

outfeed side until it is completely past
pawls.

[Use featherboard (see Cutting Aides).
[Keep hands away from outfeed side.
[If blade jams, turn saw off, remove yellow

key, then free blade.

[When cutting composition materials, or

other materials with one smooth and one
rough side, put rough si de up so pa wls will
be more likely to grab.

[Feed workpiece against blade rotation.
[Set pawls and riving knife; they act as par-

tial barrier to outfeed side.

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Hold Down Function

The hold down must be set correctly during
ripping to act as barrier against the infeed
side of the blade, to help keep the workpiece
flat on the table, and to deflect workpiece
chips. It must be lowered to just clear the
workpiece.

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Ripping

Ripping Set-up Procedure

Follow these steps before ripping.
These steps must be repeated each time

a different thic kness w orkpi ece is rip ped.
A kerf must be made for each different
width cut. Also see the special notes for
bevel set-up that follow this section.

1. Prepare table:

- insert solid (no kerfs) fence (Note:

Use auxiliary fence when blade is set
1/2 to 2" from fence

Aides)

- tighten table clamps.

2. Prepare blade:

- lock radial arm at 0° miter - loc k bl ade
in in-rip position*

- lower blade to just clear table

- lock blade carriage desired distance
from fence. Note:

part of workpiece will be between
blade and fence.

*

use out-rip position for rips 16" or wider

(See Cutting

Make sure wider

W ARNING

If workpiece is pushed along fence
with kerfs, workpiece could get caught
on kerf, pinch blade and cause kick­back. Do not use crosscutting fence
for ripping.

In-Rip Set-Up

3. Make ker f:

a) turn saw on
b) lower blade about 1/16" into table
c) turn saw off and remove yellow key.

4. Place workpiece parallel to and up
against blade.** Note:

Workpiece will be

between blade and table front.

5. Lower hold down** to workpiece , then
raise slightly so it just clears top surface of
workpiece. Lock in place.

6. Lower riving knife to table. Lower pawls
to workpiece surface.** Move w orkpiece
toward outfeed side until one set of pawls
rests level on workpiece surface . Lock in
place.

** bevel set-up: see special notes, next page

Setting Guard For Rip Cut

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Ripping

7. Remove workpiece from table.

8. Ready push stick or push block.

9. Set up table ex tension(s) and support
their outer ends. Do not use another per-

son to support workpieces because this
can cause kickbac k and it exposes helper
to potential hazards at outfeed side.

Special Notes for Bevel Set-Up

CAUTION

Bevel ripping creates unique problems
of visibility and feeding. Before cut­ting, check the set-up using both in-rip
and out-rip. Use the position that gives
the best combination of workpiece vis­ibility and push stick clearanc e.

W ARNING

Bevel the edge that is not against the
fence.

1. When setting bevel angle, raise radial
arm to allow sufficient clearance for blade
and guard to not jam in table.

2. When blade is beveled manually raise
clear plastic guard before lowering blade to
table or kerf, otherwise it may jam in the
table.

3. To set hold down, place workpiece
directly under guard nose, rather than paral­lel to blade.

4. To set pawls, place workpiece directly
under set of pawls closer t o tab le . This se t of
pawls will keep contact with workpiece sur­face.

Making Rip Cu ts

Follow these steps to make in-rip cuts. For
out-rip cuts, reverse hand functions; that is,
put right hand on table and use left hand to
support and push workpiece.

In-Ripping

1. Follow ripping set-up procedure.

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2. Insert yellow key and turn saw on.

3. Stand at infeed side and out of line of
workpiece, in case of kic kback. Start and

finish cut from infeed side.

4. Put workpiece on table, in front of hold
down, and tight against fence. To hold work­piece in position, put left hand on tabl e, at
least 8" in front of hold down, and lightly
press fingers against workpiece. Support
workpiece with table extension or right hand.

CAUTION

For large workpieces use a feather
board in place of your hand on the
table. It gives better support. (See cut­ting aides)

5. With right hand, push workpiece under
hold down and into blade. Keep left hand
fixed on table, applying slight pressure to
keep workpiece against fenc e.

Out-Ripping

Ripping

Keep Hand

Back 8"

6. Use right hand to continue to apply feed
pressure to part of workpiece close to f ence .
Keep hand at least 8" in front of hold down.
Note:

Most workpieces will automatically
raise clear plastic guard as the y pass from
infeed to outfeed side. Unusually tall and
narrow workpieces may n ot raise clear
guard. When this happens, push guard tab
to raise guard, then release tab when guard
rests on top of workpiece surface.

CAUTION

Pushing guard tab means using only
one hand to control workpiece. While
pushing tab, use extra care to guide
workpiece and to keep hand at least 8"
in front of hold down.

Release tab as soon as clear guard
rests on workpiece.

7. When end of workpiece gets to tab le, us e
push stick or block, instead of hand, on part
of workpiece between blade and fence to
push until workpiece is completely past
pawls.

Guard

Tab

Keep Hand

Back 8"

In-Ripping

8. Turn saw off and wait for blade to stop
spinning before touching workpiece.

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Ripping

Dado Blades, Molding Heads

See Accessories for information on safety,
installation and use of dado blades and
molding heads.

Edging

Edging is the use of a dado blade or molding
head in the horizontal position. It is an
advanced technique that requires a molding
head guard and a special fence. See Acces­sories for information on safety, installation
and use of dado blades and molding heads
for edging. See Cutt ing Aid es f or information
on making the special fence.

Ripping Hints

1. To extend life of table top, make auxiliary
table cov er out of 1/4" plyw ood or fiberboard.
Clamp or nail to original t able top, s ection by
section. If you use nails, nail in the four com­ers to make sure blade will not contact nails.

2. Keep table clean of chips and sawdust.

3. Use sharp blades.

4. Use the right blade for each jo b.

5. For workpiece with one smooth and one
rough surface, such as paneling or finished
fiberboard, cut with rough surface up so
pawls will be more likely to grab in case of
kickback.

6. To keep cut line accurate, periodically
check blade alignment.

7. If you must cut an irregular workpiece,
attach a straight edge (see Cutting Aides).

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Cutting Aides

Before cutting any wood on your saw, study
all of the Crosscutting and Ripping Instruc­tions found on pages 45 through 57. As y ou
learn new radial arm saw woodworking tech­niques, you’ll see that many types of cuts
need different support and feeding devices,
known as jigs or fixtures. They can help you
make cuts more accurately. By helping to
steady the workpiece and keep you away
from the blade, they can help you safely use
your saw for certain cuts. Many people cus­tom build their o wn jigs and fi xtures. Ji gs and
fixtures are often designed for a particular
cut. You can use your radial saw to easi ly
make many jigs and fixtures. To get you
started, we’ve i ncluded instructi ons f or some
simple ones. After you have made a few
practice cuts, make up these jigs before
starting any projects. Make the push stick
first.

Push Sticks

Make the push stick using a piece of 1 x 2.
(see drawing top right for dimensions and
shapes)

Push Block

There are any number of ways to properly
cut your work pieces to make a push block.
The following steps describe one way you
can proceed.

Making the base:

• Start with a piece of 3/8" plywood at least
5-5/8" wide or wider and 12" long or longer.

• Make two ripcuts. Perform the first ripcut
along the long side of the 3/8" plywood to
create a 3/8" wide strip. Ne xt ripcut the 3/8"
plywood to a width of 5-1/8".

• Crosscut the 3/8" plywood to 12" long.

• Crosscut a 2-1/2" piece off of the 3/8"
wide by 3/8" thick strip and sav e this short
piece for later.

• The next cuts will create the 3/ 8" by 9-1/2"
notch in the base. Mark the long edge of
the board 2-1/2" from one end. Make a
crosscut into the edge, stopping about 3/4"
into the board. Set the saw to the in-rip
position and rip the width to 4-3/4" along
the same edge as the stopped crosscut.
Stop the ripcut where the two cuts inter­sect. Turn off the saw and remove the base
piece. The base should now measure as
shown.

Push Stick

Slightly Less Than Thickness
Of Workpiece Up To 3/8"

90° Notch

Material for Push Block

At Least 12"

3/8" Thick Plywood

Base

At Least 12"

3/4" Thick Plywood

Handle

Cutting Out the Base

2-1/2" (save)

4th Cut 1st Cut

2nd Cut

12"

Creating the Notch

1st Cut

2nd Cut

2-1/2"

Finished Base

12"

At Least

5-1/8"

2-1/2"

3/8"

4-3/4"

3rd Cut

At Least

5-5/8"

At Least

5"

3/8"

5-1/8"

4-3/4"

These Edges

Must Be

Parallel

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Making the Handle:

• Miter crosscut a piece of 3/4" thick ply­wood to the shape and size shown. The
mitered corners can be any size that look s
like the drawing (about 1-1/2" by 1-1/2").

Putting it together:

• Using good quality wood working glue,
glue the 2-1/2" strip sav ed earlier to the
base as shown. Important: Do not use
nails or screws. This is to prevent dulling
of the saw blade in the event you cut in to
the push block.

• Position the handle at the edge of the ply­wood base as shown. Fasten them
together with glue and wood screws.

Important:

Make sure the scre w heads do

not stick out from the bottom of the base .

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Clamp the featherboar d t o th e front tab l e , so
that the angled edge of the featherboard is
against the workpiece on the infeed side of
the blade. Do not clamp the featherboard

against the cut off part (out-feed side) of
the workpiece. If clamped to the outfeed
side, the featherboard can squeeze the
kerf closed, put binding pressure on the
blade, and cause kickback.

Straight Edge for Irregular Workpiece

WARNING

If you try to rip an irregular workpiece,
it could bind blade and cause kick­back.

Cutting Aides

If the workpiece you want to rip does not
have a str aight edge, attach a strai ght-edged
board to the workpiece:

a) place irregular side of workpiece against

fence

b) put straight-edged board on top of work-

piece and against fence

c) tack straight edged board to work piece.

Note:

Straight-edged board must not e xte nd
beyond leading end of workpiece and should
cover workpiece width onl y enough to pass
between blade and fence.

Note:

Use fence at le as t as high as c om­bined heights of workpiece and straight­edged board.

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Maintenance

Replacing Pawls

Make sure the teeth of the pawls are always
sharp. If they become dull the pa wls must be
replaced:

1. Use 7/16" wrench to remove hex nut.
Remove old pawls.

2. Install new pawls. Place spacers exactly
as shown.

3. Re-install hex nut.

4. Check that pawls work freely.

Lubricating Blade Guard Assembly

If guard becomes difficult to raise:

1. Clean sawdust from the slot and slider.

2. Regrease with a small amount of light
grease applied to the slot and slider. Also
add a thin coat of grease between the Trig­ger and the Pull Link.

Adjusting the Trigger

If the trigger becomes loose side-to-side,
adjust the setscrews at the top of the yoke
handle. Use a 1/8" hex wrench to ti ghte n set­screws tight. Then back off one setscrew
until the trigger moves freely.

Grease

Pull Link

Here

Slider

Slot

Adjust

Screws

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PARTS LIST CRAFTSMAN 10" RADIAL SAW GUARD KIT

Always order by Part Number - Not by Key Number

Key

No.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

9
10
11
12
13
14

—

* Standard Hardware Item - May be purchased locally.

Part No. Description

820985
805548-10
STD610805
SP6311
803425
821354-1
STD601103
821410
818169
820573
824980
37384
818199
826284
SP5984

Guard Accessory
Washer 3/16 x 1/16

* Screw Plastite #8 x 1/2

Form Instructions
Screw, Locking Set 1/4-20 x 3/8
Trigger

* Screw Pan Hd Ty “T” 10-32 x 1/2

Handle, Hoke Asm
Table Rear 40"
Table Spacer 40"
Table Front 40"
Nut, Tee
Table Support
Clamp Assembly
Owners Manual (Not Shown)

No. 509347

FIGURE 1

14

13

1

2

3

5

6

7

9

4

10

8

11

Repair Parts

45

12

46

PARTS LIST CRAFTSMAN 10" RADIAL SAW GUARD KIT

No. 509347

Always order by Part Number - Not by Key Number

FIGURE 2

Key

No

1
2
3
4

5
6
7
8

9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Part No. Description

821217
821313
STD551025
815865

STD601105
802392-47
808447-6
827919
STD551031
820521
820515
STD541425
815815
820517
STD512510
820512
824159

Screw, Guard Clamp
Link, Pull

* Washer, 17/64 x 5/8 x 1/16

Screw, Hex Washer Hd Type

"TT" 1/4 - 20 x 1/2

* Screw, Pan Hd Type "TT" 10-32 x 5/16

Spacer #10 x .125
Washer, Spring
Knob, 5/16-18

* Washer 21/64 x 5/8 x 1/16

Spacer
Knife, Riving

* Nut, Lock 1/4-20

Pawl, AKB
Bushing

* Screw, Pan Hd. 1/4-20 x 1

Holder, AKB
Screw, Flat Hd Type “TT” 1/4 - 20 x 9/16

Key

No.

18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

* Standard Hardware Item - May Be Purchased Locally

Part No. Description

820519
STD551225
820530
808822-1
820632-3
STD533107
809019-4
820532
821310
821311
821312
821314
828139
60413
821449
824158
825756
STD551131

Nut, Slotted 1/4 - 20

* Lockwasher 1/4

Support, Knife

Nut, Push 1/4
* Ring, Retaining
* Bolt, R.H. Short Neck 5/16 - 18 x 5/8

Bolt, Rd Hd Short Neck 5/16 - 18 x 1-3/4

Bolt 1/4-20 x 1/2

Guard, Lower

Link

Guard

Hold Down

Elbow, Dust

Nut, Push 5/16

Nut, Square 5/16 - 18 Double Lead

Strap-Retainer

Screw Guard Index
* Lockwasher

Repair Parts

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RZQHU·V

10-INCH RADIAL SAW

PDQXDO

MODEL NO.

509347

GUARD KIT

For Customer Service Questions

or Replacement Parts Call

1-800-325-1184

NOTE:

1. This manual is intended to be used along with your

original saw manual. If you no longer have your saw’s
owners manual, call customer service at 1-800-325-1184.
Have your saw’s model number when you call.

2. If you require this manual in Spanish or French, call
1-800-511-2628.

Si usted requiere que éste manual usuario en español o
francés, llame 1-800-511-2628. Pedir formulario
SP5984S-2.

Si vous nécesstent ce mode d’emploi en espagnol ou
français, télé phonez au 1-800-511-2 628. Demander pour
forme SP5984F-2

© 2000 Emerson Electric Co.

Part No. SP5984 Form No. SP5984-2 Printed in U.S.A. 10/00

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