Craftsman 315.216360 User Manual

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ADJUSTMENTS

Loosen the foot adjusting knob.

See Figure 13.

To center the hold down foot around the saw

blade, slide the hold down foot to the side.

Tighten the foot adjusting knob.

Position blade and securely tighten blade knob.

Turn the quick release knob to the right or
clockwise to tension the blade.

Turn the tension adjusting knob to the right,
clockwise or to the left, counterclockwise until the

blade is in desired tension.

Replace throat plate.

PLAIN END BLADE

FOOT ADJUSTING

KNOB.

SAWDUST

EXHAUST

Fig. 13

ADJUSTING BLADE TENSION

See Figures 14 and 15.

■

Turn off and unplug the saw.

^ WARNING:

Failure to unplug your saw could

result in accidental starting causing possible
serious personal injury.

■

Tension adjusting knob is on the top of the saw.

See Figure 5.

Rotate the quick release knob

(outer, larger knob) 1/4 turn to the left or counter
clockwise to release blade tension.

TO RELEASE

QUICK

RELEASE

KNOB

TO ENGAGE

Fig. 14

■ Turn tension adjusting knob (upper, smaller

knob) to the right or clockwise to increase
tension. Turn it to the left or counterclockwise to
decrease blade tension.

Note; Adjustments of blade tension can be made at
anytime. The quick release knob can be either re
leased or engaged while making adjustments with the

tension adjusting knob.

TENSION ADJUSTING KNOB

TO DECREASE

TENSION

TO INCREASE

TENSION

Fig. 15

■

Rotate quick release knob to the right or clock

wise 1/4 turn to engage tension before using the

scroll saw.

Check tension by the sound the blade makes when
plucked like a guitar string. This method of adding
tension to the blade can be developed with practice
and requires knowing your scroll saw.

■

Pluck the back straight edge of blade while

turning tension adjusting knob. Sound should be
a musical note. Sound becomes less flat as
tension increases. Sound decreases with too

much tension.

Note: Be careful not to over tension the blade. Too
much tension may cause blade to break as soon as
you start cutting. Too little tension may cause blade to
bend or break before teeth wear out.