Craftsman 351.21833 manual

Sears Brands Management Corp., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U .S.A. www .sears.com/craftsman 31105.04 Draft (02/09/10) Operator’ s Manual 10 ″ CONTRA CT OR T ABLE SA W Model No . 351.218330 CA UTION: Read and follo w all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions bef ore First Use of this Product. K eep this Manual with T ool. • Safety • Unpac ki[...]

2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS W arranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Saf ety Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

3 • Know your tool. Lear n the tool’ s operation, application and specific limitations. • Handle wor kpiece correctly . Press firmly against table. Protect hands from possible injur y . • T ur n machine off if it jams. Blade jams when it digs too deeply into wor kpiece. (Motor f orce keeps it stuck in the work.) • F eed work into the blad[...]

4 • Use extra care when ripping wood with twisted grain or wood that is twisted or bowed—it may rock on table and pinch saw blade . KNO W Y OUR CUTTING T OOLS • Dull, gummy , improper ly shar pened or set cutting tools can cause mater ial to stick, jam, stall saw , or kickbac k at oper- ator . Minimize potential injur y by proper care and mac[...]

5 • Ne ver feed material into the cutting tool from the rear of the saw . An accident and serious injur y could result. THINK SAFETY Saf ety is a combination of operator common sense and aler t- ness at all times when the saw is being used. Ne ver use another person as a substitute for a table e xten- sion, or as additional suppor t for a workpie[...]

6 IMPORT ANT: T able is coated with a protectant. T o ensure proper fit and operation, remov e coating. Coating is easily remov ed with mild solvents, such as mineral spir its, and a soft cloth. Av oid getting solution on paint or any of the r ubber or plastic par ts. Solvents may deteriorate these finishes. Use soap and water on paint, plastic or [...]

Below is completed base assembly . ASSEMBLE CASTER SETS Ref er to Figures 7-11. T ools Required: T wo 1 ⁄ 2 ″ Open End Wrenches • Ref er to Figure 7; remove casters (4) and suppor ts (2) from car ton. • Loosen and remove the bolt and hex nut from the brack et (see Figure 8) • Rotate foot pedal bar so that kick plate cam is inside brac ket[...]

A TT A CH CORD WRAP HOOKS Ref er to Figure 13. T ools Required: 4mm Hex Wrench Hardware Required: T wo M6 x 16 sock et pan head bolts, two M6 flat washers and two M6 hex nuts (Hardware bag #4). • Inser t a bolt into a cord wrap hook and place against the holes on the left side of the saw cabinet. • Secure hook in position using flat washer and [...]

A TT A CH EXTENSION T ABLES Ref er to Figure 18. T ools Required: 8mm Hex Wrench and Straight Edge Hardware Required: Six M10 x 25 socket head bolts, six M10 lock washers and six M10 flat washers (Hardware bag #1). • Assemble extension table to the table using sock et head bolts, lock washers and flat washers. • Wipe surface clean. • Hand tig[...]

• If an adjustment is necessar y , proceed as follows: Loosen and remove the six sock et pan head screws and the rear panel (see Figure 22). Loosen the four hex head bolts on the tr unnion (see Figure 23) and shift tr unnions until a position is found where the saw blade is parallel to the miter guage slots. NO TE: Saw blade should also be center[...]

• Lo ose n an d re mo v e six soc k et pan hea d sc re w s an d th e ba c k pa nel . Th is w ill all o w ea sie r at ta ch men t of the rea r r ai ls . • Install the rear rails in the same manner as the front rails and align the rail joint to the blade . • Replace back panel of the cabinet. • Inser t M8 x 20 he x bolts through holes in brac[...]

• Mak e su re loc ki ng pin is alig ned wi th rivin g knif e hole an d sec ure in posit ion b y tig hten ing lock ing knob . • Riv ing kn if e mu st be in line wit h bl ade . Make sure riv ing kni f e sits flat ag ains t moun tin g bra ck et and loc k pla te . RIVING KNIFE T O BLADE ADJUSTMENT • Riving knife to blade clearance: the gap betwee[...]

13 INST ALL MITER GA UGE Ref er to Figure 37. • The miter gauge comes preassembled. Unpack the miter gauge and clean thoroughly . Inser t into storage slots on right side of cabinet. INST ALL PUSH STICK Ref er to Figure 38. • Inser t the push stick into brack ets on left side of base. INST ALL RIP FENCE Ref er to Figure 39. • P osition r ip f[...]

• Inspect tool cords periodically and if damaged, hav e them repaired by an authorized ser vice facility . • Green (or green and yellow) conductor in cord is the grounding wire. If repair or replacement of the electric cord or plug is necessar y , do not connect the green (or green and yellow) wire to a live ter minal. • Where a 2-prong wall [...]

Rip Fence Dimensions: Rip fence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 1 ⁄ 4 ″ Rip fence rails (front and rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 1 ⁄ 2 ″ Blade capacity maximum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ″ Blade arbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

• Lock handwheel by tightening locking hand knob clock- wise. Tighten only until snug. • The saw is equipped with positive stops at 90° and 45°. These positive stops allow operator to position saw blade at 90° and 45° quickly and accurately . 90° ST OP ADJUSTMENT Ref er to Figures 44 and 46. • Raise saw blade abov e table as far as possi[...]

RIP FENCE ADJUSTMENT The saw's rip fence is precision manuf actured, incor porating fine adjustments for accurate cuts. The saw is built to allow the operator to accurately adjust the r ip fence without prob- lems in a matter of seconds. LEVELING THE FENCE T O THE T ABLE • Lift the lock handle to unlock the f ence. • Obser ve the space bet[...]

RIP FENCE OPERA TION Ref er to Figure 51. • Unlock the fence by lifting the locking lev er . Using the scale for placement, position the r ip f ence. Lock the r ip f ence into position by placing the locking lev er in the down position. • The r ip fence is used f or the follo wing operations: r ipping, be vel ripping, ploughing, resawing, rabbe[...]

COMPOUND MITER CUTTING This cut is performed with the miter gauge, and is a combina- tion of miter cutting and bev el crosscutting. The cut is made at angle other than 90° to both the edge and flat side of wood. RIPPING W ARNING: When bev el r ipping and whenev er possible, place the fence on the side of the blade so that the blade is tilted awa y[...]

• Use soap and soft water on rubber and plastic par ts. • After cleaning, lubr icate unpainted surfaces with a light application of medium consistency machine oil. This lubri- cation should be repeated at least once ev ery six months. NO TE: Instead of oil, a good quality paste wax can be applied to r ip fence and table surface . Paste wax will[...]

21 S er v i ce Re c o r d Craf tsma n 10 ″ Co ntrac tor T able Sa w D A TE MAINT ENANCE PERFO RMED REPLA CEMENT P AR TS REQU IRED[...]

22 TROUBLESHOO TING SYMPT OM Saw stops or will not star t Excessive vibration Cannot make square cut when crosscutting Blade stalls (howe ver , motor tur ns) Blade does not come up to speed Cut binds, burns or stalls when ripping Cut not tr ue at 45 or 90° positions Tilt and elev ating handwheel difficult to tur n Rip fence binds on guide tube F r[...]

23 TROUBLESHOO TING (CONTINUED) SYMPT OM Saw makes unsatisfactory cut POSSIBLE CA USE(S) 1. Dull blade 2. Blade mounted backwards 3. Gum or pitch on blade 4. Incorrect blade f or cut 5. Gum or pitch on table CORRECTIVE A CTION 1. Sharpen or replace blade 2. T ur n blade around 3. Remov e blade and clean 4. Change blade to correct type 5. Clean tabl[...]

24 Model 351.218330 Figure 55 - Replacement Parts Illustration for Rip Fence 26 1 3 24 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 4 5 6 1 4 27 28 29 25 30 31 1 5 7 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 9 1 8 1 7 1 6 20 21 22 23 9 9[...]

25 * Standard hardware item av ailable locally . REPLA CEMENT P ARTS LIST FOR RIP FENCE KEY NO . P AR T NO . DESCRIPTION QTY . 1 09845.00 3CMI-6 E-Ring 2 2 31107.00 Locking Handle 1 3 31108.00 8 x 50mm Spr ing Pin 2 4 31109.00 Bushing 1 5 31110.00 Shaft 1 6 31111.00 Cam 1 7 01923.00 5 x 30mm Spr ing Pin 1 8 31112.00 Adjusting Plate 2 9 01203.00 3CM[...]

26 Model 351.218330 Figure 56 - Replacement Parts Illustration for Cabinet 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 4 8 2 2 5 6 7 8 2 3 3 1 7 6 1 6 1 5 25 23 1 8 1 9 20 4 9 1 2 2 7 5 21 22 24 1 3[...]

27 REPLA CEMENT P ARTS LIST FOR CABINET * Standard hardware item av ailable locally . KEY NO . P AR T NO . DESCRIPTION QTY . 1 31125.00 Scale 1 2 06346.00 6-1.0 x 12mm Socket P an Head Screw 30 3 31126.00 F ront Cor ner Suppor t 2 4 31127.00 F ront Panel 1 5 STD870820 8-1.25 x 20mm Socket Head Bolt* 4 6 STD852008 8mm Lock W asher* 4 7 STD851008 8mm[...]

28 Model 351.218330 Figure 57 - Replacement Parts Illustration for Rails 3 1 32 33 28 30 29 27 26 24 24 24 25 25 25 41 7 39 38 36 37 35 2 1 2 3 1 4 1 3 21 20 1 5 22 23 23 2 6 8 9 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 9 1 8 1 6 1 7 4 5 3 4 5 43 40 44 34 42[...]

29 REPLA CEMENT P ARTS LIST FOR RAILS * Standard hardware item av ailable locally . ∆ Not shown. KEY NO . P AR T NO . DESCRIPTION QTY . 1 31138.00 P addle 1 2 31558.00 Switch 1 3 17933.00 Circuit Breaker ,15A 1 4 STD863508 5-0.8 x 8mm Pan Head Screw* 2 5 STD852005 5mm Lock W asher* 2 6 STD851005 5mm Flat Washer* 2 7 01474.00 5mm Serrated W asher [...]

30 Model 351.218330 Figure 58 - Replacement Parts Illustration for Base 1 9 20 21 24 23 22 25 1 3 1 8 6 6 6 1 7 1 6 1 3 1 3 1 5 1 1 2 1 1 3 4 9 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 1 7 7 7 7 8 9 6 8 3 28 28 34 27 26 26 32 31 30 29 29 33 10 11 14 12[...]

31 REPLA CEMENT P ARTS LIST FOR BASE KEY NO . P ART NO. DESCRIPTION QTY . 1 16096.00 8-1.25 x 16mm Sock et Pan Head Screw 8 2 06346.00 6-1.0 x 12mm Sock et Pan Head Screw 24 3 31163.00 Corner Suppor t 4 4 31164.00 F oot 4 5 STD840812 8-1.25mm He x Nut* 8 6 31165.00 Caster Assembly 4 7 STD835060 8-1.25 x 60mm He x Head Bolt* 4 8 31166.00 F ront/Rear[...]

32 6 59 15 16 17 58 34 36 37 38 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 20 21 22 36 28 25 26 24 24 26 25 32 33 47 40 74 70 71 72 73 41 65 75 76 77 78 79 79 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 16 17 56 53 46 45 44 30 43 31 29 27 30 86 80 50 51 49 16 52 17 54 55 17 42 66 67 68 69 38 39 60 62 61 37 35 23 2 1 3 19 18 17 16 14 15 48 4 5 Model 351.218330 64 63 Figure 59 - Replacement Parts [...]

33 * Standard hardware item av ailable locally REPLA CEMENT P ARTS LIST FOR BLADE DRIVE KEY NO . P AR T NO . DESCRIPTION QTY . 1 STD835016 8-1.25 x 16mm Hex Head Bolt* 1 2 STD852008 8mm Lock W asher* 1 3 16716.00 8mm Flat W asher (W) 1 4 STD843620 16-2.0mm Fiber Hex Nut* 1 5 STD851016 16mm Flat Washer* 1 6 31182.00 Motor 1 7 STD843217 12-1.75mm Fib[...]

34 6 6 34 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 20 20 21 21 22 22 35 28 25 26 27 24 29 31 30 32 33 5 4 4 37 36 9 23 2 2 2 1 3 3 19 18 17 16 16 14 15 15 15 4 Model 351.218330 Figure 60 - Replacement Parts Illustration for Blade Guard[...]

35 REPLA CEMENT P ARTS LIST FOR BLADE GU ARD * Standard hardware item av ailable locally . ∆ Not shown. N/A Not av ailable as replacement par t. KEY NO . P AR T NO . DESCRIPTION QTY . 1 N/A 6-1.0 x 58mm Hex Head Bolt 1 2 STD840610 6-1.0mm Hex Nut* 3 3 STD851006 6mm Flat Washer* 2 4 N/A Spacer 3 5 31237.00 Left Blade Guard 1 6 N/A Bushing 2 7 N/A [...]

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