Craftsman 21828 - Professional 10 in. Jobsite Saw, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...ser must read and understand the operator s manual before using this product Customer Help Line 1 800 932 3188 Sears Roebuck and Co 3333 Beverly Rd Hoffman Estates IL 60179 USA Visit the Craftsman web page www sears com craftsman 987000 344 9 1 08 REV 00 Save this manual for future reference ...

Page 2: ...ar from the date of purchase Call 1 800 4 MY HOME to arrange for free repair If this tool is used for commercial or rental purposes this warranty will apply for only ninety days from the date of purchase This warranty applies only while this product is in the United States This warranty gives you specific legal nghts and you may also have other nghts which vary from state to state Sears Roebuck an...

Page 3: ... ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS Everyday eyeglasses have only impact resistant lenses they are NOT safety glasses SECURE WORK Use clamps or a vise to hold work when practical It s safer than using your hand and frees both hands to operate tool DON T OVERREACH Keep proper footing and balance at all times MAINTAIN TOOLS WITH CARE Keep tools sharp and clean for better and safer performa...

Page 4: ...er use blade washers or blade bolts that are defective or incorrect The maxi mum blade capacity of your saw is 10 in 254 mm BEFORE MAKING A CUT BE SURE ALL ADJUST MENTS ARE SECURE BE SURE BLADE PATH IS FREE OF NAILS Inspect for and remove all nails from lumber before cutting NEVER TOUCH BLADE or other moving parts during use NEVER START A TOOL WHEN ANY ROTATING COMPONENT S N CONTACT W TH THE WORK ...

Page 5: ...sk AVOID AWKWARD OPERATIONS AND HAND POSITIONS where a sudden slip could cause your hand to move into the cutting tool USE ONLY RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES listed in this manual or addendums Use of accessories that are not listed may cause the risk of personal injury Instruc tions for safe use of accessories are included with the accessory MAKE SURE THE WORK AREA HAS AMPLE LIGHT ING to see the work an...

Page 6: ... Hands Symbol Voltage Current Frequency cycles per second Power Time Type of current Type or a characteristic of current Rotational speed at no load Double insulated construction Revolutions strokes surface speed orbits etc per minute Do not expose to rain or use in damp locations To reduce the risk of injury user must read and understand operator s manual before using this product Always wear saf...

Page 7: ...ct to your nearest SEARS PARTS AND REPAIR SERVICE CENTER for repair When servicing use only identical replacement parts _lb WARNING To avoid serious personal injury do not attempt to use this product until you read thoroughly and understand completely the operator s manual If you do not understand the warnings and instructions in the operator s manual do not use this product Call the Craftsman Con...

Page 8: ...or will overheat If the saw does not operate when plugged into an outlet double check the power supply SPEED AND WIRING The no load speed of this tool is approximately 5 000 rpm This speed is not constant and decreases under a load or with lower voltage For voltage the wiring in a shop is as important as the motor s horsepower rating A line intend ed only for lights cannot properly carry a power t...

Page 9: ...he blade does not extend completely through the thickness of the workpiece Pilot Hole drill presses A small hole drilled in a workpiece that serves as a guide for drilling large holes accurately Push Blocks for jointer planers Device used to feed the workpiece over the jointer planer cutterhead during any operation This aid helps keep the operator s hands well away from the cutterhead Push Blocks ...

Page 10: ...peed 5 000 r min RPM Cutting Depth at 0 3 1 4 in Cutting Depth at 45 2 3 8 in ANTFKICKBACK PAWLS SPREADER RiViNG KNIFE BLADE GUARD RiP FENCE OUTFEED MITER SUPPORT GAUGE LOCKING LEVER CORD STORAGE BEVEL LOCKING LEVER BEVEL SCALE BLADE WRENCH STORAGE FRONT RAiL HEiGHT BEVEL ADJUSTING HANDWHEEL SWITCH ASSEMBLY Fig 2 10 ...

Page 11: ...d raise the blade for height adjustments or blade re placement This handwheel also makes the adjustment for bevel angles easy MITER GAUGE The miter gauge aligns the wood for a cross cut The easy to read indicator shows the exact angle for a miter cut with positive stops at 90 and 45 MITER GAUGE GROOVES The miter gauge rides in the grooves on the saw table OUTFEED SUPPORT This table extension at th...

Page 12: ...feature is intended to prevent unauthorized and possible hazardous use by children and others TO TURN YOUR SAW ON With the switch key inserted into the switch lift the switch button to turn ON I TO TURN YOUR SAW OFF Press the switch button down to turn OFF 0 TO LOCK YOUR SAW Press the switch button down Remove the switch key from the switch and store in a safe secure location WARNING Always remove...

Page 13: ...Thefollowing tools notincluded ordrawnto scale areneeded for making adjustments _t l _ l _ J l l a l l l bl l l _ FRAMINGSQUARE PHiLLiPS SCREWDRIVER COMBINATION SQUARE FLATBLADE SCREWDRIVER Fig 4 13 ...

Page 14: ...Thefollowing itemsareincluded withyourtablesaw A 0 6 E Fig 5 A Blade Guard 1 B Anti Kickback Pawls 1 C Miter Gauge 1 D Rip Fence 1 E Handle Assembly 1 R Push Stick 1 G Blade Wrench 2 H Hex Key 5 mm 1 14 ...

Page 15: ...rsonal injury A WARNING To avoid serious personal injury always make sure the table saw is securely mounted to a workbench or an approved leg stand NEVER oper ate the saw on the floor MOUNTING HOLES The table saw must be mounted to a firm supporting waist high surface such as a workbench or leg stand Four bolt holes have been provided in the saw s base for this purpose Each of the four mounting ho...

Page 16: ...up NOTE The handle will click as it locks in place To lower the handle press the button while pushing the handle down into the handle tube TELESCOPING HANDLE BUTTON BLADE WRENCHES Fig 7 Fig 9 TO MOVE THE SAW See Figure 10 Holding the telescoping handle firmly tilt the saw toward you until the saw is balanced on the wheels Pull the saw to the desired location then either mount to a firm supporting ...

Page 17: ...ug the saw To place in spreader position or up position for all through cutting Remove the throat plate Raise the saw blade by turning the height bevel adjust ing handwheel counterclockwise Unlock the release lever by pulling it up Grasp the spreader and pull up until the internal pins are engaged and the spreader is above the saw blade Lock the release lever by pushing the lever down Reinstall th...

Page 18: ...NOTE Arbor shaft has right hand threads Reinstall the throat plate Check all clearances for free blade rotation In cutting operations the scale will be set to the side of the blade where the cut will be measured and made SMALLBLADE LARGE WRENCH BLADEWRENCH TO INSTALL THE ANTI KICKBACK PAWLS AND BLADE GUARD See Figures 14 15 NOTE Anti kickback pawls should only be installed for through cuts Unplug ...

Page 19: ...o adjust Remove the blade guard Loosen the screws holding the mounting bracket Reposition the blade guard assembly left or right as needed to align the spreader riving knife with the saw blade Once properly aligned securely retighten the screws SCREW SCREW SPREADER RIVINGKNIFE FRAMING SQUARE Fig 16 _ WARNING Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you careless Remember that a careless frac tio...

Page 20: ...Failing to support work Forcing a cut Cutting warped or wet lumber Using the wrong blade for the type of cut Not following correct operating procedures Misusing the saw Failing to use the anti kickback pawls Cutting with a dull gummed up or improperly set blade AVOIDING KICKBACK Always use the correct blade depth setting The top of the blade teeth should clear the workpiece by 1 8 in to 1 4 in PUS...

Page 21: ...or ripping as discussed on page 27 Set the rip fence to allow approximately a 1 4 in fin ger to be cut in the stock Feed the stock only to the mark previously made at 6 in Turn the saw OFF and al low the blade to completely stop rotating before remov ing the stock Reset the rip fence and cut spaced rips into the workpiece to allow approximately 1 4 in fingers and 1 8 in spaces between the fingers ...

Page 22: ... when ripping a long narrow piece of wood to prevent your hands from getting close to the blade Bevel cuts are made with an angled blade Bevel cross cuts are across the wood grain and bevel rip cuts are with the grain The rip fence must always be on the right side of the blade for bevel rip cuts Compound or bevel miter cuts are made with an angled blade on wood that is angled to the blade Be thoro...

Page 23: ...plug the saw Loosen bevel control by pushing the bevel lock lever all the way to the right To unlock adjust the bevel angle by pushing the wheel in toward the saw then turning it Turning the wheel counterclockwise increases the angle of the blade bringing it closer to 45 Turning it clockwise decreases the angle bringing the blade closer to 90 To lock tighten bevel control by pushing the bevel lock...

Page 24: ...ever down to automatically align and secure the fence Check for a smooth gliding action If adjustments are needed see To Check the Alignment of the Rip Fence to the Blade in the Adjustment section of this manual LOCKING LEVER RIP FENCE SAW TABLE BEAR LiP Fig 25 TO USE THE MITER GAUGE See Figure 26 The miter gauge provides greater accuracy in angled cuts For very close tolerances test cuts are reco...

Page 25: ...cific width is desired Once the extension table is set to the desired width relock the lever by pushing the lever back towards the saw base SLiDiNGTABLE EXTENSION FENCE TABLE LOCKING LEVER SCALE TO USE THE OUTFEED SUPPORT See Figure 28 The outfeed support slides to give the operator additional support for cutting long workpieces With the table saw in the off position stand behind the saw Grasp the...

Page 26: ...istances are the same the blade is square If the distances are different Place spreader riving knife in down position then lower the blade Extend the outfeed support Loosen adjusting bolts 1 and 3 NOTE The adjusting bolts are located under the saw table in the back of the saw Turn adjusting bolt 2 left or right until the blade is square NOTE If the back of the blade was too far from the combinatio...

Page 27: ...e sure the blade guard assembly is installed and working properly to avoid possible serious injury CROSSCUT PLACELEFTHANDON WORKPIECE AND MITERGAUGE HERE SWITCH SW_ OFF SWITCHKEY SWITCH IN LOCKED POSITION Fig 33 Remove the rip fence by lifting the locking lever Set the blade to the correct depth for the workpiece Set the miter gauge to 0 and tighten the lock knob Place a support the same height as...

Page 28: ...ve the piece through the cut and past the blade When the cut is made turn the saw off Wait for the blade to come to a complete stop before removing the workpiece RIP CUT BLADE RiP FENCE MAKING A MITER CUT See Figure 35 WARNING Make sure the blade guard assembly is installed and working properly to avoid possible serious injury Set the blade to the correct depth for the workpiece Remove the rip fen...

Page 29: ...hand farthest from the blade should be placed on the workpiece When the cut is made turn the saw off Wait for the blade to come to a complete stop before removing the workpiece BEVEL LOCKING LEVER Fig 37 MAKING A BEVEL RIP CUT See Figure 38 _ WARNING Make sure the blade guard assembly is installed and working properly to avoid serious personal injury A WARNING The rip fence must be on the right si...

Page 30: ...ece into the blade NOTE The hand closest to the blade should be placed on the miter gauge lock knob and the hand farthest from the blade should be placed on the workpiece When the cut is made turn the saw off Wait for the blade to come to a complete stop before removing the workpiece COMPOUND BEVEL MITERCUT PLACERIGHTHANDONWORKPIECE AND MITERGAUGEHERE Fig 38 MAKING A COMPOUND BEVEL MITER CUT See F...

Page 31: ...e guard assembly installed Make sure the blade guard assembly is reinstalled upon completion of this type of cut Read the appropriate section which describes the type of cut in addition to this section on non through or dado cuts For example if your non through cut is a straight cross cut read and understand the section on straight cross cuts before proceeding Unplug the saw Remove the blade guard...

Page 32: ...e it turns freely then lower the blade A WARNING Always use push blocks push sticks or featherboards when making dado cuts to avoid the risk of serious injury _ WARNING Do not use blades rated less than the speed of this tool Failure to heed this warning could result in personal injury DAD0 CUT Fig 41 MAKING A DADO CUT See Figure 42 An optional dado throat plate is required for this procedure see ...

Page 33: ...the smaller blade wrench insert the flat open end into the flats on the arbor shaft Insert the closed end of the larger blade wrench over the hex nut Holding both wrenches firmly pull the larger wrench forward to the front of the machine Remove blade nut and blade washer Unlock the release lever and remove the saw blade SMALLBLADE WRENCH LARGE BLADEWRENCH ARBOR BLADE BLADE SHAFT _ WASHER BLADE NUT...

Page 34: ...urned as far as possible and doesn t indicate zero properly you may need to adjust the bevel indicator if the blade is not an exact 45 Loosen the adjustment bolt and the bevel locking lever Place a combination square beside the blade on the left Lock the angle by pushing the bevel locking lever and retighten the adjustment bolt Turn the bevel handle until the bottom of the blade has moved complete...

Page 35: ...screws using a 45 triangle and the steps above KNOB MITER GAUGE_ GAUGE ROD ___m__ 45 ADJUSTABLE 0 ADJUSTABLE STOPSCREW STOPSCREW LOCK NUT Fig 48 TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF THE RIP FENCE TO THE BLADE See Figure 49 _ WARNING To reduce the risk of injury always make sure the rip fence is parallel to the blade before beginning any operation Unplug the saw Raise the locking lever to permit the rip fence...

Page 36: ...condition Make sure the throat plate is in good condition and in position Check the blade guard assembly To maintain the table surfaces fence and rails periodically apply paste wax to them and buff to provide smooth functioning To prevent work from slipping during cutting operation Do not wax the working face of the miter gauge Protect the blade by cleaning out saw dust from underneath the table a...

Page 37: ...ip fence does not lock at rear Clamp screw is out of adjustment Adjust clamp screw Cutting binds or burns work Blade is dull Blade is heeling Work is fed too fast Replace or sharpen blade See Heeling paralleling the blade to the miter gauge groove in the Operation section Slow the feed rate Rip fence is misaligned Spreader is out of alignment Align the rip fence See To check and align the spreader...

Page 38: ...s blown Circuit breaker is tripped Cord or switch is damaged Plug in motor cord or wall cord Replace circuit fuse Reset circuit breaker Have the cord or switch replaced at your Sears Service Center Blade makes poor cuts Blade is dull or dirty Blade is wrong type for cut being made Blade is mounted backwards Clean sharpen or replace blade Replace with correct type Remount blade Blade does not lower...

Page 39: ..._ CRAFTSMAN 10 in TABLE SAW MODEL NUMBER 315 218280 33 18 Figure A 36 94 91 90 57 62 60 63 39 ...

Page 40: ...et 1 Screw w Washer M4 x 8 mm Pan Hd 2 Location Plate 1 Linkage Rod 1 Riving Housing 1 Lock Bracket 1 Screw M4 x 18 mm 1 Rear Pivot Plate 1 Screw M5 x 10 mm Flat Hd 4 Trunnion Slider 2 Bevel Trunnion 2 KEY PART NO NUMBER 28 0121010901 29 089110113021 30 089110113178 31 089110113047 32 089110113070 33 089110113084 34 089110113912 35 089110113063 36 089110113088 37 089110113025 38 0134010236 39 0891...

Page 41: ...bel 3 Front Panel Inc Key No 90 1 Washer 4 Screw M5 x 8 mm Button Hd 2 Gear Rack 1 Screw M4 x 20 mm Pan Hd 2 Bevel Gear 2 Washer 1 Pad 1 Bevel Lock Lever 1 Screw 1 Lock Nut 1 4 20 1 Washer 1 Handwheel Grip 1 Screw Special 1 KEY PART NO NUMBER 77 0121010224 78 0134010222 79 414011003 80 089110113055 81 089110113054 82 0134010221 130 83 410181001 84 0101010907 85 089110113053 86 089110113052 87 4106...

Page 42: ...77 CRAFTSMAN 10 in TABLE SAW MODEL NUMBER 315 218280 2 42 ...

Page 43: ... Pin 1 Hex Nut 3 16 24 3 Miter Gauge 1 Washer Nylon 1 Washer 1 Miter Gauge Lock Knob 1 End Cap Miter Gauge Lock Knob 1 Miter Gauge Label 1 Screw M4 x 8 mm 1 Index Pin 1 Pointer 1 Indicator Bracket 1 Bar 1 Screw M4 x 12 mm Flat Hd 2 Rip Fence Assembly 1 Screw w Washer 1 4 20 x 5 8 in Pan Hd 4 KEY PART NO NUMBER 28 089110113139 29 0121010915 30 089110113140 31 089110113147 32 089110113141 33 0891101...

Page 44: ...ocking Lever 1 Long Linkage 1 Scale Indicator 1 Screw M6 x 70 mm Hex Hd 1 Front Rail Stop 1 Floor Label 1 Throat Plate 1 Slider 5 Shim 1 Screw 10 24 x 1 2 in 2 Scale Label Short 1 KEY PART NO NUMBER 73 089110113093 74 089110113120 75 089110113094 76 0131010224 77 089110113007 78 089110113015 79 0134010223 80 089110113095 81 410161010 82 089110113704 83 089110113174 84 410551701 85 089110113175 86 ...

Page 45: ..._ CRAFTSMAN 10 in TABLE SAW MODEL NUMBER 315 218280 _ Figure C 4o_ 41 44 48 37 21 45 ...

Page 46: ...Inc Key Nos 2 19 1 Handle Linkage 1 Screw M4 x 10 mm Pan Hd 2 Rod Linkage 2 Washer 2 Spring 2 Telescoping Handle 1 Screw w Washer M5 x 10 mm Pan Hd 4 Carry Rod 2 Sleeve 2 O Ring 4 Bushing Lower 2 Bushing Upper 2 Foot Upper 4 KEY PART NO NUMBER 25 089110113076 26 089110113078 27 089110113190 28 089110113077 29 089110113080 30 089110113082 31 089110113083 32 089110113187 33 089110113085 34 089110113...