Craftsman 113.196421 User manual

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owner's
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MODEL NO.
113.196221
113.196321
SAW WITHLEGS
or
113.196421
CONTRACTOR'S SAW
Serial
Number.
Model and serial numbers
may be found at the front
of the base.
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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10-1NCH RADIAL SAW
• assembly
•operating
•repair parts
\Sears Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A.
Part No. SP5667 Printed in U.S.A.

Table of Contents
Section Title ................................................................................ Page
Safety ........................................................................................................................ 3
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 12
Assembly ................................................................................................................ 12
Adjustments ............................................................................................................ 19
Alignment ............................................................................................................... 28
Controls .................................................................................................................. 37
Electrical Connections ........................................................................................... 42
Crosscutting ............................................................................................................ 45
Ripping ................................................................................................................... 49
Cutting Aides ......................................................................................................... 58
Accessories ............................................................................................................. 61
Maintenance ........................................................................................................... 63
Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................... 65
Repair Parts ............................................................................................................ 70
FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON CRAFTSMAN STATIONARY TOOL
If, this stationary tool fails due to a defect in material or workmanship within one
year from the date of purchase, CONTACT THE NEAREST SEARS SERVICE
CENTER IN THE UNITED STATES and Sears will repair it, free of charge. This
warranty applies only while this product is in the United States.
If this Radial Saw is used for commercial or rental purposes, this warranty will
apply for ninety days from the date of purchase.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights
which vary from state to state.
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., DEPT 817WA, Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A.

Safety
This manual has safety information and
instructions to help users eliminate or reduce
the risk of accidents and injuries, including:
i. Severe 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, workpiece
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. Bums.
M_or 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 haz-
ards. Read the ripping and crosscutting safe-
ty 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 info_Tna-
tion in the manual and on the saw. It is
followed by a signal word, DANGER,
WARNING, or CAUTION, which tells the
level of risk:
,_ DANGER: means if the safety infor-
mation is not followed someone will be seri-
ously injured or killed.
A
,_ WARNING: means if the safety infor-
mation is not followed someone could be
seriously injured or killed.
A
,_ CAUTION: means if the safety infor-
mation is not followed someone might be
inj are&
Read and follow all safety information
and instructions.
Ai_kDANGER
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 force 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.

Safety
Kickback Hazard
Kickback is the uncontrolled propelling of
the workpiece back toward 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.
WARNING
KICKBACKIII_
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 pull back, the force
could pull your hand along with the work-
piece into the blade. Fingers or hand could
be cut off.
The propelled workpiece could hit a by-
stander, causing severe impact injury or
death.
Read and follow the information and
instructions under ripping safety.
WARNING
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Wrong Way Feed

Safety
Guard Function and Features
The guard is a very important safety feature,
designed to reduce the risk of injury associ-
ated with blade contact. Install the guard
correctly. Follow the specific instructions
in the ripping and crosscutting sections to
set and use the guard correctly for each
ty pe 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,
(Plastic Lower Guard) which partially cov-
ers the lower half of the blade. It protects
against contact with the side of the blade
during crosscutting when blade is in its rear-
most position and the guard is resting on the
table, so the leading and trailing teeth of the
blade are not exposed. It also protects
against contact with the outfced side of the
blade during ripping, and acts as a barrier to
prevent wrong way feed.
3 A squeeze trigger in the saw handle to
rally raise the clear plastic guard at the start
of a crosscut. Note: 1"his' 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 workpiece for ripping. It acts
a_ a barrier to the infeed side of the blade,
keeps the workpiece from fluttering, and
acts as a sawdust deflector. It is
locked/unlocked by the hold down knob.
5 A riving knife to be lowered to the table
for ripping. It keeps the workpiece kerf
open, thereby reducing blade pinching 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 by
Upper Guard
Hold Down
Knob
Hold
Down
Handle!Squeeze
Trigger
Pawls/Riving
Knife Knob
Plastic Lower
Guard
Riving
Knife
Pawls
?
Workpiece

Safety
the pawls/riving knife knob. When lowered
for crosscutting, it acts as a barrier to the
leading edge of the blade.
6. Set of pawls to be lowered to the work-
piece surface for ripping. They allow the
workpiece to pass freely from infeed to out-
feed side, but help stop the kickback motion
from ouffeed to infeed side by grabbing into
the workpiece surface. Pawls must be re-set
each time a different thickness workpiece is
cut.
7. A guard tab to manually raise the plastic
guard at the start of ripping unusual work-
pieces whose size/shape do not cause the
guard to raise automatically.
Guard Tab
Hazards Associated with Clear
Portion of Guard
The following safety information applies to
all 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.
_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
WARNING
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.
• 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 work-
piece path.

Safety Instructions
Read and follow all safety instructions.
Personal Safety Instructions
1. Wear safety goggles labeled "ANSI
Z87.1" on the package. It means the goggles
meet impact standards set by the American
National Standards Institute. Regular eye-
glasses are not safety goggles.
2. Wear close fitting clothes, short sleeved
shirts, and non-slip shoes. Tie up long hair.
Do not wear gloves, ties, jewelry, loose
clothing, or long sleeves. These can get
caught in the spinning blade mad pull body
parts into the blade.
3. Wear dust mask to keep from inhaling
fine particles.
4. Wear ear protectors, plugs or muffs if you
use saw daily.
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 until blade has stopped spinning.
3. Make work area child-proof: remove yel-
low key to prevent accidental start-up; store
key out of sight and reach; lock work area.
4. Keep floors clean and free of sawdust,
wax and other slippery materials.
5. Keep work area well lighted and unclut-
tered.
6. Use saw only in dry area. Do not use in
wet or danap areas.
Safety
Safety Goggles
Dust Mask
Ear Protectors
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Safety
Saw Safety Instructions
1. Use guard, pawls and riving knife accord-
ing to instructions. Keep them in working
order.
2. Routinely check saw for broken or dam-
aged 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.
6. Before turning on saw, clear table of all
objects except workpiece to be cut and nec-
essary fixtures, clamps, or feather-boards.
7. If blade jams, turn saw off immediately,
remove yellow key, the free blade. Do not
try to free blade with saw on.
8. Turn saw off if it vibrates too much 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 away from saw. Do not
climb on saw or stand on saw table to reach
items because saw can tip over.
Workpiece Safety Instructions
1. Cut only wood, woodlike or plastic mate-
fins. 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.

Safety
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 saw
table can shift, twist, rise up from the table,
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.
7. Use clamps or vice to hold workpiece. It's
safer than using your hands.
Blade Safety Instructions
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. ff blade takes longer, the
saw needs repair. Contact Sears Service
Center.

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 explanations and
instructions.
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On the infeed side of the guard is this sde-
ty label to remind you to lower the hold
down to just clear the top of the work-
piece 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:
_DANGER
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