Sears 113.244530 User Manual

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MODEL NO.

113.244530

VARIABLE SPEED

10-1NCH BAND SAW

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Serial
Number.

Model and serial numbers
may be found on the back

of the saw.

You should record both

model and serial number in
a safe place for future use.

FORYOUR

SAFETY:

READ ALL
INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY

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VARIABLESPEED

10-1NCH BAND SAW

• assembly

• operating

Sold by SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., Chicago, IL 60684 U.S.A.

Part No. SP5620

• repair parts

FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON CRAFTSMAN BAND SAW

If within one year from the date of purchase, this Craftsman Band Saw fails due to a defect in
material or workmanship, Sears will repair it, free of charge.

WARRANTY SERVICE IS AVAILABLE BY SIMPLY CONTACTING THE NEAREST SEARS SERV-

ICE CENTER/DEPARTMENT THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

This warranty applies only while this product is used in the United States.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary

from state to state.

SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., D/817 WA Hoffman Estates, IL 60195

Safety Instructions for Band Saw

Safety is a combination of common sense, staying
alert and knowing how your band saw works. Read

this manual to understand this saw.

BEFORE USING THE SAW:

IWARNING: To avoid mistakes that could cause I

serious, permanent injury, do not plug the sawI
in until the following steps are completed. J

• Assembly and alignment. (See pages 7-13).

WARNING

WHEN INSTALLING OR MOVING THE SAW.

AVOID DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT. Use the saw

in a dry, indoor place protected from rain. Keep work
area well lighted.

To avoid injury from unexpected saw movement:

• Put the saw on a firm level surface where there is
plenty of room for handling and properly support-

ing the workpiece.

• Support the saw so the table is level and the saw
does not rock.

• Bolt the saw to the support surface if it tends to
slip, walk, or slide during operations like cutting
long, heavy boards.

• Turn saw off and unplug cord before moving the

saw.

To avoid injury or death from electrical shock:

• GROUND THE SAW. This saw has an approved

3-conductor cord and a 3-prong grounding type
plug. Use only 3-wire, grounded outlets rated
120 volts, 15 amperes (amps). The green con-
ductor in the cord isthe grounding wire. To avoid
electrocution, NEVER connect the green

wire to a live terminal.

• Learn the use and function of the ON-OFF
switch, table lock knob, blade guides, backup

bearings, upper slide lock knob, blade guard,

tension catch, and tracking screw. (See pages

14 & 15)

• Review and understand all of the safety instruc-

tion and operating procedures in this manual.

• Review the maintenance methods for this saw.
(See page 19)

Read the following WARNING labels found on the

front of the saw:

IDANGER

• Make sure your fingers do not touch the plug's
metal prongs when plugging or unplugging the

saw.

NEVER STAND ON TOOL. Serious injury could
occur if the tool tips or you accidentally hit the cutting

tool. Do not store anything above or near the tool
where anyone might stand on the tool to reach them.

BEFORE EACH USE:

Inspect your saw.

DISCONNECT THE SAW. To avoid injury from acci-
dental starting, unplug the saw, push the knob off and

lock with a padlock before changing the setup, open-
ing covers, removing guards, or blade.

CHECK FOR DAMAGED PARTS. Check for:

• alignment of moving parts,

• binding of moving parts,

• broken parts,

• stable mounting, and

• any other conditions that may affect the way the

2

saw works.

if anypartismissing,bent,or brokeninanyway,or
anyelectricalpartdoesn'tworkproperly,turnthesaw
off andunplugthe saw.REPLACEdamaged,miss-

ing,orfailedpartsbeforeusingthesawagain.
MAINTAINTOOLSWITHCARE.Keepthesawclean

forbestandsafestperformance.

REMOVEADJUSTINGKEYSANDWRENCHES

fromtoolbeforeturningiton.

To avoid injury from jams, slips or thrown pieces:

• Choose the right size and style blade for the

material and the type of cutting you plan to do.

• USE ONLY RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES.
(See page 19). Consult this owner's manual for

recommended accessories. Follow the instruc-
tions that come with the accessories. The use of

improper accessories may cause risk of injury to
persons.

• Make sure the blade teeth point downward,

toward the table.

• Make sure the blade guides and thrust bearings

are properly adjusted.

• Make sure the blade tension is properly adjusted.

• Make sure the table lock knob is tight and no

parts have excessive play.

• To avoid accidental blade contact, minimize

blade breakage and provide maximum blade
support, always adjust the upper blade guide and
blade guard to just clear the workpiece.

• KEEP WORK AREA CLEAN. Cluttered areas

and benches invite accidents. Floor must not be
slippery.

To avoid burns or other fire damage, never use the
saw near flammable liquids, vapors or gases.

Plan ahead to protect your eyes,

hands, face, ears.

KNOW YOUR SAW. Read and understand the

owner's manual and labels affixed to the tool. Learn
its application and limitations as well as the specific
potential hazards peculiar to this tool.

To avoid injury from accidental contact with moving
parts, don't do layout, assembly, or setup work on the
saw while any parts are moving.

AVOID ACCIDENTAL STARTING. Make sure switch

is pushed "OFF" before plugging saw into a power

outlet.

Plan your work.

• USE THE RIGHT TOOL. Don't force tool or

attachment to do a job it was not designed to do.

• Use this band saw to cut wood, wood like prod-

ucts, plastics, non-ferrous and ferrous metals

(ferrous metals 1/16 inch thick or less).

Dress for safety•

WEAR YOUR

CAUTION: This saw is designed for cutting fer-
rous metals like iron or steel and non-ferrous met-

als (brass, copper and aluminum, etc.). Metal
shavings can react with wood dust and start a fire.

To avoid this:

• Disconnect any type of dust collecting hose
from the saw when cutting metal.

• Remove all traces of wood dust on or around
the saw when cutting metal.

• Remove all metal shavings on or around the
saw before sawing wood again.

Any power saw can throw foreign objects into the
eyes. This can cause permanent eye damage. Wear
safety goggles (not glasses) that comply with ANSI
Z87.1 (shown on package). Everyday eyeglasses
have only impact resistant lenses. They are not safe-

ty glasses. Safety goggles are available at Sears
retail catalog stores. Glasses or goggles not in com-
pliance with ANSI Z87.1 could seriously hurt you
when they break.

• Do not wear loose clothing, gloves, neckties or
jewelry (rings, wrist watches). They can get
caught and draw you into moving parts.

• Wear nonslip footwear.

• Tie back long hair.

• Roll long sleeves above the elbow.

• Noise levels vary widely. To avoid possible hear-
ing damage, wear ear plugs or muffs when using
your saw for hours at a time.

• For dusty operations, wear a dust mask along
with the safety goggles.

Inspect your workpiece.

Make sure there are no nails or foreign objects in the

part of the workpiece to be cut.

Use extra caution with large, very small or awk-

ward workpieces:

• Use extra supports (tables, saw horses, blocks,
etc.) for any workpieces large enough to tip when
not held down to the table top.

• NEVER use another person as a substitute for a
table extension, or as additional support for a
workpiece that is longer or wider then the basic

saw table, or to help feed, support or pull the
workpiece.

• When cutting irregularly shaped workpieces, plan
your work so it will not pinch the blade. A piece
of molding, for example, must lay flat or be held

by a fixture or jig that will not let it twit, rock or
slip while being cut.

• Properly support round material such as dowel
rods, or tubing. They have a tendency to roll dur-
ing a cut, causing the blade to "bite". To avoid
this, always use a "V" block or clamp the work to
the mitergage.

• Cut only one workpiece at a time.

• Clear everything except the workpiece and relat-

ed support devices off the table before turning
the saw on.

Plan the way you will hold the workpiece from
start to finish.

Do not hand hold pieces so small that your fingers
will go under the blade guard. Use jigs or fixtures to
hold the work and keep your hands away from the

blade.
Avoid awkward operations and hand positions where

a sudden slip could cause fingers or hand to move
into the blade.

DON'T OVERREACH. Keep good footing and balance.

WARNING: Don't let familiarity (gained from fre-
quent use of your band saw) cause a careless

mistake. A careless fraction of a second is
enough to cause a severe injury.

Before starting your cut, watch the saw while it runs. If it
makes an unfamiliar noise or vibrates a lot, stop imme-

diately. Turn the saw off. Unplug the saw. Do not restart
until finding and correcting the problem.

KEEP CHILDREN AWAY. Keep all visitors a safe dis-

tance from the saw. Make sure bystanders are clear of
the saw and workpiece.

DON'T FORCE TOOL. It will do the job better and safer
at its designed rate. Feed the workpiece into the saw
blade only fast enough to let it cut without bogging
down or binding.

Before freeing any jammed material:

• Push switch "OFF".

• Lock the switch.

• Unplug the saw.

• Wait for all moving parts to stop.

When backing up the workpiece, the blade may

bind in the kerf (cut). This is usually caused by

sawdust clogging up the kerf or because the

blade comes out of the guides. If this happens:

• Push switch "OFF".
° Lock the switch.

• Unplug saw.

• Wait for all moving parts to stop.

• Open band saw cover.

• Stick flat blade screwdriver or wedge into the
kerf.

• Turn the upper wheel by hand while backing up
the workpiece.

Before removing loose pieces from the table, turn
saw off and wait for all moving parts to stop.

BEFORE LEAVING THE SAW:

Wait for all moving parts to stop.

Make workshop child-proof. Lock the shop.
Disconnect master switches. Lock switch "OFF" with

padlock. Store it away from children and others not
qualified to use the tool.

glossary of terms

Beveling

An angle cutting operation through the face of the
board.

Crosscut
A cutting operation made across the width of the

workpiece.
Compound Cutting

A simultaneous bevel and miter cuttingoperation.
Ferrous Metal

Metal that contains iron; such as steel.
FPM

Feet per minute. Used in reference to surface speed
of blade.

Freehand (as used for band saw)
Performing a cut without the workpiece properly sup-

ported on the work table.

Gum

A sticky, sap-based residue from wood products.

Kerf

The material removed by the blade in a through cut or
the slot produced by the blade in a non-through or

partial cut.

Leading End
The end of the workpiece which is pushed into the

cutting toolfirst.
Nonferrous Metal

Metal that does not contain iron; such as brass, alu-
minum, copper.

Mitering

An angle cutting operation made across the width of
the workpiece.

Push Stick
A device used to feed the workpiece through the saw

during narrow ripping type operations so the opera-
tor's hands are keptwell away from the blade.

Resaw
A cutting operation to reduce the thickness of the

workpiece to make thinner pieces.

Resin
A sticky,sap-based substance that has dried.

Ripping

A cutting operation along the length of the workpiece.

Sawblade Path

The area of the worktable or workpiece directly in line
with the saw blade.

Set
The distance the tip of the saw blade tooth is bent

outward from the face of the blade.
Tracking
Adjusting the upperwheel so the bandsaw blade runs

in the center ofthe wheels.
Trailing End

The workpiece end last cut by the saw blade.
Workpiece
The item on which the cutting operation is being per-

formed. The surfaces of a workpiece are commonly
referred to as faces, ends, and edges.

Worktable
The surface on which the workpiece rests while per-

forming a cutting operation.

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motor specifications and electrical requirements

i

This machine is designed to use, and is wired for oper-
ation on 120 volts, 60 Hz., alternating current.

CAUTION: A direct current motor is used in this I

saw. Changes to the internal wiring will create a I

fire hazard and may also create a shock hazard. I

For replacement motor and control board refer to parts

listinthis manual.
CONNECTING TO POWER SUPPLY OUTLET

This machine must be grounded while in use to protect
the operator from electricshock. .

Plugpower cord intoa 120V properlygroundedtype

outletprotected bya 15-amp. fuse orcircuitbreaker.

Ifyou are not surethat youroutlet isproperlygrounded,

have itchecked by a qualifiedelectrician.

I WARNING: Do not permit fingers to touch the ter- I

minals of plugs when installing or removing the I
plug to or from the outlet.

WARNING: If not properly grounded this power
tool can cause an electrical shock, particularly

iwhen used in damp locations close to plumbing. If

an electrical shock occurs there is the potential of
a secondary hazard such as your hands contact-

iing the saw blade.

This plug requires a mating 3-conductor grounded type

outlet as shown.
If the outlet you are planning to use for this power tool

is of the two prong type, DO NOT REMOVE OR
ALTER THE GROUNDING PRONG IN ANY MANNER.

Use an adapter as shown below and always connect
the grounding lug to a known ground.

It is recommended that you have a qualified electrician
replace the TWO prong outlet with a properly grounded

THREE prong outlet.

GROUNDING LUG

SCREW \

PLUG I L _ CONNECTED TO A

I

ADAPTER

If power cord is worn or cut, or damaged in any way,

have it replaced immediately.
Your unit is for use on 120 volts, and has a plug that

looks like the one shown below.

3-PRONG

PLUG

GROUNDING

PRONG

PROPERLY

GROUNDED

3-PRONG OUTLET

This power tool is equipped with a 3-conductor cord
and grounding type plug approved by Underwriters'
Laboratories. The groundconductorhas a green jacket
and is attached to the tool housing at one end and to

the ground prong in the attachment plug at the other

end.

An adapter as illustrated is available for connecting
plugs to 2-prong receptacles. The green grounding lug
extending from the adapter must be connected to a per-
manent ground such as to a properly grounded outlet

box.
NOTE: The adapter illustrated is for use only if you

already have a properly grounded 2-prong receptacle.
The use of any extension cord will cause some loss of

power. To keep this to a minimum and to prevent over-
heating and motor burn-out, use the table below to

determine the minimum wire size (A.W.G.) extension

cord.

Use only a single cord when an extension cord is

required. The cord must be a 3 wire extension cord
which has a 3-prong receptacle that will accept the
tools plug.

Length of the

Cord

0-25 Feet

26-50 Feet

51-100 Feet

Wire Sizes Required

(American Wire GageNumber)

120V Lines

No. 16
No. 16

No. 14

contents

POWER TOOL WARRANTY ..................................... 2

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR BAND SAW ............. 2

GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR WOODWORKING .....4

MOTOR SPECIFICATIONS AND ELECTRICAL

REQUIREMENTS .................................................. 5

UNPACKING AND CHECKING CONTENTS ............. 6

ASSEMBLY

Mounting Band Saw to Workbench ........................ 7

Installing the Table ................................................. 8

Installing the Blade ................................................. 9

Tensioning the Blade ............................................ 10

Tracking the Blade ................................................ 11

Adjusting the Blade Guides and

Final Table Assembly ........................................... 12

Aligning the Table Square to the Blade ................ 12

Getting to Know your Band Saw .......................... 14

BASIC BAND SAW OPERATION ............................ 16

MAINTENANCE ....................................................... 19

RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ......................... 19

TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................. 20

REPAIR PARTS ....................................................... 21

unpacking and checking contents

TOOLS NEEDED

Back-Up Bearing .............................................. 11

1.1.1. 1.1-,- ,, f.,.,-i.i, k

,.................

COMBINATION SQUARE

MEDIUM SCREWDRIVER

I/2 INCH WRENCH

COMBINATION SQUARE MUST BE TRUE

DRAW-LIGHT

LINE ON BOARD

ALONG THIS EDGE _.

#2 PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER

-3

STRAIGHT EDGE OF

BOARD 3/4" THICK

THIS EDGE MUST BE

PERFECTLY STRAIGHT

WARNING: To avoid injury from unexpected
starting or electrical shock, do not plug the saw
in until all assembly and alignment steps are

complete. The power cord must remain
unplugged whenever you are working

on the saw.

Model 113.244530 Band Saw is shipped complete in

one carton.
Separate all parts from packing materials and check

each item with illustration and "Table of Loose Parts".

Make cp.rtain all items are accounted for, before dis-

carding any packing material.

WARNING: If any parts are missing, do not try to
assemble the band saw, plug in the power cord,
or turn the switch on until the missing parts are
obtained and installed correctly.

SHOULD BE NO GAP OR OVERLAP HERE WHEN

SQUARE IS FLIPPED OVER IN DO'rFED PosmoN

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A

ITEM TABLE OF LOOSE PARTS

QTY.

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D

assembly

MOUNTING BAND SAW TO WORKBENCH

If band saw is to be used in a permanent location, it

should be fastened securely to a firm supporting sur-
face such as a workbench.

If mounting to a workbench, holes should be drilled

through supporting surface of the workbench using
dimensions illustrated.

1. Each leg should be bolted securely using 5/16"
diameter machine screws, Iockwashers, and 5/16"

hex nuts (not included). Screw length should be

1-3/4" plus the thickness of the bench top.

2. Locate and mark the holes where band saw is to
be mounted.

3. Drill (4) 3/8" diameter holes through workbench.

4. Place band saw on workbench aligning holes in
feet with holes drilled in workbench.

5. Insert all four 5/16" screws and tighten.

A

Basic saw assembly ..........................

B

Owners Manual .................................

C

Loose Parts Bag
Containing the following parts:

Wing Nut 1/4-20 x 5/8 ........................ 1

Screw, Truss Hd. 1/4-20 .................... 1

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

Bevel Indicator ................................... 1

Screw, Pan Cross 10-32 x 3/8 ........... 1

Washer 17/64 x 1 x 1/16 .................... 1

Bolt, Carriage 1/4-28 x 1.................... 1

Knob .................................................. 1

Clip Hose ........................................... 1

D

Saw Table .......................................... 1

NOTE: All bolts should be inserted from the top.
Install the washers and nuts from the underside of the

bench.

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5"

(4) HOLES

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CLAMPING BANDSAW TO WORKBENCH

The Band Saw can be clamped directly to a work-
bench using two (2) or more "C" clamps on base of

unit.

"C" Clamp

"C" Clamp

Base

7 Workbench

assembly

An alternate method of mounting is to fasten band
saw to a mounting board. The board should be of suf-
ficient size to avoid tipping of saw while in use. Any
good grade of plywood or chipboard with a 3/4" mini-
mum thickness is recommended. (Thinner chipboard
can break.) Once the saw is mounted, securely clamp
the board to the workbench using "C" clamps.

WARNING: Supporting surface where band saw
is mounted should be examined carefully after

mounting to insure that no movement during
use can result. If any tipping or walking is noted,
secure workbench or supporting
surface before operating band saw.

INSTALLING THE TABLE

1. Loosen the upper slide lock knob and position the
upper guide assembly all of the way up. Tighten

lock knob.

18" MIN.

Upper Slide

Lock Knob

Upper
Guide

Assembly

24" MIN.

±

5"

2. Open the front cover of the saw by pulling forward

on the finger hold located on the left side of the
band saw.

3. Locate the square hole behind the lower right

wheel and insert a 1/4-28 x 1" long carriage bolt
through this hole from inside the saw.

4. Position the table-trunnion assembly on the back
side of the saw so the 1/4-28 x 1" bolt extends

through the curved slot in the trunnion. The trun-
nion should engage the curved mounting rib on the

back side of the saw.

5. Install the 1" outside diameter washer and table
lock knob to the end of the bolt and tighten by

hand.

Finger

Hold

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Trunnion Slots

Table Lock

Knob

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Table

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