Craftsman 315.228390 - Manual (Page 24)

ASSEMBLY
■ Get the belt, belt guard, 4 flat washers (#10) and 4
small hex nuts (#10-24).
■ Lower the blade by turning the height handwheel.
■ Slip the belt on the saw pulley (inside cabinet). Lift
the motor forward and place the belt on the motor
pulley.
■ Check that the belt is straight and both pulleys are
aligned. If not, adjust the motor on the motor
support assembly. Refer to Mounting the Motor.
■ Raise the saw blade all the way up.
■ Pull the motor out until the belt is taut. Securely
tighten the hex bolts above the rods with a 12 mm
wrench.
■ Put your hand around the belt halfway between the
two pulleys and squeeze the belt until both sides of
the belt touch. The motor should move freely as
you squeeze the belt. If it does not, loosen the hex
bolts and readjust the belt tension.
■ Lower the blade with the height handwheel. Lift the
motor forward and remove the belt.
■ Open the hinged belt guard and place it over the
motor screws on the motor pulley. Secure with flat
washers and hex nuts. Securely tighten the hex
nuts with a 8 mm wrench.
■ Replace the belt and snap the guard closed.
■ Check the clearances by indexing the blade. Turn
the bevel handwheel to 45° and back. Use the
height handwheel to fully lower and raise the blade.
INSTALLING THE BELT AND BELT GUARD
See Figures 20 and 21.
SAW PULLEY
MOTORSCREWS
CRHPTSMnrTABLE SAW 315.228390
MOTOR
PULLEY
Fig. 20
CHECKING THE THROAT PLATE
See Figure 22.
CAUTION: The throat plate must be even with
the table surface. If it is too high or too low, the
workpiece can catch on uneven edges and
cause kickback.
■ Make sure the throat plate is flush with the table
top. To change height of the throat plate, loosen the
flat head screw that secures the throat plate and
adjust the four setscrews with a 2 mm hex key. Do
not allow the throat plate to bow up above the table
surface.
2mm
HEX KEY
SETSCREW
FRAMING SQUARE
THROAT PLATE
TABLE TOP
HEIGHT
HANDWHEEL
BEVEL
HANDWHEEL
Fig. 22
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