Craftsman Circular Saw 7 1 4 Manual
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OwnersManual 7-1/4in.CIRCULARSAW DoubleInsulated ModelNos. 315.108330 315.1O834O Savethismanualfor futurereference ACAUTION:Readandfollow allSafetyRulesandOperat- ingInstructionsbeforefirst useofthisproduct. CustomerHelpLine:1-800-932-3188 Sears,RoebuckandCo.,HoffmanEstates,IL60179USA visittheCraftsmanwebpage:www.Sears.com/craftsman 972000-321 8-00 •Safety •Features •Adjustments •Operation •Maintenance •PartsList NRTL
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•TableOfContents..........................................................................................................................................2 •Warranty.........................................................................................................................................................2 •Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................2...
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Thepurposeofsafetysymbolsistoattractyourattentiontopossibledangers.Thesafetysymbols,and theexplanationswiththem,deserveyourcarefulattentionandunderstanding.Thesafetywarningsdo notbythemselveseliminateanydanger.Theinstructionsorwarningstheygivearenotsubstitutesfor properaccidentpreventionmeasures. SYMBOLMEANING A A A A NOTE: SAFETYALERTSYMBOL: Indicatescautionorwarning.Maybeusedinconjunctionwithothersymbolsorpictographs....
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RULESFORSAFEOPERATION(Continued) USERIGHTTOOL.Dontforcesmalltoolor attachmenttodothejobofaheavydutytool. Dontusetoolforpurposenotintended-for example-Acircularsawshouldneverbeused forcuttingtreelimbsorlogs. WEARPROPERAPPAREL.Donotwearloose clothingorjewelrythatcangetcaughtintools movingpartsandcausepersonalinjury.Rubber glovesandnonskidfootweararerecommended whenworkingoutdoors.Wearprotectivehair coveringtocontainlonghairandkeepitfrom beingdrawnintonearbyairvents....
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RULESFORSAFEOPERATION(Contlnued) •USERIPFENCE.Alwaysuseafenceor straightedgeguidewhenripping. SUPPORTLARGEPANELS.Tominimizethe riskofbladepinchingandkickback,always supportlargepanelsasshowninfigure9,page 10.Whencuttingoperationrequirestheresting ofthesawontheworkpiece,thesawshouldbe restedonthelargerportionandthesmallerpiece cutoff. •LOWERBLADEGUARD. ,_WARNING:Iflowerbladeguardmustberaised tomakeacut,alwaysraiseitwiththeretracting handletoavoidseriousinjury.SeeFigure21, Page15....
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Horsepower ModelNo.315.108330 ModelNo.315.108340 Input ModelNo.315.108330 ModelNo.315.108340 BladeDiameter 2 2-1/4 10Amperes 12Amperes 7-1/4in.(184mm) BladeArbor CuttingDepthat0°BevelCut CuttingDepthat45°BevelCut CuttingDepthat51.5°BevelCut Rating NoLoadSpeed 5/8in.(:16mm) 2-3/8in.(60mm) 1-13/16in.(46mm) 1-5/8in.(41mm) 120volts,60Hz,AC 5,000RPM Yourcircularsawhasbeenshippedcompletely assembledexceptfortheblade.Inspectitcarefullyto makesurenobreakageordamagehasoccurred...
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KNOWYOURCIRCULARSAW SeeFigure1. Beforeattemptingtouseanytool,familiarizeyourself withalloperatingfeaturesandsafetyrequirements. Featuresincludeeasilyoperatedbevelcutanddepth ofcutadjustmentmechanisms;positive0°bevelstop; lengthofcutscale;directedairflowforkeepinglineof cutclear;andbladewrenchstorage. SWITCH ToturnyoursawON,depresstheswitchtrigger. ReleaseswitchtriggertoturnyoursawOFF. APPLICATIONS (Useonlyforthepurposelistedbelow) •Cuttingalltypesofwoodproducts(lumber, plywood,paneling)....
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,_WARNING:Yoursawshouldneverbe connectedtopowersupplywhenyouare assemblingparts,makingadjustments, assemblingorremovingblades,cleaning,or whennotinuse.Disconnectingyoursawwill preventaccidentalstartingthatcouldcause seriouspersonalinjury. ,_WARNING:A7-1/4in.bladeisthemaximum u bladecapacityofyoursaw.Neveruseablade thatistoothicktoallowouterbladewasherto engagewiththeflatonthespindle.Larger bladeswillcomeincontactwiththeblade guards,whilethickerbladeswillpreventblade...
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SAWBLADES Thebestofsawbladeswillnotcutefficientlyifthey arenotkeptclean,sharp,andproperlyset.Usinga dullbladewillplaceaheavyloadonyoursawand increasethedangerofkickback.Keepextrablades onhand,sothatsharpbladesarealwaysavailable. Gumandwoodpitchhardenedonbladeswillslow yoursawdown.Usegumandpitchremover,hot water,orkerosenetoremovetheseaccumulations. Donotusegasoline. BLADEGUARDSYSTEM Thelowerbladeguardattachedtoyourcircular sawisthereforyourprotectionandsafety.It...
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TOLESSENTHECHANCEOFKICKBACK: •Alwayskeepthecorrectbladedepthsetting-the correctbladedepthsettingforallcutsshouldnot exceed1/4inchbelowthematerialtobecut.See Figure8. CORRECTBLADEDE!_HSETTING= BLADEEXPOSED1/4in.ORLESS ONUNDERSIDEOFWORKPIECE Fig.8 •Inspecttheworkpieceforknotsornailsbefore beginningacut.Neversawintoaknotornail. •Makestraightcuts.Alwaysuseastraightedge guidewhenripcutting.Thishelpspreventtwisting thebladeinthecut. •Alwaysuseclean,sharpandproperlysetblades....